Medical News Today: Research reveals how UV rays activate skin cancer
MNT
Researchers from Cornell University may have discovered how UV rays trigger skin cancer and found a potential way to prevent melanomas from occurring.
Researchers from Cornell University may have discovered how UV rays trigger skin cancer and found a potential way to prevent melanomas from occurring.
13 hours
Direct‐acting antiviral therapy linked to 71% reduction in liver cancer risk
NEWS MEDICAL
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - found that eradication...
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - found that eradication of the hepatitis C virus induced by direct‐acting antiviral medications is associated with a...
2 days
Daily aspirin therapy linked to reduced risk of HBV‐related liver cancer
NEWS MEDICAL
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily...
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B virus‐related liver...
2 days
Liver cirrhosis mortality found to be greater than that of five major cancers
NEWS MEDICAL
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases...
A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that liver cirrhosis mortality is greater than that of five major cancers, implying the development of...
2 days
Pharmacological stimulation of nicotinic receptor could be strategy to treat lung inflammation
NEWS MEDICAL
It has been amply proven that smoking can cause serious diseases such as emphysema and cancer. A new study, however, shows that pharmacological stimulation...
It has been amply proven that smoking can cause serious diseases such as emphysema and cancer. A new study, however, shows that pharmacological stimulation of a specific type of nicotinic receptor in cells of the immune system could be a...
2 days
Medical News Today: Daily aspirin could ward off liver cancer
MNT
Taking aspirin every day could help to lower the risk of liver cancer for patients infected with hepatitis B, a new study suggests.
Taking aspirin every day could help to lower the risk of liver cancer for patients infected with hepatitis B, a new study suggests.
2 days
Study shows how nerves drive prostate cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
Certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate, show researchers. Their earlier research -- which first implicated nerves in fueling prostate cancer -- has prompted a...
Certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate, show researchers. Their earlier research -- which first implicated nerves in fueling prostate cancer -- has prompted a pilot study testing whether beta blockers...
2 days
Cancer-linked proteins: Drugging the 'undruggable'
SCIENCE DAILY
Scientists have developed a new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be 'undruggable'.
Scientists have developed a new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be 'undruggable'.
2 days
Can an aspirin a day keep liver cancer away?
SCIENCE DAILY
A new study found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B related liver cancer.
A new study found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B related liver cancer.
2 days
How obesity promotes breast cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a result. The research team has already been able to halt this mechanism with an...
Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a result. The research team has already been able to halt this mechanism with an antibody treatment.
2 days
UGA researchers pinpoint factors that drive sharp rise in breast cancer genetic testing
NEWS MEDICAL
A sharp rise in the number of women seeking BRCA genetic testing to evaluate their risk of developing breast cancer was driven...
A sharp rise in the number of women seeking BRCA genetic testing to evaluate their risk of developing breast cancer was driven by multiple factors, including celebrity endorsement, according to researchers at the University of Georgia.
2 days
Researchers reveal how certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth
NEWS MEDICAL
In a study in today's issue of Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore Medicine, report that certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a...
In a study in today's issue of Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore Medicine, report that certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate.
2 days
World leaders commit to protect people from harms of NCDs
NEWS MEDICAL
Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily...
Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, the world’s leading killers.
2 days
HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer risk remains generally low, study suggests
NEWS MEDICAL
The prevalence of throat (oropharyngeal) cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) has increased in recent decades, and some groups are much more likely than others to have the...
The prevalence of throat (oropharyngeal) cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) has increased in recent decades, and some groups are much more likely than others to have the oral HPV infections that can cause these cancers.
2 days
Medical News Today: How nerves fuel prostate cancer growth
MNT
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have pinpointed how certain nerves drive the growth of prostate cancer using a metabolic 'switch.'
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have pinpointed how certain nerves drive the growth of prostate cancer using a metabolic 'switch.'
3 days
New CAR-T cell therapy offers effective option for certain blood cancer patients
NEWS MEDICAL
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of the first centers nationwide to offer...
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of the first centers nationwide to offer a new immunotherapy that targets certain blood cancers.
3 days
Small RNA molecules trigger cancer cells to commit suicide
NEWS MEDICAL
Small RNA molecules originally developed as a tool to study gene function trigger a mechanism hidden in every cell that forces the cell to commit suicide, reports a new Northwestern...
Small RNA molecules originally developed as a tool to study gene function trigger a mechanism hidden in every cell that forces the cell to commit suicide, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study, the first to identify molecules to trigger a...
