First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untrea

Updated on: January 30,2024 19

First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untrea

Updated on:January 30,2024 19

Exercise testing detects silent cardiovascular dangers common in pediatric cancer survivors

by Nemours Children's Health SystemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can detect underlying early signs of cardiovascular problems in asymptomatic pediat

Updated on: February 18,2024 11

Exercise testing detects silent cardiovascular dangers common in pediatric cancer survivors

by Nemours Children's Health SystemCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can detect underlying early signs of cardiovascular problems in asymptomatic pediat

Updated on:February 18,2024 11

Colorectal and pancreatic cancer rates up 10% in last 30 years, major study reveals

by Spink HealthCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The results of a major study across 195 countries, presented today at UEG Week Barcelona 2019, indicate

Updated on: May 21,2024 8

Colorectal and pancreatic cancer rates up 10% in last 30 years, major study reveals

by Spink HealthCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The results of a major study across 195 countries, presented today at UEG Week Barcelona 2019, indicate

Updated on:May 21,2024 8

Researchers relate amplification of chromosomal region with resistance to chemotherapeutic drug in breast cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteEmergence of docetaxel resistance. Credit: Eva González-SuárezResearchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), with the part

Updated on: June 15,2024 4

Researchers relate amplification of chromosomal region with resistance to chemotherapeutic drug in breast cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteEmergence of docetaxel resistance. Credit: Eva González-SuárezResearchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), with the part

Updated on:June 15,2024 4

Breast cancer researchers find bacteria imbalance link

by Cleveland ClinicCharis Eng, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute. Credit: Cleveland ClinicResearchers in the United States have uncovered differences in

Updated on: June 15,2024 7

Breast cancer researchers find bacteria imbalance link

by Cleveland ClinicCharis Eng, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute. Credit: Cleveland ClinicResearchers in the United States have uncovered differences in

Updated on:June 15,2024 7

Researchers find genetic pathways to individualized treatment for advanced prostate cancer

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicResearchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a specific therapy used for treating advanced pros

Updated on: June 15,2024 6

Researchers find genetic pathways to individualized treatment for advanced prostate cancer

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicResearchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a specific therapy used for treating advanced pros

Updated on:June 15,2024 6

Research advances to better target debilitating effects of cachexia syndrome

by Medical University of South CarolinaAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA study published inCell ReportsAug.

Updated on: June 28,2024 3

Research advances to better target debilitating effects of cachexia syndrome

by Medical University of South CarolinaAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA study published inCell ReportsAug.

Updated on:June 28,2024 3

Researchers find tumor microbiome interactions may identify new approaches for pancreatic cancer treatment

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInvestigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's leading cancer center and only National Cancer Institute-Designate

Updated on: February 01,2024 17

Researchers find tumor microbiome interactions may identify new approaches for pancreatic cancer treatment

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInvestigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's leading cancer center and only National Cancer Institute-Designate

Updated on:February 01,2024 17

Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTrust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pand

Updated on: January 23,2024 18

Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTrust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pand

Updated on:January 23,2024 18

Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreTelomeres (red) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts; DNA damage (green) caused by ERK inhibition. ERK is an enzyme in the RAS pathway whose inhibition lea

Updated on: June 04,2024 4

Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreTelomeres (red) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts; DNA damage (green) caused by ERK inhibition. ERK is an enzyme in the RAS pathway whose inhibition lea

Updated on:June 04,2024 4

New research highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMRI of the prostate, combined with a blood test, can help determine if a prostate lesion is clinically significant cancer, new rese

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

New research highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMRI of the prostate, combined with a blood test, can help determine if a prostate lesion is clinically significant cancer, new rese

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainTwenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research

Updated on: May 17,2024 8

Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainTwenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research

Updated on:May 17,2024 8