Cancer
Global HER2 testing survey raises questions about priorities for breast cancer resources
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 30 April 2019 -...
Memory could be better protected in kids with brain tumors if treated with proton therapy
Milan, Italy: A comparison of three types of radiotherapy for children's brain tumours suggests that a type of proton therapy...
Continuous chemotherapy improves outcomes and quality of life in advanced breast cancer
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 30 April 2019 -...
Researchers identify ways to predict and avoid radiotherapy side effects
Results from REQUITE study Milan, Italy: Latest results from a project to discover what makes a cancer patient more likely...
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress: Making the case for integrated care ahead of innovation
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 30 April 2019 -...
Breast cancer in young women: Good outcomes with advised therapy
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 30 April 2019 -...
Demand growing for CV specialists trained to treat heart disease in cancer patients
As number of cancer survivors grows and population ages, in-depth training and education in cardio-oncology needed WASHINGTON (April 29, 2019)...
NeurExo Sciences and Henry Ford present preclinical data on exosomes at ISEV2019
Exosomes demonstrate ability to enhance anti-tumor effect of platinum-based drugs and to ameliorate peripheral neuropathy NeurExo Sciences, LLC (NXS), a...
Lung cancer under-recognized in people who have never smoked
Lung cancer in people who have never smoked is more common than most people think, and on the rise Historically...
Early, hormone-driven breast cancer is less likely to recur if treated with radiotherapy
Results from 10 years of follow-up Milan, Italy: Women with early, low risk, hormone-driven breast cancer are less likely to...
Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells
Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer...
Two birds, one stone: Drug combo may prove effective against second type of leukemia
Researchers demonstrate arsenic-based therapy can reverse drug tolerance in acute myeloid leukemiaCredit: BIDMC BOSTON - Every year, nearly 11,000 Americans...
Analyzing colon cancer proteins and genes uncovers new potential treatments
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Analyzing both the entire set of genes and all the proteins produced by colon cancer...
Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful...
Fishing for cures: New zebrafish model identifies drugs that kill pediatric cancer cells
Model developed by Mass. General investigators allows single-cell visualization of drug response A new animal model developed by Massachusetts General...
Unravelling the complexity of air pollution in the world’s coldest capital city
Credit: Kanazawa University Ulaanbaatar is often called the world's coldest capital city because the temperature can reach ?40 °C on...
Targeted therapy proves effective against aggressive rare blood cancer
Clinical study treating BPDCN with tagraxofusp led to first FDA approval for the diseaseCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A multi-institutional clinical...
Exposing cancer’s metabolic addictions
Real estate is important: Where a tumor arises dictates specific metabolic vulnerabilities, identifying potential targets for effective cancer treatmentsCredit: National...
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
A better understanding of how these receptors work could enable scientists to design better therapeutics for sleep disorders, cancer and...
Moffitt Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth
New study suggest blocking ITCH activity or BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma TAMPA, Fla. -...
