Cancer

Penn study finds protons are effective, safe when given in higher dosesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Treating prostate cancer with...

Penn study finds blocking the ATF4 gene causes tumors to die from too much stressCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - For...

Denver--July 1, 2019--Early detection and treatment through screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been investigated as a potential means...

Findings from a study of patients who received radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for hyperthyroidism show an association between the dose...

New York, NY (June 30, 2019) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named five new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators...

Study finds five health problems per person Seeing a health professional for a full health screening - even when you...

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute More than 60 years ago, British physician Denis Parsons Burkitt and his associates achieved one of...

Guiding chemotherapy to a tumour by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women...

Newly published Cleveland Clinic-led research first to use medical scans to inform dose deliveryCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, June 27, 2019,...

UC Riverside-led study is the first to find an association between thirdhand smoke and gene expression in humansCredit: Stan Lim,...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have criticised a recent study calling into question guidelines on genetic testing for hereditary...

Massachusetts General study finds 'passenger' mutations can be induced by DNA structures in genes unrelated to cancer development A study...

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 27, 2019 - Desperate for nutrients, rapidly growing pancreatic tumors resort...

Credit: UCI School of Medicine Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations...

A new study explains why lung cancer spreads faster in patients with certain genetic changes, and suggests that taking vitamin...

Bottom Line: A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung nodule...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs have substantially reduced the number of infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists found that despite having few mutations, pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia does not escape immune...

Credit: Anthony Zamora A study of pediatric patients with leukemia demonstrates that they were able to generate T cells against...

Attaching a Velcro-like molecule may prevent immune proteins called cytokines from leaking out of cancerous tissue after injection Cytokines, small...