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New technique to identify genes implicated in the development of malignant brain tumor

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a method for identifying functional mutations and their effect on genes relevant to the development of glioblastoma - a malignant brain tumor with a very poor prognosis. The study is published in Genome Biology.

9 Jun 2020

New diet and physical activity guideline to prevent cancer

The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention, with adjustments to reflect the most current evidence.

9 Jun 2020

Scientists harness cancer immunotherapy tools to identify targets for COVID-19 vaccine

Cancer researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have harnessed tools used for the development of cancer immunotherapies and adapted them to identify regions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to target with a vaccine, employing the same approach used to elicit an immune response against cancer cells to stimulate an immune response against the virus.

8 Jun 2020

New Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome therapies

Knowing what cancer will do next could lessen the likelihood of it becoming resistant to treatment. A new Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to potentially overcome therapies still in development.

8 Jun 2020

Health disparities negatively impact various groups of people

Certain illnesses and diseases have the ability to affect various groups of people in detrimental ways.

8 Jun 2020

Chemotherapy and cancer join together to cause neuropathy

Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, a neurological side effect of cancer treatment, a new study says. Cancer itself contributes heavily, too, and the stresses on neurons appear far worse than the sum of the two causes.

8 Jun 2020

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by researchers at The Royal Marsden and the Breast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, Germany and US.

8 Jun 2020

Better testing could lead to improved treatments for a specific type of ovarian cancer

Scientists have found that a specific type of ovarian cancer could possibly benefit from existing platinum-based chemotherapy and new DNA repairing treatments, following better testing.

8 Jun 2020

Pharmacists involved in cancer care face restricted access to essential PPE items

Oncology pharmacy practitioners around the globe are fighting to provide cancer patients high quality cancer care with increasingly limited and sometimes restricted personal protective equipment supply as well as impaired access to essential anticancer medication, according to University of California, Irvine-led study.

8 Jun 2020

Researchers confirm new therapeutic target for myelodysplastic syndrome

A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan analyzed the pathophysiology of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a blood cancer that presents often in the elderly, and found the presence of the transcription factor RUNX3, thereby revealing a cancer growth function for what had been considered a tumor suppressor.

8 Jun 2020

Opioid, sedative and antidepressant use prior to surgery leads to more complications

A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or antidepressants prior to colorectal surgery experience significantly more complications post-surgery.

8 Jun 2020

New EUbOPEN consortium will enable access to research tools to unlock disease biology

Frankfurt and Ingelheim. Almost twenty years after deciphering the human genome, our understanding of human disease is still far from complete.

8 Jun 2020

Georgia State researcher receives $1.95 million NIH grant to study cause of autoimmunity

Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.95 million federal grant to study what causes autoimmunity in the human body.

8 Jun 2020

Photodynamic therapy can be used in many types and localizations of tumors

As co-author, Research Associate Ayrat Bilyalov explains, the work on photodynamic therapy has been ongoing for 5 years. The group comprises medical professionals from Kazan Federal University and Medical Center of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.

8 Jun 2020

Incidence of intracerebral hemorrhages increasing in older people, study finds

Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. The findings are in JAMA Neurology.

8 Jun 2020

Study identifies potential biomarker for prescreening donor's stem cells

A new study released today in STEM CELLS addresses a significant problem that has been confronting human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) therapy.

8 Jun 2020

Study uncovers link between psoriasis and joint disease

A team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure.

8 Jun 2020

Gene expression may be a decisive factor for controlling possible comorbidities

A study led by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, in which the Universitat de València participates, concludes that the specific characteristics of each patient, such as gene expression, may be a decisive factor in the development of clinical strategies aimed at addressing and controlling possible comorbidities.

8 Jun 2020

Researchers develop hospice video educational tool for cancer patients

An educational video about hospice care can provide valuable information for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, improve perceptions of this quality form of care at the end of life, and increase its use.

8 Jun 2020

Majority of hospitalized patients with advanced cancer have functional impairment

New research from Mass General Cancer Center, published in the June 2020 issue of JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, found 40.2% of hospitalized patients with advanced, incurable cancer were functionally impaired at the time of admission, meaning they needed assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) like walking, bathing, getting dressed, or other routine tasks. Patients with functional impairment also had higher rates of pain, depression, and anxiety, and were more likely to have longer hospital stays and worse survival.

8 Jun 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

New technique to identify genes implicated in the development of malignant brain tumor

New diet and physical activity guideline to prevent cancer

Scientists harness cancer immunotherapy tools to identify targets for COVID-19 vaccine

New Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome therapies

Health disparities negatively impact various groups of people

Chemotherapy and cancer join together to cause neuropathy

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

Better testing could lead to improved treatments for a specific type of ovarian cancer

Pharmacists involved in cancer care face restricted access to essential PPE items

Researchers confirm new therapeutic target for myelodysplastic syndrome

Opioid, sedative and antidepressant use prior to surgery leads to more complications

New EUbOPEN consortium will enable access to research tools to unlock disease biology

Georgia State researcher receives $1.95 million NIH grant to study cause of autoimmunity

Photodynamic therapy can be used in many types and localizations of tumors

Incidence of intracerebral hemorrhages increasing in older people, study finds

Study identifies potential biomarker for prescreening donor's stem cells

Study uncovers link between psoriasis and joint disease

Gene expression may be a decisive factor for controlling possible comorbidities

Researchers develop hospice video educational tool for cancer patients

Majority of hospitalized patients with advanced cancer have functional impairment

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