Towards the in vivo detection of cancer progression using circularly polarized LEDs
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have experimentally demonstrated a novel cancer diagnosis technique based on the scattering …
Breast cancer survivors’ fear of cancer returning linked to genomic testing, psychological factors
Breast cancer survivors with a higher risk of cancer recurrence based on genomic testing may experience greater fear of their …
Risk-Based Mammography Proposed for Times of Reduced Capacity
A novel risk-based approach could be an effective way to triage women for mammography during times of limited capacity, such …
Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to study
Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to …
COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced disease than before the …
Cervical cancer testing tech could replace pap smears, save lives
Emerging technologies can screen for cervical cancer better than Pap smears and, if widely used, could save lives both in …
AI used in battle against asbestos-linked cancer
International genomics research led by the University of Leicester has used artificial intelligence (AI) to study an aggressive form of …
New method for scDNA sequencing provides insights into breast cancer evolution
Overcoming previous technical challenges with single-cell DNA (scDNA) sequencing, a group led by researchers at The University of Texas MD …
Aging cells in abdominal fluid cause increased peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer
Through an analysis of cellular components (cell fractions) from malignant ascites (fluid buildup in the abdomen caused by gastric cancer), …
Balance Disorder Tied to All-Cause Mortality Risk
(Reuters Health) – Individuals with balance disorder are at increased risk of premature death from all causes as well as …
Cancer study highlights racial disparities for patients facing dual diagnoses
The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) published new findings in the Annals of Oncology, showing heightened mortality and racial disparities …
Ablative Radiation Extends Life in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
For patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer, higher dose ablative radiation after chemotherapy induction may extend life, say investigators from Memorial …
CLAIRE GILBERT: Are doctors asking cancer patients to suffer too much?
My cancer treatment was horrific: Are doctors expecting us patients to suffer too much, asks medical ethics expert CLAIRE GILBERT …
Significant variation found in timing and selection of genetic tests for non-small-cell lung cancer
Biomarker testing surveys specific disease-associated molecules to predict treatment response and disease progression; however its use has complicated the diagnosis …
AACI survey finds many opportunities for cancer center networks to increase patient satisfaction, outcomes
The consolidation of medical services into large systems of care is a major driver of health care economics. For patients …
RNA editing protein ADAR1 protects telomeres and supports proliferation in cancer cells
Scientists at The Wistar Institute identified a new function of ADAR1, a protein responsible for RNA editing, discovering that the …
New system may offer improved options for cancer treatment
Improved options for cancer treatment are on the way, thanks to a new system developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory …
Whole genome sequencing may guide blood cancer treatment
For certain blood cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), deciding whether patients need an aggressive …