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AI-based predictive tool could help guide treatment of cancer

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created an AI-based tool that uses tumor gene sequencing data to predict the primary source of a patient's cancer.

7 Aug 2023

UTHSC professor receives $2.56 million to continue glioblastoma research

Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently was awarded $2.56 million from the National Cancer Institute over the next five years to identify and target molecular pathways that will enhance glioblastoma's sensitivity to currently approved drug therapies.

7 Aug 2023

Menstrual discs hold the most blood, may be best for heavy flow

Amid widely differing capacities of available menstrual hygiene products, a menstrual disc - similar in shape to a diaphragm - may be best for dealing with heavy monthly blood flow as well as indicating excessive blood loss, suggests research published online in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.

7 Aug 2023

High troponin levels associated with increased risk of death from any cause

A high level of troponin - a protein normally used to exclude the possibility of a heart attack in patients with chest pain - may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next couple of years, even in the absence of known or suspected cardiovascular disease, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

7 Aug 2023

Depression and anxiety not linked to higher risk for most cancers, analysis finds

Depression and anxiety are thought to increase a person's risk of developing cancer, but research results have been inconclusive.

7 Aug 2023

Bone mineralization found to dampen metastatic progression of breast cancer

Tumor cells are known to be fickle sleeper agents, often lying dormant in distant tissues for years before reactivating and forming metastasis.

7 Aug 2023

Researchers develop new method to find mutations in pediatric brain tumors

Researchers at Uppsala university have developed a new method to find mutations in brain tumors in children.

7 Aug 2023

Computational model can help identify the sites of origin for enigmatic cancers

For a small percentage of cancer patients, doctors are unable to determine where their cancer originated. This makes it much more difficult to choose a treatment for those patients, because many cancer drugs are typically developed for specific cancer types.

7 Aug 2023

NCI funds study to investigate the underlying cellular mechanisms that drive ER+ breast cancer

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a 5-year, $2.7 million grant to researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys to investigate and elucidate the underlying cellular mechanisms that drive the most common form of breast cancer.

7 Aug 2023

Researchers uncover genetic machinery responsible for EBV-induced B cell growth transformation

B cells or B lymphocytes are an important part of the body's immune system. When healthy B cells are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), they undergo growth transformation, a process that immortalizes B cells, leading to their uncontrolled proliferation.

7 Aug 2023

New AI modules boost polyp segmentation in colonoscopy imagery

Researchers have developed a pair of modules that gives a boost to the use of artificial neural networks to identify potentially cancerous growths in colonoscopy imagery, traditionally plagued by image noise resulting from the colonoscopy insertion and rotation process itself.

7 Aug 2023

Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancer in older adults

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

7 Aug 2023

New trial to assess sentinel lymph node removal during surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer

University of Queensland researchers have received a $3.1 million grant for a trial which could revolutionize endometrial cancer treatment.

7 Aug 2023

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: A review of treatment strategies

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience (Volume 10) on June 28, 2023, entitled, "Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck – treatment strategies of a highly malignant tumor with variable localizations."

6 Aug 2023

Survey: Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost

Many Americans really want to lose weight — and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so.

5 Aug 2023

Black and Hispanic individuals with second primary cancer have higher death rates, study finds

In new findings from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), non-Hispanic Black individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer (SPC) experienced 21% higher cancer-related death rates and 41% higher cardiovascular-related death rates compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts.

4 Aug 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

AI-based predictive tool could help guide treatment of cancer

UTHSC professor receives $2.56 million to continue glioblastoma research

Menstrual discs hold the most blood, may be best for heavy flow

High troponin levels associated with increased risk of death from any cause

Depression and anxiety not linked to higher risk for most cancers, analysis finds

Bone mineralization found to dampen metastatic progression of breast cancer

Researchers develop new method to find mutations in pediatric brain tumors

Computational model can help identify the sites of origin for enigmatic cancers

NCI funds study to investigate the underlying cellular mechanisms that drive ER+ breast cancer

Researchers uncover genetic machinery responsible for EBV-induced B cell growth transformation

New AI modules boost polyp segmentation in colonoscopy imagery

Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancer in older adults

New trial to assess sentinel lymph node removal during surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: A review of treatment strategies

Survey: Americans want weight loss drugs despite high cost

Black and Hispanic individuals with second primary cancer have higher death rates, study finds

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Neoantigen discovery sheds light on cancer immunogenicity

The impacts and implications of virtual consultations in cancer genetics amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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