Oncology & Cancer
Employing dogs to sniff out cancer
UC Davis clinicians are hoping to greatly advance cancer screenings with the innate olfactory skills of man's best friend.
Aug 19, 2015
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Bladder Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves 'game changer' immunotherapy drug for bladder cancer
A new immunotherapy drug, atezolizumab, has been approved for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer. The drug represents the first new treatment for this form of the disease in more than ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer health: Treating bladder cancer
More than 81,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, and more than 17,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
Jun 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New mechanism found on how a parasite leads to cancer
About 200 million people across 75 of the poorest countries in the world are now infected by the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium). The infection causes severe urogenital disease, but also causes bladder ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Tuberculosis vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patients
Holidays are a time for family. Festive gatherings with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles create memories that last a lifetime. But when a loved one has Alzheimer's disease (AD), holidays often become painful reminders ...
Dec 23, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Common virus may cause bladder cancer
A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
Feb 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
'Molecular grenade': Drug from Mediterranean weed kills tumor cells in mice
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working with Danish researchers, have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel -- undetected by normal cells -- through the bloodstream until activated by ...
Jul 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Quit smoking, your bladder will thank you
(HealthDay)—If you smoke, you significantly increase your odds of developing bladder cancer, experts warn.
Nov 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Second, unrelated malignancies strike 1 in 12 cancer patients
(HealthDay)—A new study indicates that 8 percent of patients—or one in 12—already diagnosed with one form of cancer will develop a second unrelated malignancy. The findings were published online July 5 in Cancer.
Jul 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Vaccine targeting a protein found to be effective against many types of cancers in several animals
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple entities in the Netherlands and one in Switzerland reports that a vaccine targeting a certain protein is effective in treating multiple types of cancers in several kinds of animals. ...
