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Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas
Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

September 7, 2023Caroline SeymourNo difference in relapse-free survival or non–relapse mortality was seen with intensive vs non-intensive consolidation chemotherapy regimens prior to allogeneic hemato

Intensity of Consolidation Pre-Transplant Shows No Difference in Outcomes in Older AML

September 7, 2023Caroline SeymourNo difference in relapse-free survival or non–relapse mortality was seen with intensive vs non-intensive consolidation chemotherapy regimens prior to allogeneic hemato
NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(NCCN®) is announcing new resources focused on improving quality of life for people with cancer while making sure care planning reflects individual need

NCCN releases new resources to improve quality of life for people with cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®(NCCN®) is announcing new resources focused on improving quality of life for people with cancer while making sure care planning reflects individual need
Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the

Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the
Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s
Elle Macpherson says she refused chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis—here's what oncologists think

Elle Macpherson says she refused chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis—here's what oncologists think

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter being diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, Elle Macpherson made a controversial choice: She refused chemotherapy, the mode

Elle Macpherson says she refused chemotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis—here's what oncologists think

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAfter being diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, Elle Macpherson made a controversial choice: She refused chemotherapy, the mode
Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 25, 202

Exploring the links between diet and cancer

Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:May 25, 202
Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs

Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs

byTemple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike security screening to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area, cells in the human body use checkpoints to control their growt

Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs

byTemple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike security screening to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area, cells in the human body use checkpoints to control their growt
Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR

Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Method boosts differentiation of stem cells into mature blood cell types, may help leukemia and lymphoma patients.Anne Trafton|MIT News OfficePublication Date:October 24, 2018 PRESS INQUIR
Lung Responses to Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Linked With OS in HCC and Pulmonary Metastasis

Lung Responses to Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Linked With OS in HCC and Pulmonary Metastasis

September 20, 2023Ashling WahnerEarly lung-specific response to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab was associated with longer overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with pulmonary metas

Lung Responses to Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Linked With OS in HCC and Pulmonary Metastasis

September 20, 2023Ashling WahnerEarly lung-specific response to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab was associated with longer overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with pulmonary metas
To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the

To stop spread of cancer, researchers target two signaling switches that trigger new blood vessel growth

byUniversity of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHitting two targets at the same time may be the key to stopping the spread of aggressive cancers, according to new research from the