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December 18, 2017

A new study provides insights on the factors that affect health-related quality of life in older adults with cancer. Published...

Study prompts new ideas on cancers’ origins

Credit: Matt Miller Rapidly dividing, yet aberrant stem cells are a major source of cancer. But a new study suggests...

Penn Medicine/Virtua strategic alliance brings first proton therapy to South Jersey

PHILADELPHIA | MARLTON - Cancer care in South Jersey is about to enter a new era. Penn Medicine, in partnership...

What does hair loss have to teach us about cancer metastasis?

Credit: Image courtesy of Dr. Besim Ogretmen, Medical University of South Carolina. Results published in Oct. 24, 2017 issue of...

Many women report not feeling completely informed about breast cancer treatment options

CHICAGO (Dec. 15, 2017): Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, with more...

Journalists can register now to attend the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11)

Journalists are invited to Europe's largest forum for breast cancer research. The 11th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11) will be...

Constance A. Howes Women’s Health Innovation Research Fund awards grants

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, has awarded three approximately $25,000 grants from the...

Cancer immunotherapy may work better in patients with specific genes

Credit: National Institutes of Health Cancer cells arise when DNA is mutated, and these cells should be recognized as "foreign"...

Scientists pinpoint gene to blame for poorer survival rate in early-onset breast cancer patients

A new study led by scientists at the University of Southampton has found that inherited variation in a particular gene...

ESMO publishes new position paper on supportive and palliative care

Update to match evolving needs of cancer patients Patient centred care contributes to best use of available resources Call for...

Penn medicine | virtua strategic alliance brings first proton therapy to south Jersey

PHILADELPHIA | MARLTON - Cancer care in South Jersey is about to enter a new era. Penn Medicine, in partnership...

Mechanism identified of impaired dendritic cell function that weakens response to cancer

PHILADELPHIA -- (Dec. 14, 2017) -- A new study from The Wistar Institute revealed the mechanism implicated in the defective...

Active surveillance of low-risk PMC of the thyroid proposed as first-line management

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 14, 2017--A 10-year study of more than 1,200 patients with...

WPI team taking optical device from the lab to the clinic to detect cancer much earlier

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of researchers...

How defeating THOR could bring a hammer down on cancer

Credit: Ella Maru Studio, Inc. and Yashar Niknafs ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- It turns out Thor, the Norse god of...

‘Bet hedging’ explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

At a glance: Survival benefits of many cancer drug combinations are not due to drug synergy, but to a form...

Liquid biopsy results differed substantially between 2 providers

Credit: Credit: Cathleen Nguyen and Gonzalo Torga Two Johns Hopkins prostate cancer researchers found significant disparities when they submitted identical...

Frequent sun exposure may cue gene fusion found in skin cancer

Credit: Dr. Masatoshi Jinnin A fusion gene is a single composite gene that is the result of the combination of...

New research linking cancer-inhibiting proteins to cell antennae

CANCER RESEARCH Danish researchers have just presented a previously unknown mechanism that inhibits the ability of cells to develop into...

Recommendations for genetic counseling and genetic testing for hereditary prostate cancer