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NCCN publishes new resources to help patients understand treatment options for stomach cancer

This year, it is estimated that more than 26,000 people will be diagnosed with Stomach Cancer in the United States, with nearly one million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year.

4 Oct 2016

Yale researchers discover new blocking mechanism to inhibit lung tumors

Lung cancer cell growth depends on certain proteins that require the addition of sugar molecule chains to become active.

4 Oct 2016

New type of nanoparticles can deliver chemotherapy efficiently to cancer cells

Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new method that delivers chemotherapy directly and efficiently to individual cells.

4 Oct 2016

Fruit flies shed light on how insulin signaling processes may be altered by diabetes in humans

Fruit flies may be small, but the genetic secrets they can unlock for humans are mighty.

4 Oct 2016

Researchers suggest effective diagnostic tool for identifying post-concussion syndrome

Repeated concussions or other mild traumatic brain injuries can lead to prolonged symptoms and impaired quality of life.

4 Oct 2016

GDE2 protein could help predict course of neuroblastoma

The research group of Wouter Moolenaar of the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has, in collaboration with the group of Rogier Versteeg of the AMC Amsterdam, discovered a protein that can predict the course of neuroblastoma.

4 Oct 2016

Bowel Cancer UK wins Charity of the Year at Charity Times Awards 2016

Bowel Cancer UK is delighted to announce that the charity has won the Charity of the Year Award (for charities with an income between £1m and £10m) at the Charity Times Awards 2016 on Wednesday 28 September at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, London.

4 Oct 2016

BUSM scientists discover new strategy to treat colon cancers driven by mutant KRAS genes

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered a possible strategy to treat colon cancers that are caused by the mutant KRAS gene, which is responsible for approximately half of all colon cancer cases.

4 Oct 2016

UTA research opens new doors for treatment of autoimmune diseases

Biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated that removing water molecules can deactivate caspase-3 enzymes, which opens new doors for treatment of autoimmune diseases like arthritis, which have been linked to overactive enzymes.

4 Oct 2016

HDAC inhibitors show potential to eliminate breast and ovarian cancer stem cells

A group of researchers, led by scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has shown that histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have the potential to eliminate stubborn reservoirs of breast and ovarian cancer stem cells (CSCs).

4 Oct 2016

Study identifies prognostic value of IDH and CIC mutations for grade II/III glioma patients

NRG Oncology investigators have identified two biomarkers that are prognostic of overall and progression-free survival for patients with lower-grade gliomas.

4 Oct 2016

IMRT linked to reduced xerostomia and feeding tube dependency in oropharyngeal cancer patients

Radiation therapy is the main treatment modality in the management of head and neck cancer.

4 Oct 2016

Researchers find better patient-reported quality of life in women who received pelvic IMRT

NRG Oncology investigators report better patient-reported quality of life measures for women who received intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for their pelvic radiation therapy (RT) than those who received standard RT.

4 Oct 2016

Columbia researchers discover genes that may cause gum disease

Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Columbia University Medical Center have identified 41 master regulator genes that may cause gum disease, also known as periodontal disease. The study was the first of its kind to employ genome-wide reverse engineering to identify the gene pathways that contribute to periodontitis.

4 Oct 2016

Managing low-risk acute care without hospitalization appears to be safe and reduces costs

A comprehensive review of studies evaluating strategies for treating certain acute medical conditions without hospital admission finds that all four evaluated strategies appear to be safe, often improve patient and caregiver satisfaction, and reduce health care costs.

4 Oct 2016

Study highlights impact of cognitive functions on oral cancer treatment

The development of oral cancer drugs as a modality therapy over the last decade has highlighted the problem of non-adherence. Only cancer drugs that are taken can actually work.

4 Oct 2016

Blocking production of key receptor may reduce effects of cigarette smoke toxicity, study finds

A Duke University-led study shows how exposure to the particulate matter from cigarette smoke may affect early development in zebrafish embryos and increases the risk of neurological disorders and physical deformities.

4 Oct 2016

Color-changing wearable sensor can inform users of total UV exposure

According to the American Cancer Society approximately 5.4 million basal and squamous cell skin cancers are diagnosed each year.

4 Oct 2016

High out-of-pocket costs may delay Medicare patients' access to novel targeted treatment for cancer

Significant out-of-pocket costs that cancer patients can face before Medicare insurance drug benefits kick in may delay the patients' treatment with a novel class of targeted therapies, according to a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-led study.

4 Oct 2016

Researchers move one step closer to developing effective universal flu vaccine

Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities have taken another step closer to developing a much more effective, "one-punch" universal flu vaccine.

4 Oct 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

NCCN publishes new resources to help patients understand treatment options for stomach cancer

Yale researchers discover new blocking mechanism to inhibit lung tumors

New type of nanoparticles can deliver chemotherapy efficiently to cancer cells

Fruit flies shed light on how insulin signaling processes may be altered by diabetes in humans

Researchers suggest effective diagnostic tool for identifying post-concussion syndrome

GDE2 protein could help predict course of neuroblastoma

Bowel Cancer UK wins Charity of the Year at Charity Times Awards 2016

BUSM scientists discover new strategy to treat colon cancers driven by mutant KRAS genes

UTA research opens new doors for treatment of autoimmune diseases

HDAC inhibitors show potential to eliminate breast and ovarian cancer stem cells

Study identifies prognostic value of IDH and CIC mutations for grade II/III glioma patients

IMRT linked to reduced xerostomia and feeding tube dependency in oropharyngeal cancer patients

Researchers find better patient-reported quality of life in women who received pelvic IMRT

Columbia researchers discover genes that may cause gum disease

Managing low-risk acute care without hospitalization appears to be safe and reduces costs

Study highlights impact of cognitive functions on oral cancer treatment

Blocking production of key receptor may reduce effects of cigarette smoke toxicity, study finds

Color-changing wearable sensor can inform users of total UV exposure

High out-of-pocket costs may delay Medicare patients' access to novel targeted treatment for cancer

Researchers move one step closer to developing effective universal flu vaccine

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