Mistletoe extract has been widely used to support cancer therapy and improve quality of life, but there has been a lack of clinical trials and data to support its use. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Only one in 100,000 people suffer from a pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal gland. If the tumor has already metastasized, a radioactive compound can be used to detect malignant cells that have spread to other parts ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Age-based heuristics can lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, according to a new analysis of more than 500,000 patient records.
Jan 31, 2023
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According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), both menstrual status and menstrual cycle time are associated with the degree of early background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on contrast-enhanced ...
Jan 25, 2023
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It's a good news, bad news story. Patients whose brain tumors have a mutated enzyme called IDH1 typically live longer than those without the mutation. But even as these tumors are initially less aggressive, they always come ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Female survivors of cancer experience accelerated declines in physical function after diagnosis versus matched controls, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Oncology.
Jan 24, 2023
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A study published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that approximately one out of every two Medicare patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) does not receive the appropriate imaging ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have revealed new insights into how cancer cells can change their form by undergoing phenotypic "switches" to facilitate tumor growth and treatment resistance in small cell lung cancer, ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan.
Jan 3, 2023
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Fatigue is a common and potentially debilitating side effect of cancer radiation therapy.
Dec 20, 2022
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