Surgery
Powerful new tool promises major advances in cancer treatment
New Australian technology is set to transform the way that gastrointestinal cancers are detected and treated with precise, minimally invasive surgery.
Apr 8, 2025
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Cancer
Genetics
One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene—almost 100 times higher than previous estimate
As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates had put this risk closer ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Incidence of RT-induced otitis media with effusion examined in head and neck cancer
For patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), the incidence of radiotherapy-induced otitis media with effusion (RTOME) is associated with cancer type and radiation exposure to specific regions, according to a study published ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Study links frailty to five-year mortality rate among older women with breast cancer
A new study links changes in frailty, a measure of decreased physiological capacity that leads to fatigue, slow walking, muscle weakness, physical inactivity, and weight loss, to five-year survival rates in older women with ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists pioneer noninvasive 3D imaging to enhance skin cancer management
Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) have jointly pioneered an innovative imaging technique combining Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have validated a test that can accurately predict which patients with prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing long-lasting urinary side effects ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Metabolic changes may drive estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered previously unknown metabolic changes that may contribute to the development of estrogen receptor–negative (ERneg) breast cancer, according to recent findings published ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Blocking an enzyme may improve melanoma immunotherapy outcomes
About 65% of melanoma patients do not respond to immunotherapy. New work by the team of Prof. Max Mazzone (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology) discovered that an enzyme called HPGDS (expressed in a specific subset of ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer cells act as 'arginine factories' to suppress immune response and drive tumor growth, study finds
Chinese scientists have revealed a hidden metabolic partnership between breast cancer cells and immune cells that drives aggressive tumor behavior and resistance to immunotherapies. The study sheds light on how tumor cells ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Getting ahead of head and neck cancer
Many symptoms of head and neck cancer are hard to miss—a lump in the neck, persistent hoarseness, a mouth sore that doesn't heal—which is good news for early detection as long as symptoms aren't dismissed.
Apr 6, 2025
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