Oncology & Cancer
Cancer mutations insight could boost detection and personalize treatments
Cancer develops when changes occur with one or more genes in our cells. A change in a gene is called a fault or a mutation.
Mar 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
More collaboration between primary care and oncology may improve fragmented cancer care
Cancer patients often experience fragmented care, particularly as they undergo cancer treatments. Although family physicians seek to provide continuous and comprehensive care, they often lose touch with their cancer patients ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Education, interest in alternative medicine associated with believing misinformation
While many people believe misinformation on Facebook and Twitter from time to time, people with lower education or health literacy levels, a tendency to use alternative medicine or a distrust of the health care system are ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers develop test to measure effect of breast cancer gene variants
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have combined results from a functional test measuring the effect of inherited variants in the BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer gene with clinical information from women who received genetic testing ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Genomic test helps estimate risk of prostate cancer metastasis, death
A commercially available genomic test may help oncologists better determine which patients with recurrent prostate cancer may benefit from hormone therapy, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Host immune classifier HIC assays may predict treatment response
Using a host immune classifier (HIC) test for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may provide better predictors of treatment response and improve outcomes, according to research presented today at the International ...
Jan 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence tool for reading MRI scans could transform prostate cancer surgery and treatment
Researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University have preliminarily validated an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict how likely the disease ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 in people with cancer: What we know so far
When the coronavirus outbreak began, information about the mysterious virus that caused COVID-19 was scarce.
Jan 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer risk from obesity differs for men and women
This large study included over 100,000 people and was led by researchers at the University of Bristol and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. They found that a higher BMI (body mass index; a measure of total ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Veterinary college team IDs gene that drives ovarian cancer
High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the fifth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States, yet little is known about the origins of this disease.
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