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Credit: MPI f. Heart and Lung Research Shortness of breath and respiratory distress often increase the suffering of advanced-stage lung...

Droplet explosion by shock waves, relevant to nuclear medicine

An arrow shooting through an apple, makes for a spectacular explosive sight in slow motion. Similarly, energetic ions passing through...

Adult survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to develop high blood pressure

Bottom Line: People who survived childhood cancer were more than twice as likely as the general population to have high...

Risk for aging-related diseases elevated among thyroid cancer survivors

Bottom Line: Risk for aging-related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes was significantly higher among thyroid cancer survivors in...

People willing to trade treatment efficacy for reduced side effects in cancer therapies

(WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017) -- When choosing their preferred treatment, people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) place the highest value...

PCORI Board approves $57 million to support new patient-centered CER studies

WASHINGTON, DC (November 21, 2017) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $57 million to...

Researchers discover specific tumor environment that triggers cells to metastasize

Credit: University of California San Diego A team of bioengineers and bioinformaticians at the University of California San Diego have...

New study points the way to therapy for rare cancer that targets the young

Credit: Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics at The Rockefeller University After years of rigorous research, a team of scientists has identified...

Oncotarget: Researchers identify a potential molecular trigger for invasiveness in prostate cancer cells

Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (Nov. 20, 2017) - A small protein modification can trigger the aggressive migratory...

Study calculates contribution of risk factors to cancer in the United States

Credit: American Cancer Society A new American Cancer Society study calculates the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer...

Social networks and survival: Social ties could help with cancer management

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital led by Ying Bao, MD, ScD, an epidemiologist in BWH's Channing Division of Network...

How disposable diapers can improve measurements of tumor growth

Catching cancer early can make all the difference for successful treatment. A common screening practice measures tumor growth with X-ray...

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards grant to Savoldo for immunotherapy research

CHAPEL HILL -- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD, was awarded a $600,000, three-year grant from...

New breast cell types discovered by multidisciplinary research team

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Australia A joint effort by breast cancer researchers and bioinformaticians has provided new insights...

Cure Brain Cancer supports brain cancer immunotherapy trials

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Our research into new treatments for brain cancer has been boosted by fellowship...

BIDMC’s Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, named AAAS 2017 fellow

Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, Director of the Cancer Center and Cancer...

Chemo brain starts during cancer’s progression, not just after chemotherapy

Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences The memory and thinking problems experienced by cancer survivors, known as "chemo brain" or...

Women prefer getting mammograms every year

CHICAGO - Women prefer to get their mammograms every year, instead of every two years, according to a new study...

Revolutionary imaging technique uses CRISPR to map DNA mutations