Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: Do preteens really need an HPV vaccine?
Q: Why is it important for my 10-year-old to get the HPV vaccine?
Apr 25, 2022
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Genetics
Blood biomarkers plus genomics shown to predict common disease risk more accurately than genomic information alone
Identifying people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick. Polygenic risk scores, where genomic information alone is used to assess the risk of developing ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Looking for cancer information: Can ChatGPT be counted on?
A study in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute Cancer Spectrum looked at chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI), as they become popular resources for cancer information. They found these resources give accurate ...
Mar 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic breakthrough for brain cancer in children
An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future. The ...
Jan 30, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Map reveals cancer hotspots
(Medical Xpress) -- A new technique is helping researchers to pinpoint genetic information that contributes to cancer development.
Feb 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New recommendations on genetic testing for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the US and especially in the Philadelphia region. Consistently, Philadelphia has outpaced the state of PA and the nation in diagnoses and death from prostate cancer. ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Broadly diverse genomes reveals new susceptibility genetic variants for lung cancer
Research led by a team at Baylor College of Medicine identifies new genetic risk factors for lung cancer. The cross-ancestry genome-wide association study, the largest of its kind across diverse populations, revealed five ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics
The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the past years has significantly improved the chances of cure for patients with colon cancer. However, these new approaches, such as immunotherapies, require precise ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Surgery
New tool helps guide brain cancer surgery
A tool to help brain surgeons test and more precisely remove cancerous tissue was successfully used during surgery, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study.
Jul 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Some types of prostate cancer may not be as aggressive as originally thought
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed gene-expression patterns in the most aggressive prostate cancer grade group—known as Gleason grade group 5—and found that this grade of cancer can actually ...
Jun 4, 2020
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