FEBRUARY 7, 2020 by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Cervical cancer screening saves lives UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Credit: The University of New Mexico Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in...
ReadFEBRUARY 6, 2020 by Sara Hussein A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumors form and may pave the way for better and more targeted...
ReadFEBRUARY 4, 2020 by Richard Gray, From Horizon Magazine, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine ‘Treating cancer is only part of the journey’: the overlooked needs of cancer survivors Better cancer treatments mean there...
ReadFEBRUARY 3, 2020 The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Cancer cell reversion may offer a new approach to colorectal cancer treatment Expression of SETDB1 in colorectal cancer tissues and cellular differentiation of...
ReadJANUARY 30, 2020 by Maxine Myers, Imperial College London MRI tool can diagnose difficult cases of ovarian cancer Professor Andrea Rockall, clinical chair of radiology at Imperial College London and honorary consultant radiologist at Imperial...
ReadJANUARY 27, 2020 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons A groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology—OTL38—enhances the visualization of lung cancer tissue, providing surgeons with a significantly better chance of finding and removing more cancer than previously possible,...
ReadJANUARY 24, 2020 by Darcel Rockett "It happens when you least expect it. ... It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That's when I found out." Morgan Park resident...
Readby American Society for Radiation Oncology It's a scene that some cancer patients dream about: they celebrate the end of a course of radiation or chemotherapy by ringing a bell, surrounded by family and cheering...
ReadJANUARY 21, 2020 by Barbara Schindo, Pennsylvania State University Patient enrollment in clinical trials as the first course of treatment after cancer diagnosis is low, despite the fact that enrollment may increase life expectancy, according...
ReadJANUARY 15, 2020 by American Association for Cancer Research American cancer survivors, particularly those 64 years or younger, faced substantial medical financial hardship and sacrifices in spending, savings, or living situation, according to data from...
ReadJANUARY 13, 2020 by Wiley New research indicates that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with oropharynx cancer when not caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) than those whose tumors are HPV-positive....
ReadJANUARY 6, 2020 AHA news: statins may do double duty on heart disease and cancer Roger Ashford, About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk...
ReadJANUARY 4, 2020 (HealthDay)—Only one in four patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) is tested for human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study published online Dec. 30 in Cancer. Jamie R. Oliver, from the...
ReadJANUARY 2, 2020 (HealthDay)—The incidence of early-onset gastric cancer has been increasing in the United States, and it seems to be distinct clinically and genetically from late-onset gastric cancer, according to a study recently published...
ReadDECEMBER 27, 2019 Public insurance tied to lower cancer survival in young patients (HealthDay)—Young, low-income patients with bone or soft tissue sarcomas have decreased overall survival (OS), regardless of disease stage at presentation, according to...
Read(HealthDay)—The use of acupuncture and/or acupressure is associated with reduced cancer pain and decreased use of analgesics, according to a review published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Oncology. Yihan He, Ph.D., from the Second Affiliated...
ReadDECEMBER 23, 2019 by Public Library of Science Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer Obesity is associated with a three-fold increased risk of cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with...
ReadDECEMBER 19, 2019 by American Cancer Society An Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diagnosis and more timely receipt of...
ReadDECEMBER 18, 2019 by American Cancer Society Recent colorectal cancer screening rates more than doubled among people ages 45 to 49 in the months after the release of updated American Cancer Society guidelines recommending screening...
ReadDECEMBER 17, 2019 by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign At least 90 percent of head and neck cancer patients develop symptoms that affect their ability or desire to eat, because of either the tumor itself...
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