Immunotherapy after surgery found to provide significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients' chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a p

Updated on: January 04,2024 10

Immunotherapy after surgery found to provide significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients' chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a p

Updated on:January 04,2024 10

Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaMRTX1133 reduces metastatic burden in a tail vein model. (A) Representative brightfield images of lungs from vehicle and MRTX1133 (

Updated on: January 30,2024 12

Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaMRTX1133 reduces metastatic burden in a tail vein model. (A) Representative brightfield images of lungs from vehicle and MRTX1133 (

Updated on:January 30,2024 12

Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIf you've ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness—maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation—in your breasts, it's hard not

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIf you've ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness—maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation—in your breasts, it's hard not

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

Updated on:March 14,2024 20

Understanding early effects of psoriasis drug offers potential for personalized treatment

by King's College LondonDiagram showing the early effects of therapeutic IL-23 inhibition. Left: in lesional psoriasis skin, IL-23 drives the differentiation of T17 cells. Right: following IL

Updated on: May 06,2024 11

Understanding early effects of psoriasis drug offers potential for personalized treatment

by King's College LondonDiagram showing the early effects of therapeutic IL-23 inhibition. Left: in lesional psoriasis skin, IL-23 drives the differentiation of T17 cells. Right: following IL

Updated on:May 06,2024 11

A feasibility study for salvage radiation therapy in prostate cancer

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn editorial paper waspublishedinOncoscienceon May 20, 2024, titled, "Deep learning-assisted lesion segmentation in PET/CT i

Updated on: July 08,2024 0

A feasibility study for salvage radiation therapy in prostate cancer

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn editorial paper waspublishedinOncoscienceon May 20, 2024, titled, "Deep learning-assisted lesion segmentation in PET/CT i

Updated on:July 08,2024 0

Shorter MRI exam effectively detects cancer in dense breasts

Updated on: June 15,2025 0

Shorter MRI exam effectively detects cancer in dense breasts

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New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) for

Updated on: May 16,2024 3

New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) for

Updated on:May 16,2024 3

Smoking is to blame for most of England's socioeconomic disparity in cancer incidence

byPublic Library of ScienceA sign indicating a smoke-free environment. Credit: Cristian Guerrero, Unsplash, CC0The majority of the socioeconomic disparity (or deprivation gap) in cancer incidenc

Updated on: January 10,2024 10

Smoking is to blame for most of England's socioeconomic disparity in cancer incidence

byPublic Library of ScienceA sign indicating a smoke-free environment. Credit: Cristian Guerrero, Unsplash, CC0The majority of the socioeconomic disparity (or deprivation gap) in cancer incidenc

Updated on:January 10,2024 10

How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice

byUniversity of MichiganHistotripsy ablation is followed by infiltration of innate and adaptive immune cell populations. Mice bearing bilateral B16F10 tumors were treated with unilateral sham (c

Updated on: January 04,2024 9

How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice

byUniversity of MichiganHistotripsy ablation is followed by infiltration of innate and adaptive immune cell populations. Mice bearing bilateral B16F10 tumors were treated with unilateral sham (c

Updated on:January 04,2024 9

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Updated on: December 28,2023 10

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Updated on:December 28,2023 10

Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

byWolters Kluwer HealthThe widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, s

Updated on: December 28,2023 8

Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

byWolters Kluwer HealthThe widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, s

Updated on:December 28,2023 8