Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cancer therapy shows promise against tuberculosis
A promising new cancer therapy also appears extremely potent against one of the world's most devastating infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB).
Nov 16, 2023
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News tagged with cancer therapy
Genetics
New research advances understanding of cancer risk in gene therapies
Medical research has shown promising results regarding the potential of gene therapy to cure genetic conditions such as sickle cell disease and the findings of this study, published in Nature Medicine, offer important new ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Hospitals serving large Black, Hispanic populations have fewer resources for cancer care: Study
Among the nation's hospitals, those that serve high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients are far less likely to have advanced medical equipment and critical services that have been shown to boost the quality and effectiveness ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer discovery opens the door for new clinical trial
Pancreatic cancer is tricky to manage because it spreads easily and early, and the tumors have a unique biological makeup. But, researchers made a breakthrough by learning about the genetic changes that occur during tumor ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
AI model can help predict survival outcomes for patients with cancer
Investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on epigenetic factors that is able to predict patient outcomes successfully across multiple ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday.
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Patient-centered clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for early-stage invasive breast cancer and DCIS
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued today a clinical guideline on partial breast irradiation for patients with early-stage invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). For the guideline, ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Number of cancer treatments provided decreased in first year of COVID-19
In the first year of the pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of cancer treatments provided, resulting from a decrease in the number of cancer diagnoses, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Disrupting a single gene could improve CAR T cell immunotherapy, new study shows
CAR T cell therapy, a powerful type of immunotherapy, has begun to revolutionize cancer treatment. Pioneered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), the therapy involves engineering a patient's T cells so they recognize ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer: Artificial intelligence predicts therapy responses
A model based on artificial intelligence is able to predict the therapy outcome (measured by volumetric reduction of tumor lesions) in 80% of ovarian cancer patients. The AI-based model has an accuracy of 80%, significantly ...
Nov 13, 2023
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