Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover complex genetic secrets of cancer risk
Cancer is a disease of our genes - yet our understanding of how our genetic makeup affects our risk of cancer is still rudimentary.
Aug 4, 2016
0
97
News tagged with sarcomas
Oncology & Cancer
Non-HIV-related kaposi sarcoma in BRAFi-treated patient
(HealthDay)—In a case report published online Feb. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, researchers document non-HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma in a male patient with myasthenia gravis and metastatic ...
Mar 17, 2016
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts
A new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading beyond their primary tumor site.
Jun 1, 2021
0
165
HIV & AIDS
FSU scientist leads research on AIDS-related cancer
In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, a once-rare form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) emerged as a frequent harbinger of HIV. Its stigma was best illustrated by Tom Hanks, who portrayed a gay man trying to conceal ...
Jun 3, 2011
0
0
Medical research
Researchers discover gene that suppresses herpesviruses
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop into several ...
Feb 13, 2013
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
Research reveals cancer pathway to spreading through the body
Cancer cells need oxygen to survive, as do most other life forms, but scientists had never tracked their search for oxygen in their early growth stages until now—a step toward a deeper understanding of one way cancer spreads ...
Aug 2, 2016
0
97
Oncology & Cancer
New technique identifies first events in tumor development
A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the earliest events involved in the formation of leukemias, lymphomas and sarcomas, and could potentially ...
Sep 29, 2011
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
CTCA at Western launches immunotherapy clinical trial aimed at soft-tissue cancers
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona, has begun Phase II of another arm of its multi-arm clinical trial that combines immunotherapy with chemotherapy.
Sep 18, 2015
0
8
Oncology & Cancer
How tumors make immune cells 'go bad'
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have discovered that cancerous tumors called soft-tissue sarcomas produce a protein that switches immune cells from tumor-attacking to tumor-promoting. The study, published today in ...
Jun 21, 2022
0
285
Oncology & Cancer
New clinical trial explores combining immunotherapy and radiation for sarcoma patients
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are investigating a new approach to treat high-risk soft-tissue sarcomas by combining two immunotherapy drugs with radiation therapy to stimulate the immune system to ...
Sep 20, 2017
0
65
