Oncology & Cancer
In battle against ovarian cancer, a new focus on fallopian tubes
Two thin tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus have assumed an outsize role in the battle against ovarian cancer.
Dec 23, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Data available for training AI to spot skin cancer are insufficient and lacking in pictures of darker skin
The images and accompanying data available for training artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are insufficient and include very few images of darker skin, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival and ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New algorithm decodes spine oncology treatment
Every kind of cancer can spread to the spine, yet two physician-scientists who treat these patients describe a paucity of guidance for effectively providing care and minimizing pain.
Feb 6, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Extending chemo slashes risk of aggressive childhood leukemia coming back
Many children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have a good outcome of their disease. After two years of chemotherapy treatment, 9 out of 10 children are cured. But some children have a more aggressive form of the disease. ...
Dec 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Development of new blood vessels not essential to growth of lymph node metastases
While the use of antiangiogenesis drugs that block the growth of new blood vessels can improve the treatment of some cancers, clinical trials of their ability to prevent the development of new metastases have failed. Now ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find link between intestinal bacteria and white blood cell cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that specific types of bacteria that live in the gut are major contributors to lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
Jul 16, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows that choice of medical center impacts life expectancy of multiple myeloma patients
People diagnosed with multiple myeloma are more likely to live longer if they are treated at a medical center that sees many patients with this blood cancer. Mayo Clinic researchers published these findings today in the Journal ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers making inroads against ovarian cancer
(HealthDay)—Ovarian cancer can be tough to beat, particularly if it returns after initial treatment, but new research offers a glimmer of hope.
Mar 29, 2018
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Immunology
Enzyme key to triggering anti-cancer immune response
An enzyme implicated in autoimmune diseases and viral infections also regulates radiation therapy's ability to trigger an immune response against cancer, Weill Cornell Medicine scientists found in a new study. Their discovery ...
Jun 27, 2017
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Registry tracks outcomes among thoracic cancer patients sickened by COVID-19
New data from TERAVOLT, a global consortium that tracks outcomes of people with thoracic cancers affected by COVID-19, offers clues as to why they experienced a high death rate of 33% when the coronavirus swept across Europe.
Jun 16, 2020
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