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Over 20% of Americans suffer from food shortage, study reveals

More than 18 percent of U.S. adults do not know whether they will have enough to eat from day to day, and the numbers are worse for Hispanics, Blacks, people with obesity, and women, a new report shows

22 Sep 2020

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in diabetes, and now scientists have found that one path to this damage dramatically reduces the kidney's ability to clean up after itself.

22 Sep 2020

Removing cost burden increases use of coronary artery calcium screening

A study out of University Hospitals found that removing the cost barrier for coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening resulted in an immediate increase in utilization of the test.

22 Sep 2020

Three question, yes-or-no survey for identifying chemically intolerant individuals

Intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs impact 8%-33% of individuals, studies suggest, yet few people are screened for it at their doctors' offices.

22 Sep 2020

New data shows alarming surge in opioid-related overdoses during COVID-19

In a paper published Friday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers released data showing an alarming surge in opioid-related overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Sep 2020

Sotorasib phase 1 trial shows encouraging anti-cancer activity in lung, colorectal cancers

A phase 1 clinical trial of sotorasib (AMG 510) in patients with heavily pretreated advanced solid tumors shows encouraging anti-cancer activity, especially in lung and colorectal cancers, reports a new study led by City of Hope and other renowned comprehensive cancer centers.

22 Sep 2020

Making sense of blood glucose data to better optimize self-management of diabetes

Throughout her 38-year nursing career, Laurel Despins has progressed from a bedside nurse to a clinical nurse specialist and has worked in medical, surgical and cardiac intensive care units.

22 Sep 2020

Study detects key differences in immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19

The first study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 has detected key differences that may contribute to understanding why children usually have milder disease than adults.

22 Sep 2020

Researchers find a way to navigate tiny, soft robots through the human body

Researchers have found a way to send tiny, soft robots into humans, potentially opening the door for less invasive surgeries and ways to deliver treatments for conditions ranging from colon polyps to stomach cancer to aortic artery blockages.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers identify genetic markers linked to higher risk of capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome

Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug used for breast and colorectal Cancer cancer. It can extend survival rate by nearly 10%.

21 Sep 2020

Targeted therapy improves disease-free survival in patients with early-stage NSCLC

According to updated findings led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center, treatment with the targeted therapy osimertinib following surgery continues to significantly improve disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations.

21 Sep 2020

Oncology nurses should be routinely tested for SARS-CoV-2, warn researchers

Researchers from the NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge and Cambridge Clinical Laboratories have warned that until a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) becomes available, antigen and antibody testing should be carried out among oncology nurses as part of routine patient care.

21 Sep 2020

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

A collaborative team between the University of Minnesota Medical School and Van Andel Institute will soon begin a $6.2 million study that seeks to define the molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's disease -- an approach for new treatment targets not yet explored by many researchers.

21 Sep 2020

Black breast cancer patients experience more delays in treatment initiation, duration than white women

One in seven black women with breast cancer had delays in starting treatment, and black women also had extended duration of treatment, according to a study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

21 Sep 2020

Immunotherapy benefits patients with gastric and esophageal cancers, new data shows

New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and esophageal cancers who currently have poor survival.

21 Sep 2020

Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

New research has uncovered the previously unknown presence of CD19 -- a B cell molecule targeted by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy to treat leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma -- in brain cells that protect the blood brain barrier (BBB).

21 Sep 2020

College students with physical and cognitive disabilities have greater risk for substance abuse

College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder, than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.

21 Sep 2020

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis, and their duration of treatment is prolonged.

21 Sep 2020

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Results from the PROfound phase III study, funded by AstraZeneca and Merck Sharp & Dohme, open up a much-needed new treatment avenue for the more precise and effective treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) whose disease has progressed with hormonal therapy.

21 Sep 2020

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

Post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) used in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following complete resection and after (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy shows no statistically significant difference in 3-year disease-free survival (DFS), according to data presented at ESMO 2020.

21 Sep 2020

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Over 20% of Americans suffer from food shortage, study reveals

Diabetes leads to drastic reduction in the kidney's potential to clean itself

Removing cost burden increases use of coronary artery calcium screening

Three question, yes-or-no survey for identifying chemically intolerant individuals

New data shows alarming surge in opioid-related overdoses during COVID-19

Sotorasib phase 1 trial shows encouraging anti-cancer activity in lung, colorectal cancers

Making sense of blood glucose data to better optimize self-management of diabetes

Study detects key differences in immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19

Researchers find a way to navigate tiny, soft robots through the human body

Researchers identify genetic markers linked to higher risk of capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome

Targeted therapy improves disease-free survival in patients with early-stage NSCLC

Oncology nurses should be routinely tested for SARS-CoV-2, warn researchers

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

Black breast cancer patients experience more delays in treatment initiation, duration than white women

Immunotherapy benefits patients with gastric and esophageal cancers, new data shows

Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

College students with physical and cognitive disabilities have greater risk for substance abuse

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

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