Oncology & Cancer
Researchers study tobacco use, cancer connection
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified new clues into ways tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer.
Oct 20, 2020
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Carcinoma
Oncology & Cancer
Urine-based liquid biopsy test outperforms urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer
Analysis of DNA copy number variants (CNVs) in the cells exfoliated in urine showed better sensitivity and similar specificity in detecting urothelial carcinoma compared with urine cytology, according to results published ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Pathogens in the mouth induce oral cancer
Pathogens found in tissues that surround the teeth contribute to a highly aggressive type of oral cancer, according to a study published 1st October in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Yvonne Kapila of the University ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel discovery challenges a current kidney cancer paradigm
Newly published research has reversed our understanding of an aspect of kidney tumor growth. Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) discovered that two key proteins have opposite ...
Sep 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy drug more effective when combined with microbubbles
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a particularly stubborn form of cancer with few treatments and a high mortality rate. It is usually treated by blocking the flow of blood to the tumor to induce cancer cell death. The common treatment, ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Medical research
How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy
All cancers are the result of cells that have gone haywire, multiplying out of control and expanding beyond their normal constraints. But not all tumors are the same: for reasons that remain poorly understood, some are more ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Medications
Antibiotic overuse reduces urothelial cancer survival rates
The over-prescribing of antibiotics is reducing survival rates in patients with urothelial carcinoma and it needs to be stopped to avoid the serious risk posed by resistant bacterial infections, according to a new medical ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Effect of gadolinium-based contrast agent on breast diffusion-tensor imaging
An "Original Research" article published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) concluded that the accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis via diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) was equivalent both before and after the ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers ID new target in drive to improve immunotherapy for cancer
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA School of Dentistry have identified a potential new combination therapy to treat advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Viral exposure signature predicts hepatocellular carcinoma
(HealthDay)—A viral exposure signature can predict hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk before clinical diagnosis among at-risk patients, according to a study published online June 10 in Cell.
Jul 13, 2020
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