3 days
Mutant gene found to fuel cancer-promoting effects of inflammation
SCIENCE DAILY
A new mechanism has been uncovered linking a human gene's function to chronic inflammation. Through large-scale genomic analyses, the researchers discovered that 'mutant p53' amplifies the impact of inflammation, leading...
A new mechanism has been uncovered linking a human gene's function to chronic inflammation. Through large-scale genomic analyses, the researchers discovered that 'mutant p53' amplifies the impact of inflammation, leading to increases in the invasive behavior of cancer. Thus, rather...
3 days
Fundamental research enhances understanding of major cancer gene
SCIENCE DAILY
Scientists have provided new insights into the role of PTEN, a major cancer gene, in controlling cell growth and behavior. PTEN is the second most commonly altered gene in human cancers, particularly...
Scientists have provided new insights into the role of PTEN, a major cancer gene, in controlling cell growth and behavior. PTEN is the second most commonly altered gene in human cancers, particularly prostate cancers, and this work could help to...
3 days
Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
SCIENCE DAILY
Researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body's immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease.
Researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body's immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease.
3 days
Key molecular link in major cell growth pathway
SCIENCE DAILY
A team of scientists has uncovered a surprising molecular link that connects how cells regulate growth with how they sense and make available the nutrients required for growth. The researchers' findings also...
A team of scientists has uncovered a surprising molecular link that connects how cells regulate growth with how they sense and make available the nutrients required for growth. The researchers' findings also implicate a new protein, SLC38A9, as a potential...
3 days
One to 10 mutations are needed to drive cancer, scientists find
SCIENCE DAILY
For the first time, scientists have provided unbiased estimates of the number of mutations needed for cancers to develop, in a study of more than 7,500...
For the first time, scientists have provided unbiased estimates of the number of mutations needed for cancers to develop, in a study of more than 7,500 tumors across 29 cancer types. Researchers have adapted a technique from the field of...
3 days
Gut bacteria from wild mice boost health in lab mice
SCIENCE DAILY
Laboratory mice that are given the gut bacteria of wild mice can survive a deadly flu virus infection and fight colorectal cancer dramatically better than laboratory mice with...
Laboratory mice that are given the gut bacteria of wild mice can survive a deadly flu virus infection and fight colorectal cancer dramatically better than laboratory mice with their own gut bacteria, researchers report.
3 days
Genetic testing recommended for children considered at risk for most common eye cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should receive genetic counseling and testing as soon as possible...
Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should receive genetic counseling and testing as soon as possible to clarify risk for the disease. This is the consensus of leading ophthalmologists, pathologists and geneticists, who worked...
3 days
Rare cancer linked with textured breast implants may be underreported, misunderstood
SCIENCE DAILY
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may be aware of the risks associated...
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may be aware of the risks associated with the procedure, according to a group of researchers.
3 days
Adrenergic nerves activate an angio-metabolic switch in prostate cancer
Science Magazine
Nerves closely associate with blood vessels and help to pattern the vasculature during development. Recent work suggests that newly formed nerve fibers may regulate the tumor microenvironment, but their exact...
Nerves closely associate with blood vessels and help to pattern the vasculature during development. Recent work suggests that newly formed nerve fibers may regulate the tumor microenvironment, but their exact functions are unclear. Studying mouse models of prostate cancer, we...
3 days
UCSD researchers discover how mutant gene amplifies inflammation to fuel cancer
NEWS MEDICAL
A human gene called p53, which is commonly known as the "guardian of the genome," is widely known to combat the formation and progression of tumors. Yet, mutant...
A human gene called p53, which is commonly known as the "guardian of the genome," is widely known to combat the formation and progression of tumors. Yet, mutant forms of p53 have been linked to more cases of human cancer...
3 days
New research provides insights into role of key cancer gene
NEWS MEDICAL
New research represents a promising step towards better understanding of a key cancer gene. A long-running collaboration between researchers at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge, and the AstraZeneca IMED Biotech Unit...
New research represents a promising step towards better understanding of a key cancer gene. A long-running collaboration between researchers at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge, and the AstraZeneca IMED Biotech Unit reveals new insights into how the PTEN gene may control...
3 days
Gut bacteria from wild mice boost health in lab mice
PHYS.ORG
Laboratory mice that are given the gut bacteria of wild mice can survive a deadly flu virus infection and fight colorectal cancer dramatically better than laboratory mice with...
