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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''.

Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are at greater risk of dying if they have had psychiatric care prior to the cancer treatment. In addition, patients with these cancers show greater suicide risk than the general population, even once the data is corrected for previous psychiatric care.

18 Mar 2019

Testosterone treatment lowers recurrence rates in low-risk prostate cancer patients

In the largest such study so far undertaken, US researchers have shown that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate cancer in low-risk patients.

18 Mar 2019

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Doubling the low amount of total body radiation delivered to patients undergoing bone marrow transplants with donor cells that are only "half-matched" increased the rate of engraftment from only about 50 percent to nearly 100 percent, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

15 Mar 2019

Medication could mitigate side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method of forecasting which breast cancer patients will suffer heart problems from a commonly used chemotherapy drug.

14 Mar 2019

Novel biosensor can isolate and target leukemic stem cells

All stem cells can multiply, proliferate and differentiate. Because of these qualities, leukemic stem cells are the most malignant of all leukemic cells. Understanding how leukemic stem cells are regulated has become an important area of cancer research.

12 Mar 2019

Imaging technique reveals differences between radiation-sensitive and treatment-resistant tumors

Researchers have started pilot clinical studies in head and neck cancer patients to determine if Raman spectroscopy, a noninvasive imaging technique, can effectively spare some patients of the toxic side effects of ineffective radiation therapy.

12 Mar 2019

New nuclear medicine tracers make it easier to diagnose and treat cancer

Researchers have identified two new nuclear medicine tracers that make it easier to diagnose and potentially treat cancer.

12 Mar 2019

Managing nontraditional risk factors to improve outcomes after cancer surgery

In a study of 142 patients preparing for cancer surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that psychological or social risk factors such as depression, limited resilience and lack of emergency resources along with standard medical risk factors such as high blood pressure or diabetes are linked with higher risks of surgical complications.

12 Mar 2019

New imaging technology could help find tiny tumors

Many types of cancer could be more easily treated if they were detected at an earlier stage. MIT researchers have now developed an imaging system, named "DOLPHIN," which could enable them to find tiny tumors, as small as a couple of hundred cells, deep within the body.

7 Mar 2019

Quanterix corporation releases operating results for fourth quarter and full year 2018

Quanterix announced financial results for the three months and twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2018.

From Quanterix 7 Mar 2019

Radiation after surgery in children with ependymoma nearly triples survival rate

Radiation immediately following surgery in children with ependymoma, the third most common pediatric brain tumor, can nearly triple survival.

5 Mar 2019

World-first fact-checking program tackles problem of incorrect biomedical research results

Cancer researcher Professor Jennifer Byrne from the University of Sydney is hoping to change this with the creation of a world-first fact-checking program that is tackling the problem of incorrectly published biomedical research results, whether intentional or otherwise.

5 Mar 2019

Protecting against ‘invisible threat’ that affects cancer care workers

Chemotherapy drugs are lifesaving to cancer patients, but these toxic drugs are hazardous to the health care workers who come into contact with them. Despite the risks, many health care workers do not use recommended personal protective equipment such as gloves or gowns when handling chemotherapy.

2 Mar 2019

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Differential H3K27AC marks were identified at enhancer regions of genes including c-MYC, MED1, OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX2 that can act as super-enhancers (SE), cluster of genes in non-cancerous, cancerous and metastatic PDAC cell lines.

1 Mar 2019

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what kind of exercise is best? A pilot study by Colorado researchers hints that group exercise and personal training may lead to similar physical gains, but that a specially designed class for cancer survivors incorporating group dynamics-strategies may increase quality of life beyond that of survivors using personal training.

28 Feb 2019

Cavitation dose painting technique: A new method for precise drug delivery

If traditional drug delivery were a type of painting, it might be akin to paintball. With good aim, a majority of the paint ends on the bullseye, but it also drips and splashes, carrying streams of paint across the target.

28 Feb 2019

Almost half of all childhood cancer cases go undiagnosed

A new study estimates that almost half of all children in the world who have cancer are not diagnosed or treated, leaving them to “die at home.”

27 Feb 2019

Porvair Sciences to improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Porvair Sciences reports on its involvement in a new £2.6 million project led by Swansea University (UK) that aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 27 Feb 2019

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to quickly screen hundreds of drugs in order to identify treatments that can target specific tumors.

26 Feb 2019

Study uncovers potential role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center created a genetic model that helps to understand how the body restrains autoimmune and oncological diseases.

26 Feb 2019

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Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Testosterone treatment lowers recurrence rates in low-risk prostate cancer patients

Deadly inherited blood disorders cured with bone marrow transplant

Medication could mitigate side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients

Novel biosensor can isolate and target leukemic stem cells

Imaging technique reveals differences between radiation-sensitive and treatment-resistant tumors

New nuclear medicine tracers make it easier to diagnose and treat cancer

Managing nontraditional risk factors to improve outcomes after cancer surgery

New imaging technology could help find tiny tumors

Quanterix corporation releases operating results for fourth quarter and full year 2018

Radiation after surgery in children with ependymoma nearly triples survival rate

World-first fact-checking program tackles problem of incorrect biomedical research results

Protecting against ‘invisible threat’ that affects cancer care workers

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Cavitation dose painting technique: A new method for precise drug delivery

Almost half of all childhood cancer cases go undiagnosed

Porvair Sciences to improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Miniature tumor organoids could help guide treatment decisions for people with rare cancers

Study uncovers potential role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

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