Bidirectional impact of cardiovascular disease, cancer in Blacks focus of new AHA center
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Cardiovascular disease and cancer, the nation's top two killers, share common ground like obesity and ...
Tag: Prostate Cancer
MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and ...
Chemo upsets gut health in cancer patients
New study challenges role of microbiome disruptionCredit: SA Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) New research in BMC Cancer has ...
Blood test for early detection of cancer: final study results support screening use
Test can detect over 50 types of cancer, often before symptoms showCredit: Annals of Oncology Final results from a study ...
Overcoming a newly recognized form of resistance to modern prostate cancer drugs
Some prostate tumors transition from being glandular to more nerve-like in response to drugs that block the androgen receptor; a ...
PSMA-targeted radiotracer pinpoints metastatic prostate cancer across anatomic regions
Newly FDA-approved imaging agent now available for patientsCredit: Images courtesy of Lantheus Holdings, Inc., Billerica, MA. Reston, VA (Embargoed until ...
Prostate cancer linked to obesity
An INRS team is investigating the relationship between body mass and the risk of developing cancerCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) Prostate ...
Protein in prostate cancer may inhibit tumor growth
Researchers identified the protein responsible for cancer's aggressivenessCredit: Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, ...
Oncotarget: The drug sensitivity of hepatocellular cancer cells
'Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer related death worldwide, with a poor median survival time after ...
Oncotarget: E6-specific inhibitors as therapeutics for HPV+ head and neck carcinomas
'Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are heterogeneous tumors that arise in the upper respiratory tract and are the ...
Oncotarget: Lung squamous cell carcinoma tumors reveal therapeutic alterations
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths across the globe with more than 1.7 million deaths annually'Credit: Correspondence ...
UCI-led study sheds light on mysterious genotype-phenotype associations
New data contributes to knowledge about molecular mechanisms underlying human traits and diseasesCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - ...
Oncotarget: A ghrelin receptor inverse agonist for positron emission tomography
'The growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a (GHS-R1a) is the known biological relevant receptor of the endogenous ligand and pleiotropic ...
Oncotarget: 1B3 supports strong potential for therapeutic intervention in oncology
'Despite decades of research and an unprecedented advancement of therapeutic options , cancer accounts for one in every six deaths ...