For patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking is associated with an increased risk for melanoma-associated death, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 12, 2024
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Many cancer therapies, in addition to producing numerous side effects, fail to achieve complete tumor remission, partly due to the presence of cancer stem cells, which are difficult to eradicate. These cells can self-renew ...
Jan 31, 2024
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A new research perspective titled "Genetic alterations in thyroid cancer mediating both resistance to BRAF inhibition and anaplastic transformation" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 29, 2024
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It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but hidden in the micro-channels carved inside it is a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, ...
Jan 22, 2024
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For patients with early-stage breast cancer, there is a 7% to 11% chance of relapse within five years after receiving initial treatment, and this rate can be higher for patients with more advanced stages of the cancer. While ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Headaches affect 16% of the world's population on a daily basis, and alcohol consumption is one of the main causes.
Dec 13, 2023
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Patients with rare diseases have traditionally been the subjects of medical research. However, in recent years, their role has begun to shift from 'research participants' to 'experts with a lived experience,' with some being ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Women 50 or older who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography three years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes to women who received annual mammography, according to results from the ...
Dec 8, 2023
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Almost all postmenopausal patients aged 50-–69 years with stage I hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer and low scores on a common genetic test who opted out of adjuvant radiotherapy were disease free five years ...
Dec 7, 2023
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For patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), Blacks have higher mortality risk than Whites, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 27, 2023
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