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Credit: Jason Drees, Biodesign Institute at ASU Glycans are essential to virtually every biological process in the body. These complex...

New guide aims to unmask unique challenges women face in getting healthy sleep

a Washington, DC (Dec. 18, 2017)--Though sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, the unique barriers faced by women in...

Researchers repurpose immune-activating cytokine to fight breast cancer

The most lethal form of breast cancer could have a new treatment option, according to new research out of the...

Novel mechanism that protects from glioblastoma identified

A group of researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have identified a protein called RanBP6 as a...

The evolution of the gene responsible for red meat to produce cancer has been revealed

Credit: Luis Carlos Díaz A sugar called Neu5Gc, present in red meat, some fish and dairy products, is related to...

What factors affect quality of life in older patients with cancer?

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