Cancer mortality milestone: 25 years of continuous decline
Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen ATLANTA--A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall ...
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New insights into a rare type of cancer open novel avenues of study
Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma is a very rare but extremely aggressive cancer type. It can be divided into four groups with ...
MD Anderson Cancer Center and Nanobiotix announce a large-scale, comprehensive clinical collaboration on NBTXR3
Collaboration will initially support nine new phase I/II clinical trials with Nanobiotix's first-in-class agent NBTXR3 for use in treating six ...
Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children's diets
New Dartmouth-led research finds that child-directed high-sugar breakfast cereal TV advertising is closely associated with brand-specific intake of those cereals ...
Henry Ford Cancer Institute enrolls first patient in pancreatic cancer research study
Study to evaluate impact of using precise, higher dose MRI-guided radiation therapyCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - The Henry ...
New approach may curb treatment-related skin fibrosis in cancer patients
(TORONTO, Canada, Jan.7, 2019) - A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to ...
Yeast makes ethanol to prevent metabolic overload
Credit: University of Groningen Why do some yeast cells produce ethanol? Scientists have wondered about this apparent waste of resources ...
How does solid stress from brain tumors cause neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction?
Mass. General study also finds that lithium treatment may protect against the effects of brain tissue compressionCredit: Giorgio Seano, PhD, ...
University and Boehringer Ingelheim provide free access to PROTAC compound on opnMe.com
Boehringer Ingelheim to make BET degrader compound MZ 1 available through its opnMe.com portalCredit: University of Dundee Boehringer Ingelheim to ...
New reference values for cancer patients' quality of life
Researchers determine normative data for 15 countries Researchers and practitioners across the globe frequently use the 'EORTC' questionnaire to measure ...
Hopkins researchers ID new biomarker for colorectal cancers
Credit: Subroto B. Chatterjee Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new ...
Mayo researchers find 'unacceptable low' cervical cancer screening rates
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The percentage of women who are screened for cervical cancer may be far lower than national data ...
Northwestern urology program receives $10 million gift to create a Urologic Cancer Institute
Credit: Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Medicine received a $10 million gift to fund the creation of a new multidisciplinary institute dedicated ...
Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis
New research indicates that the risk of suicide increases significantly in the first year following a diagnosis of cancer, and ...
MD Anderson Cancer Center and Ascentage Pharma announce strategic alliance in cancer drug development
Five-year collaboration aims to accelerate clinical development of select novel apoptosis-targeted and tyrosine kinase inhibitor product candidates The University of ...
MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma collaborate to evaluate live biotherapeutics in solid tumors
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma today announced a strategic collaboration to evaluate 4D's live ...
Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents
Researchers find a novel intervention that keeps tumors from enlisting myeloid cells to help them grow and spread Cancerous tumors ...
Gut microbiome in digestive health: a new frontier in research
Special issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides updates on the relationship of the microbiome to specific digestive diseases and ...
Genetic testing does not cause undue worry for breast cancer patients
Newer genetic tests introduce more ambiguity, but a new study finds patients are not overreacting to uncertain resultsCredit: University of ...
Researchers reveal new mechanism to 'activate' the immune system against cancer
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells ...