Oncology & Cancer

Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumors

Researchers have created a "metal detector" algorithm called PRRDetect to hunt down vulnerable tumors, in a development that could one day revolutionize the treatment of cancer.

Oncology & Cancer

Surgery may not be necessary to treat invasive breast cancer

Surgery may not be the best next course of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer who had a complete response to neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) chemotherapy and standard radiation treatment, according to new data ...

Oncology & Cancer

High numbers of rural patients cross state lines for cancer care

In a new study, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) found that 7% of Medicare patients cross state borders for cancer care, and rates were nearly double for those who lived in rural ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study establishes cell death as a driving force in glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and lethal brain cancers, has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9%, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. While the relationship between glioblastoma and cell death, also ...

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