Laboratory mice that are given the gut bacteria of wild mice can survive a deadly flu virus infection and fight colorectal cancer dramatically better than laboratory mice with their own gut bacteria, researchers report October 19 in the journal Cell.
3 days
Breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel
SCIENCE DAILY
Breast cancer cells recycle ammonia, a waste byproduct of cell metabolism, and use it as a source of nitrogen to fuel tumor growth, report scientists. The insights shed...
Breast cancer cells recycle ammonia, a waste byproduct of cell metabolism, and use it as a source of nitrogen to fuel tumor growth, report scientists. The insights shed light on the biological role of ammonia in cancer and may inform...
3 days
Improving gene delivery methods
PHYS.ORG
Scientists in China are exploring new ways to treat cancer using gene therapy. We find out how their work inspired this beautiful and intricate design on the cover of Polymer Chemistry.
Scientists in China are exploring new ways to treat cancer using gene therapy. We find out how their work inspired this beautiful and intricate design on the cover of Polymer Chemistry.
3 days
A statistical fix for the replication crisis in science
PHYS.ORG
In a trial of a new drug to cure cancer, 44 percent of 50 patients achieved remission after treatment. Without the drug, only 32 percent of previous patients did the...
In a trial of a new drug to cure cancer, 44 percent of 50 patients achieved remission after treatment. Without the drug, only 32 percent of previous patients did the same. The new treatment sounds promising, but is it better...
3 days
Study finds underlying causes of racial, ethnic disparities in cancer survival
NEWS MEDICAL
Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer survival in the U.S. are well documented, but the underlying causes are not well understood. To better explain disparities, researchers examined cancer...
Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer survival in the U.S. are well documented, but the underlying causes are not well understood. To better explain disparities, researchers examined cancer survival by racial/ethnic group for 877,662 patients diagnosed with breast, prostate, colorectal or lung...
3 days
Researchers watch in real time as fat-encased drug nanoparticles invade skin cells
PHYS.ORG
Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a longer time. For example, one formulation of the chemotherapy doxorubicin...
Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a longer time. For example, one formulation of the chemotherapy doxorubicin (the FDA-approved drug Doxil) encloses molecules of the drug in fatty nano-spheres called liposomes, which allows...
4 days
Xstrahl receives FDA 510 (k) clearance for marketing its Photoelectric Therapy System
NEWS MEDICAL
The Photoelectric Therapy System is a compact and ergonomic superficial X-Ray therapy system operating in the 10 kV to 80 kV range intended for...
The Photoelectric Therapy System is a compact and ergonomic superficial X-Ray therapy system operating in the 10 kV to 80 kV range intended for superficial radiotherapy and surface electronic brachytherapy treatment of primary malignant epithelial neoplasms of the skin and...
4 days
Liver cancers linked to compound popular in herbal remedies
NEWS MEDICAL
A latest study has shown that Aristolochic Acids (AA) – that are commonly used as a natural product found in some natural remedies, could be associated with liver cancers. Researchers...
A latest study has shown that Aristolochic Acids (AA) – that are commonly used as a natural product found in some natural remedies, could be associated with liver cancers. Researchers from Singapore and Taiwan showed in their study that AA...
4 days
Researchers examine how palliative care impacts heart failure patients
NEWS MEDICAL
Patients living with heart failure receive palliative care significantly less often than patients with other illnesses, including cancer, despite evidence that such care improves symptom management and quality of life.
Patients living with heart failure receive palliative care significantly less often than patients with other illnesses, including cancer, despite evidence that such care improves symptom management and quality of life.
4 days
Researchers release the brakes on the immune system
SCIENCE DAILY
Many tumors possess mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system. For instance, they misuse the natural “brakes” in the immune defense mechanism, which normally prevent an excessive immune response. Researchers have...
Many tumors possess mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system. For instance, they misuse the natural “brakes” in the immune defense mechanism, which normally prevent an excessive immune response. Researchers have now been able to take off one of...
4 days
Therapeutic form of arsenic is a potential treatment for deadly type of brain cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage,...
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in the right form, this naturally occurring chemical element may be a potent force against cancer.
4 days
Matchmaking with consequences: When cells become cancerous
SCIENCE DAILY
Myc proteins play an important role when cells become cancerous. Researchers have studied just how they do this. They might thus open up ways to develop new therapies.
Myc proteins play an important role when cells become cancerous. Researchers have studied just how they do this. They might thus open up ways to develop new therapies.
