Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer drug shown to reduce recurrence risk
Even when the disease is caught early, breast cancer recurrence is relatively commonplace—and for survivors, the prospect can be daunting.
Jun 2, 2023
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Medical research
Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery
A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that chemotherapy may not be reaching its full potential, in part because researchers and doctors have long misunderstood how some of the most common cancer ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
When breast cancer is diagnosed in the earliest stages, the survival rate is nearly 100%. However, for tumors detected in later stages, that rate drops to around 25%.
Jul 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Going dry in January could reduce risk of some types of cancers
A large international team of doctors and medical researchers has found evidence that suggests people who stop consuming alcoholic beverages can reduce their risk of developing some types of cancers. In their study, reported ...
Oncology & Cancer
More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI
One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in a paper, titled "Artificial ...
Sep 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response that could change the game in the fight against cancer. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
May 29, 2023
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Pediatrics
Scientists find more evidence that breast milk of those vaccinated against COVID-19 may protect infants
A new study from the University of Florida provides more evidence that the breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants too young to receive the vaccine.
Jan 12, 2023
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Health
Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests
Doctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it would be better to take simple preventative steps to ensure children receive supplements of the ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Medications
Researchers use nutritional supplement to shrink breast cancer tumors
Each year, over 2,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 400 die from the disease (Singapore Cancer Registry annual report 2018). One in 13 women will get breast cancer in their lifetime.
Aug 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Blocking DNA production in cancer therapy by targeting the POLtheta enzyme
BRCA1 (BReast CAncer Gene 1), a key gene that becomes faulty in some instances, leading to breast and ovarian cancer, plays an important role in the body's DNA repair mechanisms. BRCA1, once mutated, can cause cancer to develop. ...
Nov 17, 2022
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