Are clinicians prepared to give bad news?
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...
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Lung cancer driver ALK-fusion found in melanoma
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...
Major study of genetics of breast cancer provides clues to mechanisms behind the disease
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...
B3 vitamin component fights carcinogen action in human cells, says research
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...
New study shows how cells can be led down non-cancer path
MADISON, Wis. -- As cells with a propensity for cancer break down food for energy, they reach a fork in the road: They can either...
Proton therapy lowers treatment side effects in pediatric head and neck cancer patients
PHILADELPHIA - Pediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of traditional photon radiation, and it will...
2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to be held Dec. 5-9
SAN ANTONIO -- The UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center, the American Association for Cancer Research, and Baylor College of Medicine will be hosting the...
Penn study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers
Credit: Image courtesy of Jon Aster, Harvard Medical School PHILADELPHIA -- Notch is one of the most frequently mutated genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL),...
NUS researchers discover pathway by which blood cells release a potent signalling factor
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...
Queen’s University Belfast leads study to transform prostate cancer treatment
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...
ESMO calls for cancer-specific targets to be included in NCDs’ global and national agendas
Lugano, Oct. 23, 2017 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, was present at the WHO Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs*)...
Scientists track ovarian cancers to site of origin: Fallopian tubes
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...
Advanced cancer patients’ physical emotional burdens linked lengthy hospital stays
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...
Symptom burden may increase hospital length of stay, readmission risk in advanced cancer
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...
Review study finds limited data on medical cannabis use in children
A systematic review of published studies on the use of medical cannabis in children and adolescents finds a notable lack of studies and a minimal...