4 days
Identification of XBP1-u as a novel regulator of the MDM2/p53 axis using an shRNA library
Science Magazine
Cell cycle progression is a tightly controlled fundamental process in living cells, with any defects being closely linked...
Cell cycle progression is a tightly controlled fundamental process in living cells, with any defects being closely linked to various abnormalities. The tumor suppressor p53/p21 axis is a core pathway controlling cell cycle progression; however, its regulatory mechanism has not...
4 days
[Research Articles] ALK is a therapeutic target for lethal sepsis
Science Magazine
Sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection, is a major public health concern with limited therapeutic options. We provide evidence to support a role for anaplastic lymphoma...
Sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection, is a major public health concern with limited therapeutic options. We provide evidence to support a role for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), a tumor-associated receptor tyrosine kinase, in the regulation of innate...
4 days
[Editors' Choice] Nuclear jailbreak: DNA escapes and inflames
Science Magazine
Cytosolic DNA sensors detect fragmented or damaged DNA that escapes the nucleus during cellular senescence or cancer and induces inflammation.
Cytosolic DNA sensors detect fragmented or damaged DNA that escapes the nucleus during cellular senescence or cancer and induces inflammation.
4 days
New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes, will strike an estimated 87,110 people in the US in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A...
Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes, will strike an estimated 87,110 people in the US in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A fraction of those melanomas come from pre-existing moles, but the...
4 days
Battling flames increases firefighters' exposure to carcinogens
SCIENCE DAILY
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more subtle. For example, firefighters have been found to develop cancer at higher rates than...
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more subtle. For example, firefighters have been found to develop cancer at higher rates than the general population. Now researchers have...
4 days
Cancer Linked to Breast Implants Is on the Rise
LIVE SCIENCE
Cases of a rare type of cancer that is linked to breast implants appear to be on the rise, according to a new review.
Cases of a rare type of cancer that is linked to breast implants appear to be on the rise, according to a new review.
4 days
Machine learning identifies breast lesions likely to become cancer
SCIENCE DAILY
A machine learning tool can help identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become cancerous, according to a new study. Researchers said the technology has the potential to reduce...
A machine learning tool can help identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become cancerous, according to a new study. Researchers said the technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary surgeries.
4 days
Battling flames increases firefighters' exposure to carcinogens
PHYS.ORG
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more subtle. For example, firefighters have been found to develop cancer at higher rates than...
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more subtle. For example, firefighters have been found to develop cancer at higher rates than the general population. Now researchers have...
4 days
New 3-D imaging technique for future precision medicine toolbox
PHYS.ORG
For an illness like cancer, doctors often turn to computed tomography (CT) scans for a more definitive diagnosis, based on reconstructing a 3-D organ from multiple 2-D image slices. At...
For an illness like cancer, doctors often turn to computed tomography (CT) scans for a more definitive diagnosis, based on reconstructing a 3-D organ from multiple 2-D image slices. At the molecular level, such 3-D scans could become an important...
4 days
Speeding up cancer screening
ESA
Delivering breast cancer screening results in a day instead of today’s standard two weeks is being proposed by an ESA incubator start-up company using paperless technology and online...
Delivering breast cancer screening results in a day instead of today’s standard two weeks is being proposed by an ESA incubator start-up company using paperless technology and online image transfers. Screening vans are already on the streets.
5 days
Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care
ABC NEWS
Cancer patients increasingly are having their care guided by tumor boards, which match treatments to gene mutations
Cancer patients increasingly are having their care guided by tumor boards, which match treatments to gene mutations
5 days
Arsenic trioxide could be powerful therapy to extend lives of certain glioblastoma patients
NEWS MEDICAL
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in...
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in the right form, this naturally occurring chemical element can be a potent force against cancer.
5 days
Genetic diversity plays major role in evolution of drug resistance
NEWS MEDICAL
Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Institute for Research...
Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing of Nice in France, show that high genetic...
5 days
Scientists receive critical funding to study treatments for three deadly cancers
NEWS MEDICAL
Immunotherapy for leukemia patients has been nothing short of a miracle. Now scientists hope to use that science and other forms of gene therapy to tackle three of...
Immunotherapy for leukemia patients has been nothing short of a miracle. Now scientists hope to use that science and other forms of gene therapy to tackle three of the deadliest forms of cancer: glioblastoma (brain cancer), sarcoma (bone cancer) and...
5 days
Synthetic compound targets enzyme that supports survival and dissemination of metastatic cells
NEWS MEDICAL
Cancer can most often be successfully treated when confined to one organ. But a greater challenge lies in treating cancer that has metastasized, or...
