Cancer
Enzyme may get key role in drug design for breast cancer and brain condition
In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role in several diseases....
Penn study reveals secrets of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ pancreatic cancer tumors
Credit: Ben Stanger, Katelyn Byrne, Perelman School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA - So-called "hot" tumors filled with T cells are often...
Many survivors of childhood cancer are unconcerned about their future health
In the largest study to date that examined concerns of adult survivors of childhood cancer, a substantial proportion of survivors...
For some bladder cancer patients, simple test could reduce over-treatment, ease high cost
WASHINGTON -- Bladder cancer is relatively common and imposes the highest per patient cost on the U.S. health care system...
MAP Congress 2018: Interpreting molecular alterations for clinical practice
Lugano, Switzerland, 28 June 2018 - The Molecular Analysis for Personalised therapy (MAP) Congress (1) is a one-of-a-kind meeting designed...
Men with aggressive prostate cancer may get new powerful drug option
Study targets men whose cancers stopped responding to hormone therapy Men taking the drug enzalutamide had delayed cancer re-appearance of...
Breast cancer studies ignore race, socioeconomic factors
The Bloomberg School scientists, in a commentary that appears in the July issue of Cancer Causes & Control, point to...
Immunotherapy drug for skin disease could boost hormone treatment for prostate cancer
A new form of immunotherapy reactivates the response to hormone treatment in advanced prostate cancer, a study in mice and...
NIH study associates obesity with lower breast cancer risk in young women
Young women with high body fat have a decreased chance of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to scientists at...
New diagnosis method could help spot head and neck cancers earlier
Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are the most common head and neck cancers, but are often diagnosed late. Now, researchers...
VHIO scientists reveal novel drug-target to strangle sleeping cancer cells
(Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology) Latest discovery promises new weaponry against dormant tumor cells to counteract resistance and prevent disease...
Fluorescence imaging technique goes from micro to macro, moves closer to clinic
Credit: Vladislav Shcheslavskiy WASHINGTON -- Researchers have scaled up a powerful fluorescence imaging technique used to study biological processes on...
New study confirms higher cancer rate in women with dense breast tissue
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Researchers using automated breast density measurements have found that women...
US flight attendants at elevated risk of several forms of cancer
Boston, MA - U.S. flight attendants have a higher prevalence of several forms of cancer, including breast cancer, uterine cancer,...
US flight crew have higher cancer rates than general population
Flight crew have higher rates of specific cancers than the general population, according to a study in the open access...
Commonly used HIV drug worldwide not associated with increased risk for suicide in Uganda
Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next...
Researchers find prostate cancer drug byproduct can fuel cancer cells
Credit: Cleveland Clinic June 25, 2018, Cleveland: A genetic anomaly in certain men with prostate cancer may impact their response...
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D., receives Benedict Cassen Prize for Molecular Imaging Research
Credit: Stanford University School of Medicne PHILADELPHIA - Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, known for his pioneering work in multimodality...
Smart probe detecting cancer cells may improve survival rates
A new Tel Aviv University study explores a novel smart probe for image-guided surgery that may dramatically improve post-surgical outcomes...
Simon Cherry, Ph.D., receives SNMMI 2018 Paul C. Aebersold Award in Nuclear Medicine Science
Credit: UC Davis, Davis, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - Simon R. Cherry, PhD, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, has...
