Changes in insurance coverage among patients with cancer under ACA
A new research letter published by JAMA Oncology examines changes in insurance coverage among patients with cancer under the Affordable Care Act. Aparna Soni, M.A.,...
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New study finds childhood cancer survivors commonly stay at jobs to keep health insurance
SALT LAKE CITY - The results of a national cancer survey find a significant number of childhood cancer survivors are worried about keeping their health...
Researchers ‘drug the undruggable’ through unique collaboration
A new study published in Nature, conducted by an alliance between industry and academia involving the University of Liverpool, highlights a new approach to targeting...
Early data shows nearly 2x prolonged median survival for inoperable pancreatic cancer
Credit: Parag Parikh, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY), maker of the...
Moonshot grant will help researchers see two of cancer’s key food sources at once
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Imagine trying to take a picture of a runner, but only being able to see her feet. If you could...
UChicago Medicine first site in Illinois offering pioneering CAR T-cell therapy for cancer
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the use of a breakthrough cancer treatment -- Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel)...
Mutant gene found to fuel cancer-promoting effects of inflammation
Credit: UC San Diego A human gene called p53, which is commonly known as the "guardian of the genome," is widely known to combat the...
One in five young non-Hispanic white women who tan indoors are dependent on indoor tanning
Bottom Line: More than 20 percent of non-Hispanic white women ages 18 to 30 who reported using an indoor tanning device one or more times...
Indoor tanning dependency common in young women, especially in those with depression
WASHINGTON -- A survey of young, white women who have used indoor tanning at least once in the past year showed that more than one...
Walking below minimum recommended levels linked to lower mortality risk
A new study concludes that walking has the potential to significantly improve the public's health. It finds regular walking, even if not meeting the minimum...
First ESMO award for immuno-oncology goes to Laurence Zitvogel
Credit: INSERM LUGANO, Switzerland, 19 October 2017 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has granted the newly established ESMO Award for Immuno-Oncology (1)...
‘Y’ a protein unicorn might matter in glaucoma
Credit: BrightFocus Foundation So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two years they ran it through...
How solar peaker plants could replace gas peakers
Credit: Hank Price: Dispatchable Solar Power Plant Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) can be a night-only dispatchable (D-CSP) plant; with its entire solar energy absorbed by...
Barrow researchers use novel imaging to predict spinal degeneration
(PHOENIX, Ariz. Oct. 19, 2017) Research by a Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery team on novel imaging technique assessment of patients with lumbar spine degeneration was...
New mapping tool tracks elk migration to reduce brucellosis risk
Credit: Mark Gocke Wildlife managers and ranchers in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem soon will have a new mapping tool for reducing the risk of brucellosis...
