Oncology & Cancer
Global rise in penis cancer—what you need to know
Penis cancer is thankfully rare, but cases are rising. Some experts predict a 77% increase in penis cancer by 2050.
Jul 3, 2024
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News tagged with squamous cell cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Kevin Jonas has basal cell carcinoma; here's what you should know about this form of skin cancer
Kevin Jonas has become the latest celebrity to share news of a skin cancer diagnosis. The 36-year-old singer and actor took to Instagram to reveal he'd recently been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma at his hairline—then ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Be sun savvy, protect yourself from skin cancer
Ultraviolet rays from the sun can cause skin damage in as little as 15 minutes. Prolonged exposure and damage can lead to various forms of skin cancer, many of which, thankfully, are preventable.
Jun 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Removing skin cancer with Mohs surgery
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. When treated early, it's also the most curable type of cancer. Mohs surgery is one of the most successful surgical treatments for removing skin cancer.
Jun 18, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
'Self-taught' AI tool helps to diagnose and predict severity of common lung cancer
A computer program based on data from nearly a half-million tissue images and powered by artificial intelligence can accurately diagnose cases of adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, a new study shows.
Jun 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
FAP-targeted therapy demonstrates significant efficacy in controlling advanced sarcomas
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted radioligand therapy is safe and effective for treating patients with progressive metastatic tumors, specifically advanced sarcomas, according to research presented at the 2024 ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers
TG4050, a personalized neoantigen vaccine, induced tumor-specific immune responses and led to low rates of disease relapse in patients with surgically resected HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), according ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests lung cancer does not decrease in line with reduced smoking
Despite the fact that the number of people who smoke has decreased very sharply in Sweden, the number of cases of lung cancer in the population is not decreasing as much as expected. Among women, lung cancer has, in fact, ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
For childhood cancer survivors, inherited genetic factors influence risk of cancers later in life
Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study led by researchers at the National Cancer ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Sensory nerves appear to drive head and neck cancer growth
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studying interactions between nerves and tumor microenvironments have found that commonly used drugs like botox may stop or slow the progression of certain ...
Feb 28, 2024
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