Cancer

NEW ORLEANS -- An interactive online LGBT cultural competency training program for oncologists may be acceptable, feasible, and improve LGBT-related...

Risk of cancer mortality may increase for successive generations of Latino immigrants

NEW ORLEANS --Latinos in the United States experienced an overall increased risk of cancer death with each generation born in...

African-American caregivers report better mental health outcomes than white caregivers

NEW ORLEANS -- African-Americans caring for loved ones with cancer were less likely than their white peers to report distress...

The Lancet Oncology: For new HPV DNA test, study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative test

Regular cytology screening (pap or smear test) is still the most commonly used HPV screening method, and can prevent cancers...

Cancer drug insight tactic could spell double trouble for tumors

Credit: Mar Carmena and Emma Peat A new way of identifying potential cancer drugs could streamline the development of therapies,...

For early cervical cancer, open hysterectomy is safer than minimally invasive surgery

NEW YORK, NY (October 31, 2018)--A new study shows that women with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent minimally invasive hysterectomy...

Minimally invasive surgery associated with worse survival for women with cervical cancer compared to open hysterectomy

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center When comparing standard-of-care surgical options for women with early-stage cervical cancer, two studies led by...

Relapsed leukemia flies under immune system’s radar

Credit: Matt Miller Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive cancer of the blood, often are treated with stem...

NUS study: RNA defects linked to multiple myeloma progression in high risk patients

Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common type of blood cancer where cancer cells accumulate in the bone marrow,...

Investigators study how a protein factor contributes to cancer cell migration

KEY FINDINGS UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell's ability to migrate to...

How cancer-causing papillomaviruses evolved

Credit: Chen Z, et al. (2018) Cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPVs) diverged from their most recent common ancestors approximately half a...

Specific CD8 T cell states may indicate response to immune checkpoint therapy for melanoma

A multi-institutional research team, led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,...

Glutamine metabolism affects T cell signaling and function

The cellular nutrient glutamine launches a metabolic signaling pathway that promotes the function of some immune system T cells and...

Fishing for new leads in a rare melanoma

Credit: Katherine C. Cohen / Boston Children's Hospital Zebrafish are an emerging power tool in cancer research. They can be...

Women carrying rare breast cancer variants more likely to develop interval breast cancers

Bottom Line: While the presence of common breast cancer mutations was indicative of increased breast cancer risk, the presence of...

High exposure to radio frequency radiation associated with cancer in male rats

Credit: NIEHS The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded there is clear evidence that male rats exposed to high levels of...

New study takes first step toward treating endometriosis

CHICAGO --- Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have taken the first step in bioengineering the human uterus to treat endometriosis, uterine-factor...

MCG lab designated to help with patient testing for NCI-MATCH trial

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 1, 2018) - The Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at...

SQZ cell engineering technology shows key advantages for developing cell therapies