Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990–2019), finds research…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves
The der(1;16) translocation-positive breast cancer originated from a single cell around puberty. This cell repeatedly underwent cell division and expanded until it developed into breast cancer several decades later. Then,…
Can you rely on AI to answer questions about cancer?
AI might not always be your most accurate source of health information, especially when it comes to cancer care, new research finds. Two new studies assessed the quality of responses…
New therapeutic approach for the treatment of neuroblastoma in young children
Lead author Sven Hagemann is handling cell cultures. Credit: University Medicine Halle Neuroblastomas are tumors of the nervous system. They can form in many places in the body and are…
Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer
Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published in Journal…
Researcher discusses how lung macrophages evolve during metastatic growth of lung colonies in a mouse model of melanoma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new editorial paper titled “A macrophage is a macrophage is a macrophage—in metastasis” has been published in Oncotarget. In this new editorial, researcher Thomas T.…
Study confirms long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in the prevention of cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence…
5 advances in cancer treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking…
Study connects research scientists with the communities they serve
Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the UArizona Cancer Center, speaks at a Scientific Café event at Rollies Mexican Patio restaurant. Credit: UArizona Health Sciences A new study by University of…
Lorazepam treatment may be linked to worse outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety during cancer treatment, had a shorter progression-free survival than patients who…
