TORONTO (October 23, 2017) -More people die of lung cancer than any other type of cancer, and two new studies from CHEST 2017 reveal disparities...
TORONTO-(October 23, 2017) Delivering news about end-of-life issues is one of the most difficult tasks clinicians encounter in medical practice. Researchers from the Texas Medical...
Melanomas caused by sun exposure have been matched with targeted treatments and immunotherapies, in many cases dramatically extending patients' lives. However, there are other kinds...
Seventy-two new genetic variants that contribute to the risk of developing breast cancer have been identified by a major international collaboration involving hundreds of researchers...
Benzopyrene is a potent carcinogen and mutagen present in cigarette smoke, automotive exhaust, burnt wood fumes, barbecued and smoked meat etc. Understanding the mechanisms whereby...
MADISON, Wis. -- As cells with a propensity for cancer break down food for energy, they reach a fork in the road: They can either...
PHILADELPHIA - Pediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of traditional photon radiation, and it will...
SAN ANTONIO -- The UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center, the American Association for Cancer Research, and Baylor College of Medicine will be hosting the...
Credit: Image courtesy of Jon Aster, Harvard Medical School PHILADELPHIA -- Notch is one of the most frequently mutated genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),...
Credit: Long N. Nguyen The bloodborne chemical signal sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is released by blood cells to regulate immune and vascular functions. How S1P is released...
Credit: Almac Diagnostics Queen's University Belfast has led the world's largest research study using a diagnostic test developed by Almac Diagnostics, to better understand the...
Lugano, Oct. 23, 2017 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, was present at the WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs*)...
Credit: Carolyn Hruban Some scientists have suspected that the most common form of ovarian cancer may originate in the fallopian tubes, the thin fibrous tunnels...
New research indicates that hospitalized patients with advanced cancer experience many physical and psychological symptoms, and that patients dealing with a higher burden of these...
Hospitalized patients with advanced cancer who report more intense and numerous physical and psychological symptoms appear to be at risk for longer hospital stays and...
