Cancer
Huge variations between countries in time for reimbursement decisions on new cancer drugs
Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Some European countries take more than twice as long as others to reach health...
Women may experience more side effects than men during gastric cancer chemotherapy
ESMO 2018 abstract 619PD_PR - Influence of sex on chemotherapy efficacy and toxicity in oesophagogastric (OG cancer): a pooled analysis...
One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Nearly one in six premenopausal women being...
Women more prone to selected oesophagogastric cancer chemotherapy side-effects
Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Men and women may need to be treated differently - at least when it...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $3 million NIH grant for health disparities research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from...
La Jolla Institute receives $ 4.5 million Cancer Moonshot award
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and UC San Diego...
Cancer-associated mutations are common in normal human esophagus
Unexpectedly, a new study finds that cancer-associated genetic mutations are surprisingly common in aged, healthy esophageal epithelium tissue. The results...
Mutant cells colonize our tissues over our lifetime
By the time we reach middle age, more than half of the oesophagus in healthy people has been taken over...
Environmental associations with genes may yield opportunities for precision medicine
Credit: (courtesy Dr. Gignoux) SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A new approach to genetic analysis finds associations between environmental factors and...
Cancer patients can now use skin creams during radiation therapy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Contrary to the advice most cancer patients receive when they go through radiation treatment, topical...
Big-picture approach to understanding cancer will speed new treatments
Credit: Courtesy Park Lab A new innovation in cancer research will enable scientists to understand the complex causes of the...
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness
A global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the...
Muscle mass should be a new vital sign, research shows
Credit: Abbott A comprehensive review published in Annals of Medicine confirms low muscle mass is linked to an increased risk...
Genome sequencing found feasible and informative for pediatric cancer treatment
Credit: Dr. Newman SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Comprehensive genetic testing of tumors and non-cancerous tissue from pediatric cancer patients is...
St. Jude investigators present novel pediatric cancer genome sequencing data at ASHG
Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present new findings at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting...
Combining genetic and sun exposure data improves skin cancer risk estimates
Credit: Dr. Fontanillas SAN DIEGO, Calif. - By combining data on individuals' lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can...
Vast leukemia dataset could help researchers match therapies to patients
Credit: J. Tyner et al./ Nature 2018 After years of work, researchers are releasing a massive dataset detailing the molecular...
OHSU-led effort results in largest cancer dataset of its kind
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff PORTLAND, Oregon - After more than five years and 672 patient samples, an OHSU research team has...
Illinois scientists find stem cell proliferation is controlled directly by nervous system
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout...
Loss of protein p53 helps cancer cells multiply in ‘unfavourable’ conditions
Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new...