Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on: December 18,2023

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on:December 18,2023

Clarifying a synergistic effect between different types of antibodies in cancer treatment

by Kindai UniversityA study by researchers from Japan has revealed that the simultaneous administration of two antibodies with different isotypes targeting a specific membrane protein produced a syner

Updated on: July 17,2024

Clarifying a synergistic effect between different types of antibodies in cancer treatment

by Kindai UniversityA study by researchers from Japan has revealed that the simultaneous administration of two antibodies with different isotypes targeting a specific membrane protein produced a syner

Updated on:July 17,2024

Research identifies new route for tackling drug resistance in skin cancer cells

byQueen Mary, University of LondonA drug-resistant melanoma cell that has altered its cytoskeleton. Credit: Queen Mary University of LondonResearchers have found that melanoma cells fight anti-c

Updated on: December 20,2023

Research identifies new route for tackling drug resistance in skin cancer cells

byQueen Mary, University of LondonA drug-resistant melanoma cell that has altered its cytoskeleton. Credit: Queen Mary University of LondonResearchers have found that melanoma cells fight anti-c

Updated on:December 20,2023

Great oaks grow from small acorns: Oncology is committed to doing its part for sustainability

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologySustainability will be at the heart of many discussions at theESMO Congress 2022, as illustrated by the new results and initiatives spanning cancer p

Updated on: January 08,2024

Great oaks grow from small acorns: Oncology is committed to doing its part for sustainability

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologySustainability will be at the heart of many discussions at theESMO Congress 2022, as illustrated by the new results and initiatives spanning cancer p

Updated on:January 08,2024

New recommendations aim to ease patient access to lung cancer clinical trials

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers ha

Updated on: December 18,2023

New recommendations aim to ease patient access to lung cancer clinical trials

byUT Southwestern Medical CenterLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers ha

Updated on:December 18,2023

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,

Updated on: December 18,2023

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,

Updated on:December 18,2023

Scientists find new marker that predicts early recurrence of breast cancer

byMedical College of WisconsinPD-L2 immunostaining in ER+ breast cancer. (A-C; brown signal) Immunohistochemistry of PD-L2 using diaminobenzidine chromogen and (D-F; red signal) immunofluorescen

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists find new marker that predicts early recurrence of breast cancer

byMedical College of WisconsinPD-L2 immunostaining in ER+ breast cancer. (A-C; brown signal) Immunohistochemistry of PD-L2 using diaminobenzidine chromogen and (D-F; red signal) immunofluorescen

Updated on:December 27,2023

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec

Updated on: December 21,2023

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec

Updated on:December 21,2023

Financial toxicity after robotic prostate cancer surgery: Younger patients at higher risk

byWolters Kluwer HealthPatient-reported outcomes measures changes during follow-up for groups (a-d). EF indicates erectile function domain; FT, financial toxicity; ICIQ-SF, International Consult

Updated on: December 25,2023

Financial toxicity after robotic prostate cancer surgery: Younger patients at higher risk

byWolters Kluwer HealthPatient-reported outcomes measures changes during follow-up for groups (a-d). EF indicates erectile function domain; FT, financial toxicity; ICIQ-SF, International Consult

Updated on:December 25,2023

'Universal' blood test for earlier diagnosis of cancer moves closer to market

byUniversity of BradfordUK researchers behind a potential 'universal' liquid biopsy blood test for cancer detection have licensed the technology to an industrial partner to take it to ma

Updated on: December 18,2023

'Universal' blood test for earlier diagnosis of cancer moves closer to market

byUniversity of BradfordUK researchers behind a potential 'universal' liquid biopsy blood test for cancer detection have licensed the technology to an industrial partner to take it to ma

Updated on:December 18,2023

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on: December 24,2023

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on:December 24,2023

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on: December 22,2023

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on:December 22,2023