Lung cancer triggers pulmonary hypertension
Credit: MPI f. Heart and Lung Research Shortness of breath and respiratory distress often increase the suffering of advanced-stage lung cancer patients. These symptoms can...
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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 liquid droplets induce shock waves,...
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 blood pressure (hypertension) as adults....
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 Utah than it was among...
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 on medicines that deliver the...
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 fund 14 new comparative clinical...
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 discovered how the environment surrounding...
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 the genetic engine that drives...
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 and invasive properties of prostate...
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 occurrence, expanding and clarifying the...
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...
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...
