Oncology & Cancer

Understanding how aggressive thyroid cancer evolves

Northwestern Medicine scientists have shed new light on how the deadliest form of thyroid cancer transforms from slow-growing to aggressive, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Oncology & Cancer

Chemotherapy drug reaches brain in humans for first time

A major impediment to treating the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has been that the most potent chemotherapy can't permeate the blood-brain barrier to reach the aggressive brain tumor.

Oncology & Cancer

Can a healthy diet prevent prostate cancer?

A study published in BJU International found that adhering to healthy diets seems to have no effect on prostate cancer risk, but following an unhealthy diet might increase the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer.

Medical research

Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities

Vitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with European American men, new research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer suggests. The multi-institutional ...

Oncology & Cancer

Genes reveal kidney cancer's risk of recurrence

Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict the risk of the disease coming back, according to the latest results of a decade-long international study.

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