ESMO publishes new position paper on supportive and palliative care
Update to match evolving needs of cancer patients Patient centred care contributes to best use of available resources Call for increased awareness, research, education, resources...
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Penn medicine | virtua strategic alliance brings first proton therapy to south Jersey
PHILADELPHIA | MARLTON - Cancer care in South Jersey is about to enter a new era. Penn Medicine, in partnership with Virtua, announced plans to...
Mechanism identified of impaired dendritic cell function that weakens response to cancer
PHILADELPHIA -- (Dec. 14, 2017) -- A new study from The Wistar Institute revealed the mechanism implicated in the defective function of tumor-associated dendritic cells...
Active surveillance of low-risk PMC of the thyroid proposed as first-line management
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 14, 2017--A 10-year study of more than 1,200 patients with low-risk papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of...
WPI team taking optical device from the lab to the clinic to detect cancer much earlier
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)...
How defeating THOR could bring a hammer down on cancer
Credit: Ella Maru Studio, Inc. and Yashar Niknafs ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- It turns out Thor, the Norse god of thunder and the Marvel superhero,...
‘Bet hedging’ explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies
At a glance: Survival benefits of many cancer drug combinations are not due to drug synergy, but to a form of "bet hedging." Combination treatment...
Liquid biopsy results differed substantially between 2 providers
Credit: Credit: Cathleen Nguyen and Gonzalo Torga Two Johns Hopkins prostate cancer researchers found significant disparities when they submitted identical patient samples to two different...
Frequent sun exposure may cue gene fusion found in skin cancer
Credit: Dr. Masatoshi Jinnin A fusion gene is a single composite gene that is the result of the combination of two formerly independent genes. Researchers...
New research linking cancer-inhibiting proteins to cell antennae
CANCER RESEARCH Danish researchers have just presented a previously unknown mechanism that inhibits the ability of cells to develop into cancer cells. Their findings have...
Recommendations for genetic counseling and genetic testing for hereditary prostate cancer
(PHILADELPHIA) -- To date, there have been few recommendations to guide physicians about when to offer men genetic consultation for prostate cancer risk. Now, an...
One in 5 young colon cancer patients have genetic link
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the University of Michigan may offer...
1 in 5 young colon cancer patients have genetic link
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As doctors grapple with increasing rates of colorectal cancers in young people, new research from the University of Michigan may offer...
What keeps stem cells in their undifferentiated state?
Credit: Cook Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - A special cluster of proteins that helps unwind DNA during cell division plays a...
‘Human chronobiome’ study informs timing of drug delivery, precision medicine approaches
Credit: Scientific Reports; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Symptoms and efficacy of medications - and indeed, many aspects of the human body itself...
