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How a new light-based cancer treatment could destroy tumors without harming healthy cells—using LEDs

Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today's therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain vital tools, yet they often damage ...

An understudied type of breast cancer poses a lurking threat

University of Colorado Cancer Center member Matthew Sikora, Ph.D., is a national leader in research into an understudied subtype of breast cancer that's on the rise in American women, is often more difficult to detect than ...

Many patients learn they could have cancer in the emergency department

Abdominal and chest pain. Injuries. Breathing difficulty. Infections. Mental health emergencies. Those are some of the most common reasons why people go to the local emergency department.

Report provides global picture of wide inequalities in care for women's cancers

One in five women with breast or cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are diagnosed at an early stage, compared with more than one in three in high-income countries (HICs), new research suggests. For ...

Higher levels of HIF2α found to slow down aggressive childhood cancer

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that affects the sympathetic nervous system in young children and is often difficult to treat, especially when the tumor cells carry multiple copies of the MYCN gene.

Clinical trial is testing whether heavy lifting could combat cancer side effects

A new clinical trial led by University of Alberta researchers is exploring whether heavy strength training is a safe and beneficial way to help combat the long-term physical challenges faced by head and neck cancer survivors.

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Medicaid expansion tied to smaller declines in early-stage cancer detection

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid expansion was associated with smaller declines in early-stage cancer detection, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Toward rapid and comprehensive genetic diagnosis of pediatric cancer through adaptive sequencing

What if a single test could simultaneously contribute to the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment guidance of childhood cancer—while helping avoid toxic or potentially unnecessary treatments?

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Medicaid expansion tied to smaller declines in early-stage cancer detection

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicaid expansion was associated with smaller declines in early-stage cancer detection, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Toward rapid and comprehensive genetic diagnosis of pediatric cancer through adaptive sequencing

What if a single test could simultaneously contribute to the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment guidance of childhood cancer—while helping avoid toxic or potentially unnecessary treatments?

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Cancer treatment has come a long way, but many of today's therapies still come with steep costs: not just financial, but physical and emotional too. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain vital tools, yet they often damage ...

University of Colorado Cancer Center member Matthew Sikora, Ph.D., is a national leader in research into an understudied subtype of breast cancer that's on the rise in American women, is often more difficult to detect than ...

Abdominal and chest pain. Injuries. Breathing difficulty. Infections. Mental health emergencies. Those are some of the most common reasons why people go to the local emergency department.

One in five women with breast or cervical cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are diagnosed at an early stage, compared with more than one in three in high-income countries (HICs), new research suggests. For ...

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that affects the sympathetic nervous system in young children and is often difficult to treat, especially when the tumor cells carry multiple copies of the MYCN gene.

A new clinical trial led by University of Alberta researchers is exploring whether heavy strength training is a safe and beneficial way to help combat the long-term physical challenges faced by head and neck cancer survivors.

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Should the UK introduce targeted prostate cancer screening? The case for and against

Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has called for a targeted prostate cancer screening program for men most at high risk of the disease, reviving a national debate on how to save more lives and tackle health inequalities ...

Tumor infiltration of major blood vessels, not metastasis, may be primary cause of cancer death

The ultimate cause of death from cancer may not be metastatic disease, as researchers have long surmised, but an infiltration of tumors into major blood vessels that cause blood clots and multiorgan failure, a one-of-a-kind ...

High-speed whole-body SPECT tracks tumor evolution to optimize prostate cancer treatment

A new fast and convenient approach to scintigraphy-based monitoring allows physicians to efficiently and reliably assess prostate cancer progression or regression during treatment. With this strong prognostic information, ...

After cancer: Study explores caring-healing modalities for survivors

As cancer survivorship rises, many people living with or beyond cancer face lasting physical and emotional challenges—particularly anxiety and depression, which affect about 30% of this population. Emotional distress is ...

Study identifies new approach to protect the brain during radiation therapy

While tremendous relief comes from successfully battling cancer, survivors can also experience cognitive impairments caused by the disease and its treatment. Up to 70% of survivors experience trouble with memory and concentration, ...

Loneliness and social isolation linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published online in the ...

Prior authorizations draining time, energy from many cancer patients

Cancer patients aren't just battling a deadly disease—part of their time and energy can also be spent fighting the system intended to cure them, a new study says. The findings are published in the journal JCO Oncology Practice.

Breast awareness: What to look for in your self-exam

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, recommends monthly ...

New imaging solution could help improve survival for patients with recurring prostate cancer

A multicenter study led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London (Lawson), and University Health Network (UHN) has found a novel imaging solution, ...

'Chemo brain' cognitive issues linked to poor lymphatic-system drainage

Cancer is a challenging enough diagnosis, but many patients are dealt a second blow, even as they heal: "chemo brain."

Study opens up possibility of bespoke prostate cancer treatment

A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has identified genetic variants that make some patients more sensitive to radiation in specific parts of the rectum than others. The knowledge could reduce the risk of ...

Top 10 questions about breast cancer answered

Breast cancer receives much attention during October's awareness month. Although sightings of pink ribbons and breast cancer-related information increase during the month, it's crucial to keep screenings and clinical breast ...

Nanoparticle vaccine prevents multiple cancers and stops metastasis in mice

A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice. Not only did up to ...

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer: They blame the bases

At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Exercise may help breast cancer survivors manage weight

New UBC Okanagan research shows that exercise can do more than improve the strength and cardiovascular endurance of women who have survived breast cancer.

A radiotheranostic approach designed to combat aggressive cancers

UCLA scientists, together with a team of international collaborators, have identified a promising new treatment strategy that can detect, kill and reprogram aggressive, treatment-resistant tumors like osteosarcomas and glioblastoma.

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