The four types of systemic therapy for breast cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Treatment for breast cancer can come in many forms. In addition to surgery to remove cancerous tissue and radiation therapy, breast cancer is also commonly treated…

AI model predicts progression of breast cancer better than standard hospital tests, study claims

Multi-modal AI test for invasive breast cancer. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.21256 A team of AI and medical researchers at startup Ataraxis AI, who are also affiliated with a host…

Survey finds a dangerous gap in knowledge about pancreatic cancer among adults under age 50

Axial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domain While pancreatic cancer rates are rising in people under age 50, a new survey conducted…

What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

Prostate cancer is Australia’s most commonly diagnosed cancer. One in six men will be diagnosed by the time they turn 85. Cancers are abnormal groups of cells that grow uncontrollably…

Cancer prevalence across vertebrate species decreases with gestation time, may increase with adult mass

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer prevalence rates varied widely across vertebrate species and generally increased with higher adult mass and decreased with longer gestation time, according to results published in…

Study suggests around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat

Credit: Bryce Carithers from Pexels Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of…

Chronic stress accelerates colorectal cancer progression by disrupting the balance of gut microbiota, study shows

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cutting-edge research has uncovered how chronic stress disrupts the balance of gut microbiota to speed up the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), opening new avenues for…

Do people with MS have an increased risk of cancer?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study has found some cancers to be slightly more frequent in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in people without MS. The study is published…

Study finds common breast cancer treatments may speed aging process

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery,…

Harnessing natural killer T cells to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors

CAR-NKT cells target tumor cells in vitro. a, Representative flow cytometry plots illustrating the purity of NKT cells isolated from the spleen of iVα14-Jα18 transgenic mice, n = 12 with similar results.…