Cancer

March 30, 2026

Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers

Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated...

First in-depth profile of CAR T-cell signals suggests how to improve immunotherapy

SEATTLE -- Aug. 21, 2018 -- CAR T-cell therapy, which reprograms immune cells to fight cancer, has shown great promise...

Annual pap test a ‘thing of the past?’

Credit: Florida Atlantic University The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical...

Research informs new national cervical cancer screening recommendation

Credit: UC Davis Health A comprehensive analysis of eight clinical trials and four cohort studies on cervical cancer screening by...

USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for cervical cancer

Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its recommendations regarding screening for cervical cancer, with the...

Simple test could identify bladder cancer patients who won’t respond to immunotherapy

Credit: Pic courtesy of Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy...

New ESMO tumor DNA scale helps match patients with cancer to optimal targeted medicines

Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland- 21 August 2018 - A new scale for tumour DNA mutations which...

Newer HIV therapies have led to gains in viral suppression rates over past 2 decades

1. Newer HIV therapies have led to dramatic gains in viral suppression rates over the past 2 decades Younger persons...

Colorado study shows how to make (and destroy) a metastatic cancer cell

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Many cancers become especially dangerous only when they metastasize from their site of origin...

Childhood brain tumor treatment impairs new memory formation

Credit: Melanie Sekeres Young people who received radiation therapy for the most common pediatric brain tumor struggle to create new...

Children with brain tumors who undergo radiation less likely to recall recent events

Credit: credit to Melanie Sekeres, Ph.D. Children with certain types of brain tumors who undergo radiation treatment are less likely...

Study details effect of radiation exposure on hormone deficiencies

Credit: Joe Fuqua, University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--In a new study, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers, in collaboration with Massachusetts General...

Safeway Foundation grant awarded to the National Foundation for Cancer Research

Credit: NFCR ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is one of 13 local and regional organizations...

Brain cancer potentially resists immunotherapies by trapping T cells in bone marrow

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Certain brain cancers are associated with low numbers of immune system T-cells circulating in...

E-cigarettes can damage DNA

BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2018 -- The popularity of electronic cigarettes continues to grow worldwide, as many people view them as...

New drug could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment

Credit: Courtesy of Dennis Riley BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2018 -- About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with...

Blood test could detect kidney cancer up to five years prior to clinical diagnosis

Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Every year, more than 330,000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer worldwide....

Lowering pH inside cells may put the brakes on cancer growth

TAMPA, Fla. - A new study focusing on the environment inside cancer cells may lead to new targeted treatment strategies....

Retinoic acid may improve immune response against melanoma

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Immunotherapies use the immune system to fight cancer. But cancers like melanoma have found...

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