Cancer can most often be successfully treated when confined to one organ. But a greater challenge lies in treating cancer that has metastasized, or spread, from the primary tumor throughout the patient's body.
5 days
Study could pave way for more effective cancer therapies
NEWS MEDICAL
Many tumors possess mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system. For instance, they misuse the natural "brakes" in the immune defense mechanism, which normally prevent an excessive immune response....
Many tumors possess mechanisms to avoid destruction by the immune system. For instance, they misuse the natural "brakes" in the immune defense mechanism, which normally prevent an excessive immune response. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able...
5 days
The Latest: Appeals court tosses award in talcum powder case
ABC NEWS
A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson says the company is pleased with a Missouri appeals court ruling that threw out a $72 million award for an Alabama woman...
A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson says the company is pleased with a Missouri appeals court ruling that threw out a $72 million award for an Alabama woman who claimed the company's talculm powder contributed to her ovarian cancer
5 days
Yeast spotlights genetic variation's link to drug resistance
PHYS.ORG
Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing...
Researchers have shown that genetic diversity plays a key role in enabling drug resistance to evolve. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing of Nice in France, show that high genetic...
5 days
Appeals court tosses $72 million award in talcum powder case
ABC NEWS
A Missouri appeals court has thrown out a $72 million verdict awarded to a woman who claimed baby powder and other Johnson & Johnson products contributed to her...
A Missouri appeals court has thrown out a $72 million verdict awarded to a woman who claimed baby powder and other Johnson & Johnson products contributed to her ovarian cancer
5 days
Cancer: New compound targets energy generation, thereby killing metastatic cells
SCIENCE DAILY
Researchers have identified an enzyme that supports the survival and dissemination of metastatic cells, and developed a synthetic compound that targets the enzyme and kills the metastatic cells...
Researchers have identified an enzyme that supports the survival and dissemination of metastatic cells, and developed a synthetic compound that targets the enzyme and kills the metastatic cells in mice with cancer.
5 days
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment
SCIENCE DAILY
Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, says a new study. Researchers found that boosting adipocytes, or fat cells, located...
Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, says a new study. Researchers found that boosting adipocytes, or fat cells, located in the bone morrow suppressed cancerous leukemia cells...
5 days
Many pelvic tumors in women may have common origin: Fallopian tubes
SCIENCE DAILY
Most, and possibly all, ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them, report investigators.
Most, and possibly all, ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them, report investigators.
5 days
Timing of melanoma diagnosis, treatment critical to survival
SCIENCE DAILY
A new study underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The research indicates that the sooner patients were treated, the better their survival,...
A new study underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The research indicates that the sooner patients were treated, the better their survival, particularly for stage I melanoma.
5 days
Novel mechanism of resistance to anti-cancer drugs
SCIENCE DAILY
Investigators have discovered a novel non-genetic cause of resistance to the targeted anti-cancer therapy cetuximab. Their findings suggest a strategy for overcoming this resistance.
Investigators have discovered a novel non-genetic cause of resistance to the targeted anti-cancer therapy cetuximab. Their findings suggest a strategy for overcoming this resistance.
5 days
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
SCIENCE DAILY
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with...
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with other genes to drive this childhood cancer. By shedding light on subtle distinctions in...
5 days
Scientists discover how sugar fuels cancer growth
NEWS MEDICAL
A nine-year research project looking at the link between sugar and cancer has led to an important breakthrough in cancer research.
A nine-year research project looking at the link between sugar and cancer has led to an important breakthrough in cancer research.
5 days
Matchmaking with consequences
PHYS.ORG
Most human tumours have one thing in common: They harbour drastically increased amounts of the so-called Myc proteins. Animal experiments show that such high Myc concentrations contribute to causing cancer. But Myc proteins not only have harmful properties, they are...
Most human tumours have one thing in common: They harbour drastically increased amounts of the so-called Myc proteins. Animal experiments show that such high Myc concentrations contribute to causing cancer. But Myc proteins not only have harmful properties, they are...
5 days
Study reveals link between cancer relapse and body’s immune system
NEWS MEDICAL
Results from a new study conducted at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, suggests cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment, utilize the immune system of...
Results from a new study conducted at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, suggests cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment, utilize the immune system of the body to wake themselves up and boost their growth.
5 days
Chemists develop optical imaging tool to target cancer cells
PHYS.ORG
Dr. Ning Fang of the Chemistry Department at Georgia State University has developed a new optical imaging technique, Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking (SPORT), to image rotational motions in...
