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IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton
Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

byCancer Research UK| News15 May 2019Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe), a

Less chemotherapy better for older or frail patients with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancers

byCancer Research UK| News15 May 2019Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe), a
International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im

International study designed to identify melanoma patients with high-risk disease

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe use of additional adjuvant therapy beyond initial treatment has greatly im
Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyA study conducted in Germany draws attention to the fact that the socio-economic burden of cancer is real in Europe too, and not only in the context of the

Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyA study conducted in Germany draws attention to the fact that the socio-economic burden of cancer is real in Europe too, and not only in the context of the
Urban and rural rates of childhood cancer survival the same, study finds

Urban and rural rates of childhood cancer survival the same, study finds

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisChildhood and adolescent cancer survival in the United States does not vary by rural/urban residence at the time of diagnosis, finds a new st

Urban and rural rates of childhood cancer survival the same, study finds

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisChildhood and adolescent cancer survival in the United States does not vary by rural/urban residence at the time of diagnosis, finds a new st
Testing cells for cancer drug resistance

Testing cells for cancer drug resistance

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumSamir El-Mashtoly (right) and Klaus Gerwert in the lab at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Credit: Michael SchwettmannBiophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demons

Testing cells for cancer drug resistance

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumSamir El-Mashtoly (right) and Klaus Gerwert in the lab at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Credit: Michael SchwettmannBiophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demons
Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer

Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer

byNational Institutes of Healtha, Schematic of drug screening and validation studies; MoA, mechanism of action.b, Graphs of the results from the small-molecule screen with the MIPE library

Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer

byNational Institutes of Healtha, Schematic of drug screening and validation studies; MoA, mechanism of action.b, Graphs of the results from the small-molecule screen with the MIPE library
What kind of support do breast cancer patients want? Food, rides and prayer

What kind of support do breast cancer patients want? Food, rides and prayer

by Tisha Felder,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor 31 days every October, pink ribbons and #BCAM hashtags flood our social media timelines with information about breast cancer. That&#

What kind of support do breast cancer patients want? Food, rides and prayer

by Tisha Felder,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor 31 days every October, pink ribbons and #BCAM hashtags flood our social media timelines with information about breast cancer. That&#
Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China has used a m

Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China has used a m
Scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor

Scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor

by Jared Sagoff,Radboud UniversityThis is a cross-sectional view of the torso. The gray areas show the anatomy based on the CT scan, while the colored sections represent the radioactive signal m

Scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor

by Jared Sagoff,Radboud UniversityThis is a cross-sectional view of the torso. The gray areas show the anatomy based on the CT scan, while the colored sections represent the radioactive signal m
HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterA new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise for tracking HPV-linked he

HPV blood test shows promise for tracking head and neck cancer after treatment

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterA new blood test developed by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows promise for tracking HPV-linked he
Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next-generation selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) camizestrant improved progression-free survival, compar

Camizestrant may be superior to fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe next-generation selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) camizestrant improved progression-free survival, compar