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Researchers discover potential new treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute on Aging in Jena and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg have discovered a novel treatment approach for soft tissue tumors, which are frequently occurring in children and are often malignant.

26 Jul 2023

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

A surprising finding from USC reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize and suggests new therapeutic approaches for halting their spread.

24 Jul 2023

Study finds no difference in survival rate for gallbladder cancer patients based on liver resection size

Gallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past.

24 Jul 2023

AARDEX Group: Founding member of the CancerX initiative drives innovation and improves follow up for cancer patients

Adherence specialist AARDEX Group is proud to announce it is a founding member of the CancerX initiative, bringing together diverse stakeholders to drive innovation and improve follow up for cancer patients.

24 Jul 2023

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

A University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in American Indian patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancers who are preparing for surgery.

20 Jul 2023

Healthcare disruption during COVID-19 linked to increased risk of preventable hospitalizations

People who experienced disrupted access to healthcare (including appointments and procedures) during the covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

19 Jul 2023

Breast cancer treatment linked to faster biological aging

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators.

19 Jul 2023

How diet, exercise can improve mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors

Researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have been awarded $7 million in total funding to study how diet and exercise impact mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors and their caregivers.

18 Jul 2023

Elias family's gift to MD Anderson will help advance brain tumor and cancer neuroscience research

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a $16.25 million gift from Howard and Susan Elias to accelerate brain tumor and cancer neuroscience research, an emerging field focused on integrating the role of the nervous system in cancer.

18 Jul 2023

An evaluation of the main nanotechnology approaches to improve the therapeutic potential of polyphenols against cancer

Researchers comprehensively evaluated all nanotechnology-based approaches.

18 Jul 2023

A comparison of the lived experiences among extended and long-term young adult cancer survivors

Researchers compared the life experiences of young adult (YA) cancer survivors aged 18 to 39.

18 Jul 2023

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved completeness of pretreatment CT reports in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including for established sites of unresectable or challenging-to-resect disease.

13 Jul 2023

Researchers develop 3D bioprinting technology for eliminating cancer cells

A three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology capable of eliminating cancer cells using the function of immune cells has been developed for the first time in the world.

11 Jul 2023

Chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria linked to unhealthy weight gain in breast cancer patients

Researchers have found a link between chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria and the unhealthy weight gain seen in breast cancer patients, pointing the way to potentially help survivors avoid obesity-related illness later in their lives.

11 Jul 2023

Financial toxicity a major issue for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in the August issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

7 Jul 2023

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

7 Jul 2023

Cancer Treatment News and Research

Researchers discover potential new treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

Study finds no difference in survival rate for gallbladder cancer patients based on liver resection size

AARDEX Group: Founding member of the CancerX initiative drives innovation and improves follow up for cancer patients

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

Healthcare disruption during COVID-19 linked to increased risk of preventable hospitalizations

Breast cancer treatment linked to faster biological aging

How diet, exercise can improve mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors

Elias family's gift to MD Anderson will help advance brain tumor and cancer neuroscience research

An evaluation of the main nanotechnology approaches to improve the therapeutic potential of polyphenols against cancer

A comparison of the lived experiences among extended and long-term young adult cancer survivors

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

Researchers develop 3D bioprinting technology for eliminating cancer cells

Chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria linked to unhealthy weight gain in breast cancer patients

Financial toxicity a major issue for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

COST Connect: A platform for collaboration and progress in cancer research

Single-cell RNA sequencing provides new insights into gastric cancer

Major agreement moves ground-breaking new cancer treatments a step closer to patients

Your guide to microplate readers for cancer research eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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