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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''.

Researchers develop highly specific apoptosis assay for pharmacodynamic analyses of tumor specimens

Existing microscopy-based methods of detecting apoptosis, such as TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling), have limited quantitative capabilities due to insufficient signal-to-noise ratios.

19 Apr 2018

Experts propose new solutions to increase benefit, affordability of targeted cancer medicines

Spending on cancer drugs in the United States has nearly doubled in the past five years and continues to grow, imposing substantial financial burden on patients with cancer.

18 Apr 2018

Novel method enables fast and noninvasive assessment of tumor status

How aggressive is a tumor? To measure the tumor status without taking tissue samples, Italian researchers have developed a method based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of whole body parts.

18 Apr 2018

Researchers identify link between physical inactivity and increased risk of dying from cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have once again identified a link between physical inactivity and an increased risk of mortality among cancer patients, emphasizing the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle and the importance of regular exercise as therapy for cancer patients both during and after treatment.

18 Apr 2018

Researchers evaluate accuracy of simple blood test to predict lung cancer

Every year, health care providers in the United States discover more than 1.6 million lung nodules in patients.

18 Apr 2018

New study maps links between 625 genes and different chemotherapy treatments

Despite the great successes of targeted cancer drugs and the promise of novel immunotherapies, the vast majority of people diagnosed with cancer are still first treated with chemotherapy. Now a new study by UCSF researchers using techniques drawn from computational biology could make it much easier for physicians to use the genetic profile of a patient's tumor to pick the chemotherapy treatment with the fewest side effects and best chance of success.

18 Apr 2018

Roswell Park researchers identify driver of cancer-promoting metabolic changes

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a potential key player promoting cancer progression through changes in the cell environment that are conducive to metastasis.

17 Apr 2018

Students develop one-size-fits-all, inexpensive embolization tool

Stemming the flow of blood to starve a tumor or stop hemorrhage can be an expensive, repetitive task for doctors, requiring a variety of approaches and materials for different patients and different sized blood vessels. Often, the interventional radiologists who perform these important procedures must try several times in order to successfully stop the bleeding.

17 Apr 2018

Study reports promising novel approach to treat therapy resistant pediatric brain tumors

Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly pediatric brain cancer and now propose advancing the treatment to clinical testing in children.

17 Apr 2018

Mouse study shows how tungsten accumulates in the bones

New research shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings, by a team of chemists and biologists at McGill University, could add to doubts over the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.

17 Apr 2018

Two immune checkpoint inhibitors efficiently block leukemia development in preclinical tests

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a hematological malignancy that originates in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and spreads to other organs through the bloodstream.

17 Apr 2018

Study challenges use of whole-brain radiation for small-cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases

Lung cancer often metastasizes to the brain. Historically, brain metastases have been treated with whole-brain radiation therapy.

17 Apr 2018

IBA and RaySearch to display first online adaptive proton therapy workflow at ESTRO

RaySearch, the global leader in software for cancer treatment, and IBA, the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, will make a unique joint presentation at the ESTRO 37 Annual Meeting. The companies will demonstrate their innovative approach to optimizing the patient treatment workflow through the first online adaptive proton therapy workflow.

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 17 Apr 2018

Precancerous colon polyps in Lynch syndrome patients display immune activation

Colon polyps from patients with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that raises colorectal cancer risk, display immune system activation well before cancer development, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Apr 2018

Anti-PD-1 treatment reduces tumor size and post-surgical relapse of lung cancer

A drug given to early stage lung cancer patients before they undergo surgery showed major tumor responses in the removed tumor and an increase in anti-tumor T-cells that remained after the tumor was removed, which resulted in fewer relapse cases in the patients.

16 Apr 2018

New 'lymphoma micro-reactor' device targets chemo-resistant tumors

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from overly proliferating immune cells within the body's lymph nodes, which are connected to a network of lymph vessels through which lymphatic fluid flows.

12 Apr 2018

UCLA scientists identify four subtypes of melanoma with different drug sensitivities

Melanoma, a relatively rare but deadly skin cancer, has been shown to switch differentiation states - that is, to regress to an earlier stage of development - which can lead it to become resistant to treatment.

12 Apr 2018

High carbohydrate and sugar linked to disease recurrence, death in head and neck cancer patients

Consuming high amounts of carbohydrates and various forms of sugar during the year prior to treatment for head and neck cancer may increase patients' risks of cancer recurrence and mortality, a new study reports.

12 Apr 2018

Experimental peptide drug shows promise against acute myeloid leukemia

In a study published online today in Science Translational Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that an experimental peptide drug shows promise against the often-lethal cancer acute myeloid leukemia and describe how the drug works at the molecular level.

11 Apr 2018

ESMO: New system to rank relevance of treatable cancer genetic mutations needed

ESMO, the leading professional organization for medical oncology, welcomes the latest reports from The Cancer Genome Atla as a major resource for researchers across the world and calls for increased across-the-board commitment to translate these efforts into medical advances for the benefit of cancer patients.

11 Apr 2018

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Researchers develop highly specific apoptosis assay for pharmacodynamic analyses of tumor specimens

Experts propose new solutions to increase benefit, affordability of targeted cancer medicines

Novel method enables fast and noninvasive assessment of tumor status

Researchers identify link between physical inactivity and increased risk of dying from cancer

Researchers evaluate accuracy of simple blood test to predict lung cancer

New study maps links between 625 genes and different chemotherapy treatments

Roswell Park researchers identify driver of cancer-promoting metabolic changes

Students develop one-size-fits-all, inexpensive embolization tool

Study reports promising novel approach to treat therapy resistant pediatric brain tumors

Mouse study shows how tungsten accumulates in the bones

Two immune checkpoint inhibitors efficiently block leukemia development in preclinical tests

Study challenges use of whole-brain radiation for small-cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases

IBA and RaySearch to display first online adaptive proton therapy workflow at ESTRO

Precancerous colon polyps in Lynch syndrome patients display immune activation

Anti-PD-1 treatment reduces tumor size and post-surgical relapse of lung cancer

New 'lymphoma micro-reactor' device targets chemo-resistant tumors

UCLA scientists identify four subtypes of melanoma with different drug sensitivities

High carbohydrate and sugar linked to disease recurrence, death in head and neck cancer patients

Experimental peptide drug shows promise against acute myeloid leukemia

ESMO: New system to rank relevance of treatable cancer genetic mutations needed

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