Oncology & Cancer
Why skin cancer checks are even more important for Hispanic people
When Hispanic people get a skin cancer diagnosis, their tumors are about 17% larger than those of white people, researchers say.
Oct 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
What to know about metastatic breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about metastatic breast cancer.
Oct 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Saliva testing may allow early detection of human papillomavirus–driven head and neck cancers
Cancer causing high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are responsible for the rising incidence of HR-HPV–driven head and neck cancers (HNC), particularly oropharyngeal cancers (OPC, or throat cancers). Investigators ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Racism and segregation associated with advanced stage lung cancers among Blacks
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80-85 percent cases of lung cancer and when diagnosed early, has a five-year survival rate of 50-80 percent. ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
When should screening start for men with a family history of prostate cancer?
A nationwide study in Sweden estimates the elevated risk of advanced or fatal prostate cancer among relatives of men with the disease, providing new data that could help refine guidelines for the age at which screening should ...
Jun 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer diagnosis can take big toll on women's mental health
Ovarian cancer is a tough diagnosis to cope with, and now a new study finds these patients face a much higher risk of depression and other mental health issues.
Apr 12, 2021
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Medical research
Men with early stage testicular cancer could avoid potentially harmful monitoring scans
Men who have had treatment for early stage testicular cancer could benefit from fewer monitoring scans, freeing them from some of the harmful radiation that comes from computerized tomography (CT) imaging, according to results ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
'Virtual biopsies' could replace tissue biopsies in future thanks to technique developed by Cambridge scientists
A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumour biopsies, has been developed by cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge. This is an important ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer: New radiotherapy technique prolongs survival
Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer benefit significantly from an innovative radiotherapy technique co-developed by MedUni Vienna under the direction of Richard Pötter and Christian Kirisits. The technique provides ...
Nov 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Israel begins coronavirus vaccine trials
Israel began clinical trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, authorities said, as the government loosens a second lockdown imposed to stem soaring infections.
Nov 1, 2020
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