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Oncology, meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix ''-logy'', meaning "study of") is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''.

New blood test can detect clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients

An international research team at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, has developed a new blood test capable of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients, as reported in the medical journal Cancers on 27 July 2019.

6 Aug 2019

New research explains why some cancers don't respond to immunotherapy

New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don't respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy called "checkpoint inhibitors" or anti-PD-1.

6 Aug 2019

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability (MSI) detection into the 74-gene panel Guardant360 liquid biopsy assay showed high concordance with matched tissue samples in nearly 1,000 patients.

5 Aug 2019

Fight CRC publishes manuscript investigating colon and rectal cancer in young adults

Fight Colorectal Cancer, the nation's largest advocacy organization dedicated to colon and rectal cancers announced today that the manuscript, "A summary of the Fight Colorectal Cancer working meeting: Exploring risk factors and etiology of sporadic early-age onset colorectal cancer" has been published in the August 2019 edition of Gastroenterology.

3 Aug 2019

GW Cancer Center selected as first global clinical trial site for high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Under the leadership of Vishal A. Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS, director of the Cutaneous Oncology Program at the George Washington University Cancer Center, the GW Cancer Center was selected as the first global site for a clinical trial for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

3 Aug 2019

FDA approves first therapy for symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to Turalio (pexidartinib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not responsive to improvement with surgery.

3 Aug 2019

Infusion treatments for low iron can deplete patients’ wallets

Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than a year later, she's still paying the price.

2 Aug 2019

HIV-infected elderly cancer patients have worse outcomes despite treatment

Elderly cancer patients who are HIV-positive, particularly those with prostate and breast cancers, have worse outcomes compared to cancer patients in the same age range who do not have HIV.

2 Aug 2019

Study maps bone marrow niche populations and their differentiation paths

Bone marrow contains biological factories, which pump out billions of new blood cells daily. The non-blood cells that maintain this production also have the potential to produce bone, fat and cartilage.

1 Aug 2019

Preliminary study for detection of pancreatic cancer shows encouraging results

OTraces, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company specializing in early cancer detection, has announced completion of a preliminary study for detection of pancreatic cancer.

1 Aug 2019

Debunking the 'July effect' for heart surgery

The notion that more medical errors occur in July compared to other months due to an influx of new medical school graduates starting their in-hospital training does not apply to heart surgery, according to research in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, published by Elsevier.

31 Jul 2019

MR Solutions wins third Queen’s Award for advanced PET imaging technology

MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the company’s innovative PET imaging technology for use in pre-clinical research.

From MR Solutions 31 Jul 2019

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

An international collaborative led by Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK has identified key areas that are central to uncovering the complex relationship between nutrition and cancer.

31 Jul 2019

First ever American gene-editing treatment using CRISPR for genetic disease

In a pathbreaking experiment, a 34-year-old mother of four from Mississippi is in the limelight for volunteering to be the subject of CRISPR-mediated gene editing in the hope of achieving a cure for the painful sickle cell anemia with which she has suffered all her life.

30 Jul 2019

Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology launched at Ohio State to fight cancer at all levels

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute today announced formation of the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, a comprehensive bench-to-bedside research initiative focused on harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancer at all levels - from prevention to treatment and survivorship.

27 Jul 2019

Research links inherited BRCA2 mutations with increased risk of childhood lymphoma

A report from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital links inherited mutations in the BRCA2 gene with an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents.

25 Jul 2019

People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support

People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support, a new global report published today by the All.Can international cancer initiative reveals.

24 Jul 2019

All.Can report urges health officials, decision-makers to 'do the right thing by patients'

The international All.Can cancer initiative has today published a major report urging health officials, governments and decision-makers to 'do the right thing by patients' when developing cancer care plans and policies by taking patient insights into account in all aspects of treatment and care.

24 Jul 2019

Common feature that makes cancer cells appear bloated could be their potential weak spot

In a study using yeast cells and data from cancer cell lines, Johns Hopkins University scientists report they have found a potential weak spot among cancer cells that have extra sets of chromosomes, the structures that carry genetic material.

23 Jul 2019

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy soon

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy, when recommended, ideally within four months of their cancer diagnosis because new study findings show that waiting longer is associated with poorer overall survival.

23 Jul 2019

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Further Reading

New blood test can detect clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients

New research explains why some cancers don't respond to immunotherapy

MSI detection in blood samples can guide treatment planning for patients with advanced cancer

Fight CRC publishes manuscript investigating colon and rectal cancer in young adults

GW Cancer Center selected as first global clinical trial site for high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

FDA approves first therapy for symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor

Infusion treatments for low iron can deplete patients’ wallets

HIV-infected elderly cancer patients have worse outcomes despite treatment

Study maps bone marrow niche populations and their differentiation paths

Preliminary study for detection of pancreatic cancer shows encouraging results

Debunking the 'July effect' for heart surgery

MR Solutions wins third Queen’s Award for advanced PET imaging technology

International collaborative pinpoints key areas to catalyze nutrition-based cancer prevention

First ever American gene-editing treatment using CRISPR for genetic disease

Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology launched at Ohio State to fight cancer at all levels

Research links inherited BRCA2 mutations with increased risk of childhood lymphoma

People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support

All.Can report urges health officials, decision-makers to 'do the right thing by patients'

Common feature that makes cancer cells appear bloated could be their potential weak spot

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy soon

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