Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer in people of color
Dark skin does provide some protection against the sun's ultraviolet rays, but it's a myth that people with dark skin tones are immune to the harmful effects of UV radiation.
May 3, 2022
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Algorithm able to accurately see differences between cancerous lung tumors
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in Germany has tested several machine-learning algorithms to see how well they can identify the differences between lung tumors associated with head and ...
Oncology & Cancer
Chronic inflammation can trigger cancers via newly discovered mechanism
It is well known that extended exposure to the sun's UV rays can cause DNA mutations that lead to skin cancer. Now new research reveals that inflammation from chronic skin injury can trigger cancer-causing mutations as well ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
The role of diet in esophageal cancer
Cancer of the esophagus is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Altered dietary intakes of certain nutrients have been associated with cancer risk.
May 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Topical treatment activates immune system to clear precancerous skin lesions
A combination of two FDA-approved drugs - a topical chemotherapy and an immune-system-activating compound - was able to rapidly clear actinic keratosis lesions from patients participating in a clinical trial. Standard treatment ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists take step toward new, targeted lung cancer treatment
Scientists have identified a key molecular player in a subtype of lung cancer which could lead to a new way to tackle the disease, according to research published in Nature Communications.
Aug 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy keeps some advanced head and neck cancer patients alive for over three years
A new immunotherapy can greatly extend the lives of a proportion of people with advanced head and neck cancer, with some living for three years or more, a major new clinical trial reports.
Dec 1, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth
Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.
Oct 31, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Histologic classification impacts SBRT treatment in early-stage lung cancer patients
Early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) have a significantly higher rate of local failure after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) than other NSCLC histological ...
Dec 22, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer
Viruses get a bad rap as potential cancer-causers, but at least one class of viruses that commonly live on human skin—so-called "low-risk" human papillomaviruses—appear to play an unwitting role in protecting us against ...
Oct 30, 2019
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