Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There are significant gaps in the UK public’s awareness of the telltale signs and symptoms of cancer in children and teens, with just a third of…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do…
Researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not…
Zebrafish avatars can help tailor glioblastoma therapies
Patient-derived tumor cells (green) growing in a zebrafish embryo with its vascular network labeled in yellow, and its macrophages, a type of immune cell, in red. Credit: Lise Finotto, VIB –…
New robot could help diagnose breast cancer early
The device. Credit: George Jenkinson A device has been created that could carry out clinical breast examinations (CBE). The manipulator, designed by a team at the University of Bristol and…
True progression or pseudoprogression in glioblastoma patients?
Credit: Human Brain Project Is it true progression or pseudoprogression in tumor growth? That’s the critical question for radiation and medical oncologists treating patients with glioblastoma, the most common and…
Researchers discuss reassessing COVID-19 precautions in 2023
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new editorial paper titled “Reassessing the risks and benefits of COVID-19 precautions in 2023” has been published in Oncotarget. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over…
Gut bacteria key to fighting colorectal cancer, study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Metabolites produced by gut bacteria during digestion can be used to trigger an immune response against colorectal cancer cells, according to new University of Alberta research,…
‘Search and destroy’ treatment found to improve quality of life for patients with advanced prostate cancer
Prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute. A new radioactive medicine that seeks out tumor cells to deliver a targeted dose of radiation greatly improves quality of life…
Stigmatization of smoking-related diseases is a barrier to care, and the problem may be on the rise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The stigma that patients face when diagnosed with lung cancer is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes, including distress and isolation, delayed help-seeking, and concerns about the…
