A team of researchers from Yale University and Yale School of Medicine has developed a temozolomide analog for use as a chemotherapy drug in treating glioma. In their paper published in the journal Science, the researchers ...
(Medical Xpress)—In a paper published in the Journal of Neuro-oncology, researchers have found that that patients with benign brain tumours experience greater distress than those with malignant tumours before radiation ...
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Prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death for men in the United States, is poorly responsive to immunotherapy. Recent clinical trials have hinted that combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy ...
Aug 26, 2019
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March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about kidney cancer.
Mar 15, 2022
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For decades, theories have existed to explain patient reports of seeing light flashes during radiation therapy, even with their eyes closed. However, no one has been able to secure evidence of this sensation in humans to ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Michael Green, M.D., Ph.D., noticed that when his patients had cancer that spread to the liver, they fared poorly—more so than when cancer spread to other parts of the body. Not only that, but transformative immunotherapy ...
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A new study led by scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center has shown that an experimental drug known as AZ32 selectively sensitizes brain tumors to radiation and significantly extends the survival of mouse models with human ...
Jun 27, 2018
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(Medical Xpress)—Cranial irradiation saves the lives of brain cancer patients. It slows cancer progression and increases survival rates. Unfortunately, patients who undergo cranial irradiation often develop problems with ...
Young women with early breast cancer face a difficult choice about whether to opt for a mastectomy or breast conserving therapy (BCT). This is because there is little evidence as to whether the greater risk of a return of ...
Apr 29, 2016
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A new treatment board which allows patients to lie on their stomach in the prone position during radiation treatment is proving more effective for breast cancer patients at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
Oct 14, 2014
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