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 …
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The Challenge’s Ashley Cain Gives Update on Newborn Daughter’s Leukemia Battle
The Challenge’s Ashley Cain gave fans an update on his newborn daughter’s battle with leukemia after revealing earlier this month …
New way to halt leukemia relapse shown promising in mice
Researchers have identified a second path to defeating chronic myelogenous leukemia, which tends to affect older adults, even in the …
Here’s proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths
New research led by the University of South Australia shows just how effective bowel cancer screening is in helping to …
Bone, not adrenaline, drives fight or flight response
When faced with a predator or sudden danger, the heart rate goes up, breathing becomes more rapid, and fuel in …
Consensus criteria for diagnosis, staging, and treatment response assessment of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
T-cell ProLymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is the most aggressive of all known forms of leukemia. Although many cancer drugs are now …
New pharmaceutical target reverses osteoporosis in mice: Duke researchers show that activating the adenosine receptor A2B not only halts but reverses bone deterioration in mouse models of osteoporosis
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have discovered a pharmaceutical target that, when activated, can reverse bone degradation caused by osteoporosis …
Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that …
New way to make cancer self-destruct: Penn study finds blocking the ATF4 gene causes tumors to die from too much stress
For years, researchers have been trying to target a gene called MYC that is known to drive tumor growth in …
Incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising, study shows
New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, …
A new approach to targeting cancer cells
A University of California, Riverside, research team has come up with a new approach to targeting cancer cells that circumvents …
Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia
Acute erythroid leukemia (AEL) is a high-risk cancer with a dismal prognosis, uncertain genetic basis and controversy surrounding the diagnosis. …
New medication gives mice bigger muscles
It is common knowledge that as people grow older they lose a large part of their muscle mass — and …
Drug compound could be next-generation treatment for aggressive form of leukemia: Compounds show promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia
Researchers have been struggling for years to find a treatment for patients who have a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia …
FDA Approves Imbruvica (ibrutinib) Plus Obinutuzumab as First Non-Chemotherapy Combination Regimen for Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the U.S. Food …
Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called ‘neoadjuvant’ therapy, helps …
Breaking down AGEs: Insight into how lifestyle drives ER-positive breast cancer
Poor diet and lack of exercise are associated with cancer development, but the underlying biology is not well understood. Advanced …