A team of clinician-scientists have conducted the largest study done to date of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer Gene 1 and 2) carriers in an Asian population and refined breast and ovarian cancer risk estimates for this population. ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Patient prognosis and treatment response prediction are key factors in treating ovarian cancer, which is characterized by the lowest survival rate among gynecological cancers. Consequently, there is strong demand for a more ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Drug-loaded 3D printed films could change cancer treatments forever as world first research from the University of South Australia shows that new films not only kill more than 80% of liver cancer cells but could also significantly ...
Apr 15, 2024
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A blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of the proteins CA125 and HE4 could differentiate patients with ovarian cancer from healthy controls or patients with benign ...
Apr 9, 2024
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The oncology community has a powerful opportunity to speed the creation of impactful new treatments by adopting a modern playbook for collaboration, according to scientists from Break Through Cancer and other team-oriented ...
Apr 5, 2024
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A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world's largest catalogue of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in healthy carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.
Mar 28, 2024
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When Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales, announced in March 2024 that she was receiving "preventive chemotherapy" following abdominal surgery, many wondered what that entails. Formally known as adjuvant therapy, administering ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Some anti-cancer treatments not only target tumor cells but also healthy cells. If their effects on the latter are too strong, their use can become limiting.
Mar 20, 2024
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