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

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

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
Genetic variation linked to cognitive differences after radiation for pediatric medulloblastoma

Genetic variation linked to cognitive differences after radiation for pediatric medulloblastoma

by Emory UniversityAlthough clinicians have aimed at reducing doses of radiotherapy to lessen long-term impairment in medulloblastoma patients, research thus far has shown that lower doses lead t

Genetic variation linked to cognitive differences after radiation for pediatric medulloblastoma

by Emory UniversityAlthough clinicians have aimed at reducing doses of radiotherapy to lessen long-term impairment in medulloblastoma patients, research thus far has shown that lower doses lead t
Diabetes drug may prevent liver cancer

Diabetes drug may prevent liver cancer

by Meredith Jackson,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes might help prevent patients from developing liver cancers.In a study published thi

Diabetes drug may prevent liver cancer

by Meredith Jackson,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes might help prevent patients from developing liver cancers.In a study published thi
Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to
Direct oral anticoagulant therapy found to be feasible for cancer patients

Direct oral anticoagulant therapy found to be feasible for cancer patients

by Lori SolomonDirect oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, according to a

Direct oral anticoagulant therapy found to be feasible for cancer patients

by Lori SolomonDirect oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, according to a
Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

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

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
Researchers find effective drug combinations for glioblastoma in mice

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

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

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

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
Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

by Society of Nuclear MedicineA radiotheranostic platform that employs a MUC16-targeting humanized antibody, huAR9.6. Ovarian cancer cells that express hypoglycosylated MUC16 residues are detecte

Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

by Society of Nuclear MedicineA radiotheranostic platform that employs a MUC16-targeting humanized antibody, huAR9.6. Ovarian cancer cells that express hypoglycosylated MUC16 residues are detecte
Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i
Diet may influence the spread of a deadly type of breast cancer, study finds

Diet may influence the spread of a deadly type of breast cancer, study finds

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThree-dimensional cell culture of breast cancer cells. Credit: National Institutes of Health (Dao Tiensinh)A single protein building block commonly found in food may hold

Diet may influence the spread of a deadly type of breast cancer, study finds

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThree-dimensional cell culture of breast cancer cells. Credit: National Institutes of Health (Dao Tiensinh)A single protein building block commonly found in food may hold
Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer

Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer

by Louisiana State UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainA study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans&

Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer

by Louisiana State UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainA study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans&