Cancer
Comprehensive treatment strategy could change CRC with SPM
Colorectal cancer (CRC) with synchronous peritoneal metastases (SPM) is a challenging disease to treat, with a relatively poor prognosis. However,...
Should older adults with fewer years to live keep getting cancer screenings? Poll explores attitudes
A majority of older adults disagree with the idea of using life expectancy as part of guidelines that say which...
Predicting condensate formation by cancer-associated fusion oncoproteins
(Memphis, Tenn – September 28, 2023) Many cancers are caused by fusion oncoproteins, molecules that aberrantly form when a rearrangement...
Study shows how brain tumors make certain immune cells turn traitor
September 27, 2023, NEW YORK – A Ludwig Cancer Research study has for the first time exhaustively analyzed immune cells...
UCLA-led team develops key improvement to Nobel Prize-winning technology
The scientists who received the 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry were honored for their development of a technique called cryo-electron...
Reassessing COVID-19 precautions in 2023
“The balance between appropriate precautions and the harm of social isolation always requires a thorough appraisal.” Credit: 2023 Ollila et al....
NIH awards merit grant for nanofiber research targeting metastatic lung tumors
Dr. Vanessa Bellat, an assistant professor of chemistry in radiology and an affiliate of the Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute (MI3) at Weill...
Perioperative changing patterns and longitudinal trajectories of CA242 with colorectal cancer prognosis: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study
This study is led by Prof. Tao Zhang (Shandong University School of Public Health), Prof. Qiuxia Xiong (Department of Clinical...
Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
Prediabetes is a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes and increases the risk of heart attack, kidney and eye disease,...
Whole-body PET/CT predicts response to HER2-targeted therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients
Reston, VA—A new imaging agent, 68Ga-ABY-025, can predict early metabolic response to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted treatment in...
Mass General Cancer Center receives largest donation in its history to fuel cancer research
BOSTON, MA (September 27, 2023) – Mass General Cancer Center, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham system, has...
Embargoed: Annual Report to the Nation part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic
New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start...
Revolutionary breakthrough: human stomach micro-physiological system unveiled
A groundbreaking development in biomedical engineering has led to the creation of a human stomach micro-physiological system (hsMPS), representing a...
THE LANCET: Gender inequalities worsen women’s access to cancer prevention, detection and care; experts call for transformative feminist approach
Peer reviewed / Review, analysis and opinionCredit: The Lancet Peer reviewed / Review, analysis and opinion Cancer is a leading...