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Aerobic physical activity reduces depression in patients with cancer
Aerobic physical activity (APA) is associated with a small but significant reduction in depression among adults with cancer, according to a review published online Oct. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
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Increasing amount of breast cancer-specific death due to stage 1, 2 disease
Patients with stage I/II breast cancers have excellent prognosis, but account for more than 60 percent of breast cancer-specific death (BCSD) because of their large absolute volumes, according to a study published online ...
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Large-scale study identifies prostate cancer genetic risk factors in a diverse group of African men
Researchers have identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to prostate cancer in a diverse group of African men. Although research and treatment are scant, this first large-scale African genomics study could signal ...
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Glioblastoma: A mechanism that helps tumor cells multiply discovered
Chloride ion flows that enter the cells play an important role in the duplication of glioblastoma cells, a highly aggressive brain tumor. This is the finding of research recently published in the journal Molecular Cancer ...
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Stem cell discovery highlights importance of DNA methylation in cancer
A study led by Umeå University, Sweden, presents new insights into how stem cells develop and transition into specialized cells. The discovery can provide increased understanding of how cells divide and grow uncontrollably ...
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Combination therapy may improve treatment response in pancreatic cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a novel combination therapy promotes cancer cell death and tumor regression in mouse models of pancreatic cancer, according to a recent study published in the journal ...
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Long-term study shows early prostate cancer surgery extended life
The survival rate of men with prostate cancer who had their entire prostate gland removed immediately after the tumor was detected increased by 17 percentage points compared with those who did not have treatment until the ...
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Metabolic syndrome factors linked to increased bowel cancer risk
Metabolic disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases have been directly linked to an increased risk of developing bowel cancer, warn Flinders University researchers.
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Risk for second melanoma up for those with first melanoma diagnosis
Patients with a first melanoma diagnosis have an increased risk for a second melanoma diagnosis, regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a research letter published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Dermatology.
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AI analysis finds more than a third of cancer-related crowdfunding campaigns cite financial or social needs
In a new, large comprehensive analysis led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers, using a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI), found that more than one-third of fundraising stories on the GoFundMe crowdfunding ...
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Do people with MS have an increased risk of cancer?
A study has found some cancers to be slightly more frequent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in people without MS. The study is published in the October 9, 2024, online issue of Neurology. Types of cancers found ...
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Rapid blood cancer diagnostic could speed decisions and save lives
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a CRISPR-based rapid molecular diagnostic for two forms of leukemia that are driven by mutations that involve gene fusions. The technology accurately detects the presence ...
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Study uncovers mutations and DNA structures driving bladder cancer
How bladder cancer originates and progresses has been illuminated as never before in a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center. The researchers found that antiviral enzymes that mutate ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Combination therapeutic strategy identified for triple negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the most aggressive and deadly type of breast cancer, but new findings from cancer researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital are pointing the way toward therapeutic strategies ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Scientists develop new precision tool to better predict outcomes for patients with liver cancer
Duke-NUS alumnus Dr. Marjorie Hoang and her mentor, Professor Pierce Chow, have brought clarity to the complex decision-making process patients diagnosed with intermediate-stage liver cancer and their doctors face by creating ...
Oct 9, 2024
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Investigators share four research-backed ways to reduce cancer risk
Some of the biggest steps people can take to reduce the risk of cancer include wearing sunscreen, quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet or limiting exposure to hazardous chemicals, just to name a few.
Oct 9, 2024
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New insights into glioblastoma treatment for elderly patients
A study led by Dr. Monika E. Hegi, MD, Ph.D. and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) headquarters team (Felix Oppong Msc, Dr. Thierry Gorlia, Ph.D.) reveals that elderly glioblastoma patients ...
Oct 9, 2024
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A Philadelphia biotech designed a first-of-its-kind therapy for rare cancer: Now, it waits for patients
Within the next couple of weeks, the first blood samples from patients will arrive at the loading dock of Adaptimmune, a biotechnology company headquartered on the northeastern edge of the Navy Yard.
Oct 9, 2024
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Cancer survivors who smoke cigarettes more likely to use cannabis before, during and after treatment
Up to 40% of cancer patients use cannabis to help with treatment side effects like nausea, loss of appetite or pain.
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Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, which has a high death rate. A new analysis in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews suggests that weight-loss surgery—also ...
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Heavy smokers can benefit from lung cancer screening using low-dose CT
Lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) offers more benefits than harms for heavy active and former smokers: The procedure can prevent some people from dying from lung cancer and may also prolong overall ...
Oct 9, 2024
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New study finds kinder, more targeted approach to treating aggressive childhood brain cancer
Researchers have identified a critical group of medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer in children, which is near incurable using current therapies.
Oct 9, 2024
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DAPK3 emerges as a new regulator of migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the subtype of breast cancer that is the hardest to treat. TNBC patients account for more than 20,000 cases of this condition annually in the U.S. alone. They experience worse outcomes ...
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New technique that makes competition between tumor cells visible can help personalize treatments for multiple myeloma
Not all cells within the same cancer are the same. They all have genetic errors that turn them into tumor cells, but these errors are not identical. In each cancer, there are populations of cells with different mutations, ...
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Failure in a CAR T cell trial could unlock multiple treatments for acute myeloid leukemia
In the clinical battle against leukemia, recent breakthroughs in chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T) have given patients and doctors an unprecedented weapon. CAR T cell therapy has demonstrated efficacy in treating ...
