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Tailoring radiation therapy for brain cancer treatment: A personal investigation
A University of Ottawa neuroscientist's personal battle with cancer has inspired new research geared toward tailoring radiation treatment to reduce damage to the brain. The research is published in the journal Scientific ...
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Breast and ovarian cancer newly linked to thousands of gene variants
Scientists have pinpointed thousands of genetic changes in a gene that may increase a person's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, paving the way for better risk assessment and more personalized care.
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Changes in chromosomes of cancer cells may increase their sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs
Two complementary studies from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, have extensively examined the characteristics of cells with ...
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New drug target discovered for aggressive form of prostate cancer
Scientists have discovered that a protein linked to prostate cancer is associated with more aggressive disease—it could be a new target for treatment and be used to help predict who will become resistant to hormone therapy.
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Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumors to immunotherapy
Research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the tumor's response to immunotherapy.
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Novel treatment regimen yields promising response in advanced-phase chronic myeloid leukemia
According to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 80% of patients with previously untreated or relapsed/refractory advanced-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)—including both accelerated or ...
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How AI can help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly
Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It's usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up. That can damage the cells lining ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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