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 Medicine and Assistant Professor at...
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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 computed tomography (CT), which takes...
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 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society...
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 into the molecular changes that...
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 funding from Cure Brain Cancer...
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 Research Institute at Beth Israel...
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 "chemo fog," are not just...
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 being presented next week at...
Revolutionary imaging technique uses CRISPR to map DNA mutations
Credit: John Wallace at VCU Massey Cancer Center A team of scientists led by Virginia Commonwealth University physicist Jason Reed, Ph.D., have developed new nanomapping...
ACP and CDC issue recommendations for hepatitis B screening, vaccination, and care
Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2017 -- Reducing chronic hepatitis B infections by screening at-risk adults, increasing hepatitis B vaccination rates, and linking infected persons to care...
UVA researchers discover a new target for ‘triple-negative’ breast cancer
So-called "triple-negative" breast cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form. It accounts for only about 10 percent of breast cancer cases, but is responsible...
Sensors could identify biomarkers, improve early-stage detection, treatment of diseases
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have found a method of identifying biological markers in small amounts of blood that they believe could be...
Study reveals new mechanism used by cancer cells to disarm attacking immune cells
Columbus, Ohio - A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC...
Preclinical study demonstrates promising treatment for rare bone disease
Credit: SBP La Jolla, Calif., November 20, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have led a preclinical study demonstrating that...
More care is needed for cancer supportive care
LUGANO, Switzerland - The relentless efforts devoted to improving prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in more and more cancer survivors worldwide. In fact,...
