For dying patients, early plans can improve quality of life
Researchers encourage more conversation, better documentation of wishes COLUMBUS, Ohio - Careful documentation of a hospice patient's end-of-life wishes - ...
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Walking speed points to future clinical outcomes for older patients with blood cancers
Slower pace linked to lower survival and increased likelihood of hospitalization; measuring gait speed offers useful tool to better tailor ...
Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer
Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors ...
What if you could spot skin cancer before it got too serious?
Credit: BYU / Kevin John Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. If you ...
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Cysts likely to become cancerous ID'd with 95% accuracyCredit: Koushik Das, M.D. Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in ...
Walking speed predicts clinical outcomes in older adults with blood cancers
Slower walking pace linked to a higher likelihood of death and hospital visits; researchers say gait speed should be used ...
Physics could answer questions about breast cancer spreading to bones
IUPUI researchers hope to learn how cancer cells generate enough force to move from a tumor site through the body ...
Researcher earns $2.3 million grant to study bacteria’s role in triggering colon cancer
Credit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY - Although screenings and treatments have improved, colon cancer remains the third leading cause of ...
DNA nanorobots target HER2-positive breast cancer cells
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01320 According to the Mayo Clinic, about 20% of breast cancers make abnormally ...
AAA receives positive CHMP opinion for LysaKare
Advanced Accelerator Applications receives positive CHMP opinion for LysaKare® for reduction of kidney exposure to radiation during peptide receptor radionuclide ...
Listening to music eases pain and other symptoms in patients with breast cancer
A European Journal of Cancer Care study found that listening to music at home reduced the severity of symptoms, pain ...
No increased risk of birth defects in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer
New research has found no increased risk of congenital malformations associated with treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in children of ...
UTA researcher uses nanoparticles stimulated by microwaves to combat cancer
A physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington has proposed a new concept for treating cancer cells, further advancing ...
Researchers first to develop models of ‘seeds and soil’ to combat breast cancer metastasis
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread ...
Lymphoma trial finds combination targeted therapy effective prior to chemotherapy
MD Anderson Phase II study suggests patients with lymphoma subtype may be able to avoid chemotherapy in the futureCredit: MD ...
Zebrafish capture a ‘window’ on the cancer process
Credit: University of Bristol Cancer-related inflammation impacts significantly on cancer development and progression. New research has observed in zebrafish, for ...
Clemson researchers, Prisma Health doctor collaborate on ovarian cancer screening tool
CLEMSON, South Carolina -- A team of researchers from Clemson University and Prisma Health-Upstate are working to create a screening ...
Association for Molecular Pathology expresses serious concerns with Congress’ attempt to resurrect human gene patenting debate and reverse settled Supreme Court ruling
Draft legislation would overturn 150 years of patent case law, prevent the development of life-saving diagnostics for devastating diseases, dramatically ...
Killing the unkillable cancer cells
Credit: TUD, Konrad Kästner Why do some cancer cells evade therapy? To understand this problem, we need to "look" at ...
Researchers study surveillance MRI in breast cancer survivors
OAK BROOK, Ill. - The addition of breast MRI to mammography in screening breast cancer survivors for new cancers results ...