Dr. Ning Fang of the Chemistry Department at Georgia State University has developed a new optical imaging technique, Single Particle Orientation and Rotational Tracking (SPORT), to image rotational motions in live cells and ultimately target cancer cells.
5 days
Study uses precision medicine approach to find effective treatments for rare cancers
NEWS MEDICAL
For the first time, researchers have been able to identify effective treatments for patients with rare cancers by analyzing genes and proteins in their...
For the first time, researchers have been able to identify effective treatments for patients with rare cancers by analyzing genes and proteins in their blood and tumors. In a study reported in The Oncologist, half the patients receiving these targeted...
5 days
Most ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes, study finds
NEWS MEDICAL
Most - and possibly all - ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them.
Most - and possibly all - ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them.
5 days
Cascade of costs could push new gene therapy above $1 million per patient
NEWS MEDICAL
Outrage over the high cost of cancer care has focused on skyrocketing drug prices, including the $475,000 price tag for the country's...
Outrage over the high cost of cancer care has focused on skyrocketing drug prices, including the $475,000 price tag for the country's first gene therapy, Novartis' Kymriah, a leukemia treatment approved in August.
5 days
Medical News Today: Cancer recurrence may be stopped with immunotherapy
MNT
A new study shows how the body's immune system is 'tricked' into not attacking cancer cells, causing relapse. Immunotherapy proves effective in mice.
A new study shows how the body's immune system is 'tricked' into not attacking cancer cells, causing relapse. Immunotherapy proves effective in mice.
6 days
Novel gene expression signature assay could help enhance lymphoma management
NEWS MEDICAL
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive cancer and the most frequently diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide (nearly 40% of cases). Recent advancements indicate that both the prognosis...
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive cancer and the most frequently diagnosed non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide (nearly 40% of cases). Recent advancements indicate that both the prognosis and choice of treatment of DLBCL may depend on identifying its molecular...
6 days
CHOP researchers discover key differences among gene fusions in childhood brain tumors
NEWS MEDICAL
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine...
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with other genes to drive this childhood cancer.
6 days
Dietary combination transforms lethal breast cancers into highly treatable form
NEWS MEDICAL
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found a dietary combination that transforms the most lethal of all breast cancers into a highly treatable breast cancer.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found a dietary combination that transforms the most lethal of all breast cancers into a highly treatable breast cancer.
6 days
Using artificial intelligence to improve early breast cancer detection
MIT
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.
6 days
Scientists develop revolutionary blood screening test to diagnose breast cancer
NEWS MEDICAL
In a potential major breakthrough in breast cancer research, scientists at the Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute of...
In a potential major breakthrough in breast cancer research, scientists at the Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute of Christiana Care Health System have developed a revolutionary new blood test to...
6 days
Scientists discover new non-genetic cause of resistance to anti-cancer therapies
NEWS MEDICAL
The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
The targeted anti-cancer therapies cetuximab and panitumumab are mainstays of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
6 days
Factors associated with disparities in breast cancer survival studied
NEWS MEDICAL
According to a latest study, several factors are responsible for the differences in the survival statistics of the non-elderly women with breast cancer. For example in 2012, the health reports...
According to a latest study, several factors are responsible for the differences in the survival statistics of the non-elderly women with breast cancer. For example in 2012, the health reports had revealed that black women have a 43% higher risk...
6 days
CHLA and Keck Medicine of USC develop new liquid biopsy for tumor of the retina
NEWS MEDICAL
Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age. If not...
Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in loss of one or both eyes and can be fatal. Unlike most cancers that are diagnosed...
6 days
New online tool offers opioid prescribing recommendations after surgery
NEWS MEDICAL
How many prescription pain pills should a patient receive after breast cancer surgery? Or a hernia repair? Or a gallbladder removal?
How many prescription pain pills should a patient receive after breast cancer surgery? Or a hernia repair? Or a gallbladder removal?
6 days
Shortcuts...
Facebook
Twitter
Email
About PS
Log In
Register
Video
Trending
Fresh
Medical News Today: Colorectal cancer: New, less toxic drug target uncovered
Moderately Strong Geomagnetic Storm Expected to Hit Earth on Wednesday
ASTRO WATCH
25 minutes
more...
VIDEO
Politics shoved aside as 5 former US presidents unite for hurricane relief concert
ABC NEWS
59 minutes
more...
SCIENCE