Oncology & Cancer
New drug therapy slows spread of pancreatic cancer: study
For people diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, the outlook is about as grim as it gets: the average patient won't live longer than a year.
Jun 3, 2019
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News tagged with breast disease
Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer treatment link to chronic disease
Women who have undergone hormonal therapy for breast cancer are at increased risk of developing chronic conditions later in life, according to new research.
Jan 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Age at cancer diagnosis may affect the risk of death from heart disease
The age at which cancer survivors were diagnosed for cancer may help determine their risk of death from heart disease, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Nov 7, 2016
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Medical research
Newly developed genetic risk scores could help patients, physicians make health decisions
A person's risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at a single DNA difference that has a small effect on risk may not be clinically ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Diabetes
Smartphones may help detect diabetes
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a 'digital biomarker' that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes—one of the world's top causes of disease and death—potentially providing a low-cost, ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
What are the connections between cancer and heart health?
Approximately every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. The American Heart Association notes that heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of death in the United States.
Feb 15, 2019
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Health
Manual breast milk expression better than breast pump for poor feeders
Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study published online in the Archives ...
Jul 19, 2011
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Health
Pale people may need vitamin D supplements
Researchers at the University of Leeds, funded by Cancer Research UK, suggest that people with very pale skin may be unable to spend enough time in the sun to make the amount of vitamin D the body needs - while also avoiding ...
Oct 3, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Polygenic risk scores may miss the mark when predicting aggressive prostate cancers
According to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, prostate cancer screening frequently results in biopsies that find clinically insignificant cancer or no cancer at all.
Oncology & Cancer
New insights about 'bad news' breast cancer mutation point to treatment opportunities
A mutated gene found in more than 20% to 30% of breast cancer recurrences may help tumors become more aggressive and promote metastasis, according to a pair of new studies that uncover mechanisms behind these processes and ...
Apr 19, 2022
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