Tag: cancer

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University physicians have found that vitamin D, if taken for at least three years, ...

Glyphosate in tampons? No indication of residues of any health significance

BfR Communication No 019/2019 of 27 May 2019 Minimal residues of glyphosate were measured in various hygiene products made of ...

Researchers develop breakthrough process to create cancer-killing drugs

New technique could produce treatments for wide variety of diseasesCredit: Glenn Micalizio HANOVER, N.H. - June 4, 2019 - A ...

Separation anxiety no more: A faster technique to purify elements

A more efficient chemical separation method pioneered by Berkeley Lab scientists could accelerate access to promising cancer treatmentCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley ...

Choosing the right drug to fight cancer

Canadian researchers have discovered a molecular indicator of a mechanism that drives cancer progression, giving doctors the possibility of using ...

Immunotherapy better than aggressive chemo as first-line treatment in head and neck cancer

Immunotherapy used with chemotherapy or on its own is a better first-line treatment for people with head and neck cancer ...

Anonymous essay says sometimes ‘choice’ is a lie

1. Anonymous essay says sometimes 'choice' is a lie Impassioned author explains how extreme politics can warp patient care Abstract: ...

Immunotherapy drug found safe in treating cancer patients with HIV

Researchers seek to break down HIV exclusions in cancer clinical trialsCredit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch SEATTLE -- June 2, ...

UT Southwestern develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 3, 2019 - A novel imaging test shows promise for identifying kidney cancer patients most ...

Nationwide study finds breast cancer patients unaware of surgical options

The majority of women who underwent lumpectomy or mastectomy surgeries for breast cancer report that the scars from those surgeries ...

Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow

Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumorsCredit: Washington University Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and ...

Henry Ford Cancer Institute earns full 3-year accreditation from NAPBC

The Henry Ford Cancer Institute has earned a full three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers ...

New TAILORx data guides adjuvant therapy in younger breast cancer patients

A pre-specified secondary analysis published today in the New England Journal of Medicine adds new information to the original TAILORx ...

Native Hawaiians at far greater risk for pancreatic cancer

Twenty years of data reveal surprising disparities Native Hawaiians are at highest risk for pancreatic cancer, according to a USC ...

Penn receives $12 million grant to study connection between radiation and immunotherapies

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research's award establishes new center within the Abramson Cancer CenterCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - From ...

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds new center at University of Pennsylvania

$12 million awarded to study radiation therapy and immune signalingStanding L-R: Kevin Mahoney, James Metz, Michele Cleary, Robert Vonderheide, Jon ...

Cleveland researchers test novel gene therapy for glioblastoma

Promising results that led to new $2.7 million NCI grant presented at ASCO annual meeting on June 2 CLEVELAND - ...

NUS researchers uncovers promising cancer target for liposarcoma

A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National ...

NFCR fellow Susan Band Horwitz named giant of cancer care

Becomes the fifth national foundation for cancer research scientist to receive the honorCredit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine and OncLive® ...

Adding targeted therapy to treatment extends lives of those with metastatic breast cancer