Medulloblastoma cells kept in 3D culture (tumor spheroids) or 2D culture at the researchers’ lab. Credit: Amanda Faria Assoni A protein that has been widely studied owing to its association…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Blood cancer discovery identifies high-risk patients, could improve outcomes
UVA researchers say a new method of identifying acute myeloid leukemia patients likely to have a poor outcomes could eventually lead to improved treatment plans. Credit: John DiJulio, University Communications/University…
Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some…
Study shows breast cancer rates increasing among younger women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, with steeper increases in more recent years, according to…
Immunotherapy post-surgery found to improve overall survival for kidney cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in…
What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is it treated?
by Carla K. Johnson Britain’s King Charles III hosts a gathering of young UK community and faith leaders to discuss the challenges their communities face, at Buckingham Palace, in London,…
Can passengers set a direction for prognosis?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An editorial paper was published in Oncoscience by researcher Peeter Karihtala from the University of Helsinki and University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, titled, “The mutational signatures…
Multiple myeloma cured after hepatitis treatment reveals that this cancer can be caused by viruses
The effect of antiviral treatment in hepatitis C virus- and hepatitis B virus-infected multiple myeloma cohorts. (A) Study design and flowchart of hepatitis B virus (HBV)+ (orange) and hepatitis C…
Two common biomarkers can predict heart risk in asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors
First and corresponding author Matthew Ehrhardt, MD, MS, St. Jude Department of Oncology. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Data from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study (St. Jude LIFE)…
New trial of ‘pill-on-a-thread’ brings screening for esophageal cancer closer
Credit: Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald/University of Cambridge A man from Cambridge is the first to join the surveillance part of a clinical trial that could see routine screening for esophageal cancer…
