Tag: cancer

ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), 10-13 April, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: ©European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 20 March 2019 ...

Drinking hot tea linked with elevated risk of esophageal cancer

Previous studies have revealed a link between hot tea drinking and risk of esophageal cancer, but until now, no study ...

Older patients with Crohn’s disease benefit from new medications

Combining medications that suppress the immune system has been successful in treating young patients with Crohn's disease, but some physicians ...

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Paper: Serious Adverse Events in African American Cancer Patients with Sickle Cell Trait and Inherited Hemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare Claims ...

Researchers develop new method to detect cancerous DNA in lung cancer patients’ blood

An advance in liquid biopsies A new method of determining the sequence of molecules in DNA can be used to ...

UMass Amherst food scientist receives Young Scientist Research Award

Guodong Zhang, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is being honored with the 2019 Young ...

UMass Lowell student wins award for cancer research

New imaging tech will improve success rates for diagnosis, surgery LOWELL, Mass. - Tyler Iorizzo, a Ph.D. candidate in physics ...

Precision oncology insights revealed for colorectal cancer

Next-generation sequencing of tumor DNA from patients with colorectal cancer revealed genetic alterations that were linked to different survival and ...

Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders

Microbes colonize all body surfaces and help to balance the immune system. In newborn infants, gut microbiota is first conditioned ...

Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia

Experiments with mice suggest that treatment with atorvastatin can attenuate adipose tissue remodeling, leading to rapid weight loss and muscle ...

Researchers develop sensor to detect brain disorders in seconds

Credit: University of Central Florida Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that ...

Androgen receptor, treatment target for prostate cancer, imports into mitochondria

In the mitochondria of the cell, the androgen receptor plays a novel role in regulating multiple mitochondrial processesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, ...

First in Michigan: Self-controlled tissue expanders for breast reconstruction after mastectomy

AeroForm expansion system minimizes need for multiple doctor visits required by traditional saline expandersCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - ...

Breast density assessment varies greatly by screening method and race

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Fewer women are assigned to a dense breast category when evaluated with advanced mammographic screening technologies ...

New class of drugs could treat ovarian cancer

A team of researchers across The University of Manchester have shown that a new class of drugs are able to ...

3D mammography significantly reduces breast biopsy rates

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as ...

Epigenetic protein could be new therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia

Credit: Basheer et al., 2019 British researchers have discovered that an epigenetic protein called EZH2 delays the development of acute ...

Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

Overall death rates from breast cancer fall in the EU, but rise in Poland Death rates from breast cancer are ...

Study explaining side effects of statins finds drug can have unexpected benefits

The UToledo research published in Molecular Pharmacology finds that statins can be beneficial during heart attacks and cancer cell metastasisCredit: ...

The story of GARP: a potential target for cancer immunotherapy