Cancer
Tachycardia in cancer patients may signal increased mortality risk
Once other causes are ruled out, tachycardia is a marker of a poor prognosis in these patients Cancer patients who...
New therapeutic target for graft-vs-host disease could make bone marrow transplant safer
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of bone marrow transplant, a potentially curative therapy for blood-borne cancers. Targeting Sirt-1...
Genetically modified virus injection into tumor can treat metastatic melanoma
CHICAGO (January 25, 2019): Injection of a genetically modified virus that induces the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic...
Understanding the emergence of leukemia
Credit: Mariana Ávila, IGC. Acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare type of blood cancer that affects mostly children. This...
Study suggests aspirin may help some patients survive head and neck cancer
Credit: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Hedberg), University of Arizona (Bauman), and University of California, San Francisco (Peyser/Grandis). Regular...
The hitchhiker's guide to defeating glioblastoma
New approach using multiple microRNA 'hitchhikers' to weaken cancer cells in advance of standard therapy shows promise in preclinical models...
Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support
Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment CHICAGO --- Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of...
Smoking cessation strategies targeting stress reduction may be more successful in women
Female smokers experienced more stress and craving than male smokers after viewing cellphone-delivered stress-inducing images, report addiction researchers at the...
Effective method for reducing hospital stay after 'whipple' operation
Implementing a new recovery pathway speeds time to next treatment for pancreatic cancer patients by 15 days, without increasing complication...
Study: Keloids linked to early onset and late stage breast cancer
DETROIT - Findings from a new study conducted by researchers at Henry Ford Health System suggest a link between keloids...
Study may explain why once-promising cancer drugs failed
Cells use 'battering ram' to get around cancer drugCredit: Images courtesy of Laura Kelley, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- Nearly...
New drug targets for BRCA-driven cancer uncovered
Preclinical study yields previously unreported, potent and generalizable hits representing potential drug targets for hereditary breast, ovarian cancer BRCA1 and...
Cancer drug development award given to Geoffrey Shapiro
International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies (TAT) 2019, 25-27 February, Paris, FranceCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland,...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $3.2M to 9 innovative early career scientists
New York, NY (January 24, 2019) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that nine scientists with novel approaches...
The seventh volume of Topics In Anti-cancer Research is now available
This book is by Prof. Dr. Atta-ur Rahman, and Dr. Khurshid Zaman, published on: November 30th, 2018. The book series...
Anticancer immunity through tumor antigen identification & conversion to DNA vaccines
Custom synthetic DNA vaccines elicit efficacious killer T-cell responses that significantly delay tumor progression in lung and ovarian cancer preclinical...
Free lung cancer screening program builds valuable relationships with patients
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Augusta, Ga. (Jan. 24, 2019) - A free, simple screening for lung cancer...
Tasmanian devil cancer unlikely to cause extinction, say experts
Credit: Dr Rodrigo Hamede A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil...
Final verdict on finasteride: Safe, effective prevention for prostate cancer
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Finasteride, a generic hormone-blocking drug, was found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by...
Patients who identify as transgender have lower odds of being screened for cancer: Study
Study at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital found transgender patients had 70 percent lower odds of being screened for breast cancer...