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Tool to study new treatments for liver cancer
A team led by Sylvain Meloche, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at UdeM and Director of IRIC's Signaling and Cell Growth Research Unit, has developed a new preclinical model for the study of the most common subtype of ...
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Medications
FDA expands use of breast cancer drug Kisqali
Women with early stage breast cancer may now take Kisqali, a medication already approved for advanced disease, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expanded approval of the treatment, drug maker Novartis announced ...
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Change your lifestyle to reduce your cancer risk: Expert explains how
Roughly one-third to one-half of cancer cases are preventable, according to the World Health Organization. Jon Ebbert, M.D., medical director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, says it's never too late to make ...
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Model can predict, stratify liver cancer risk in noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis B
A new prognostic model can predict and stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in noncirrhotic adult patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Understanding cancer patients with malnutrition and metabolic dysfunction
Cancer patients frequently experience metabolic dysfunction, leading to severe weight loss correlating with a poor prognosis. Causes for this dysfunction include malnutrition and cachexia, a systemic inflammation affecting ...
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New research could lead to better treatment for oral cancer
Macquarie University researchers have discovered new information about how oral cancer cells may block the body's immune response. This could lead to better treatments for this aggressive disease.
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Early, virtual palliative care feasible for advanced lung cancer
The delivery of early, virtual palliative care has similar effects on quality of life as in-person care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Journal ...
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Inherited changes in BRCA genes linked to increased risk of multiple myeloma
A significant number of multiple myeloma patients may have an inherited but previously unrecognized risk of developing the disease—a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells. That's the finding of a genetic study ...
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Black women have a higher risk of dying from all types of breast cancer, meta-analysis reveals
Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among U.S. women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Black women who develop breast cancer are around 40% more likely to die of the disease than white women, but it was ...
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More cancer cases in areas where incarceration rates are high: Study
Counties and states where jails and prisons are packed are more likely to have higher rates of cancer, new research shows.
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Cancer patients want financial screening early in care, study finds
Patients with cancer want their care team to assess them early in treatment about their concerns related to costs of care, reports a Northwestern Medicine study. It is the first time a study has sought cancer patients' input ...
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Routine MRI scans detect cancers in asymptomatic patients with rare genetic condition
Findings from the SIGNIFIED study, which investigated the benefits of screening patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome by using whole body MRI scans, were presented on Sunday 15 September at the European Society of Medical Oncology ...
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Mental health risk persists years after cancer diagnosis
People diagnosed with cancer are at a greater risk of mental health problems even five years after their diagnosis, according to a large-scale study of data from UK GP patient records.
Sep 17, 2024
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New tumor models provide insights into deadly sarcomas
Sarcomas are highly metastatic soft tissue and bone cancers and are often difficult to treat. Scientists have had trouble studying these cancers because they have lacked good research models. But that may be changing, thanks ...
Sep 17, 2024
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10-year study shows tomosynthesis improves breast cancer detection
According to a new 10-year study, screening for breast cancer with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases cancer detection rates and significantly reduces the rate of advanced cancers compared to conventional 2D digital ...
Sep 17, 2024
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From new treatments to AI: advances in the fight against cancer
From combining treatments in unprecedented ways to deploying artificial intelligence for personalized medicine, a raft of new advances in the fight against cancer have been presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Combination treatment doubles survival for patients with advanced kidney cancer
A small clinical trial suggests that a duo of drugs can extend survival for people battling advanced kidney cancer.
Sep 17, 2024
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Study shows estrogen blocker treatment does not increase risk of coronary heart disease in breast cancer patients
New evidence shows that extended estrogen suppression treatment using aromatase inhibitors for hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal breast cancer is safe; it does not increase the risk of coronary artery calcification, ...
Sep 17, 2024
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A new way to reprogram immune cells and direct them toward anti-tumor immunity
A collaboration between four MIT groups, led by principal investigators Laura L. Kiessling, Jeremiah A. Johnson, Alex K. Shalek, and Darrell J. Irvine, in conjunction with a group at Georgia Tech led by M.G. Finn, has revealed ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Immunotherapy after surgery helps people with high-risk bladder cancer live cancer-free longer, clinical trial finds
Results from a large clinical trial show that treatment with an immunotherapy drug may nearly double the length of time people with high-risk, muscle-invasive bladder cancer are cancer-free following surgical removal of the ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Study reveals how mutant p53 protein converts other proteins into cancer drivers
Research from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (INBEB) in Brazil has uncovered a critical mechanism by which mutations ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Reprogramming cancer cells to attack themselves
A team of health and medical researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Sweden has tested the possibility of reprogramming cancer cells into cDC1 cells as a means for destroying the protective shield around ...
Experimental drug helps cancer patients regain weight, study shows
Pfizer Inc.'s experimental drug for cancer weight loss was shown to help patients regain weight in a mid-stage study, offering fresh promise for treating the dangerous muscle-wasting condition.
Sep 16, 2024
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Global trial ends 20-year debate over gastro-esophageal cancer treatment
Cancer patients could avoid unnecessary radiation therapy as a result of an international clinical trial, led by Peter Mac researcher Prof Trevor Leong. The TOPGEAR study demonstrated that radiotherapy does not improve survival ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Targeted radioactive infusion for late-stage prostate cancer shown to improve outcomes for patients in earlier stages
A targeted radioactive infusion that is a game-changer in late-stage prostate cancer can also dramatically improve outcomes for patients in earlier stages of this disease, a Peter Mac-led study has shown.
Sep 16, 2024
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