A new study finds that alcohol consumption accounts for a considerable portion of cancer incidence and mortality in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Related topics: Alcohol, Cancer, Medical Research
To better understand the conditions that select for the Warburg Effect and the mechanisms where cells can express this metabolic adaptation, researchers subjected nonmalignant cells to the harsh tumor microenvironment that is present during early...
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TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- Experience during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that virtual care at a high-volume cancer center is feasible, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Oncology.
Alejandro Berlin, M.D., from the Princess Margaret...
Related topics: Cancer, Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Virginia E. Drake, Carole Fakhry, et al.
Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, otolaryngologists, urologists, obstetrician-gynecologists
The goal of this study was to investigate novel risk factors...
Related topics: Oral Cancer, Cancer, Medical Research, Gynecology
(MedPage Today) -- Although very aggressive, regular CT follow-up can make a difference
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Approval of the first adjunctive treatment for patients with stage IB to IIIA lung cancer is a harbinger of targeted therapies to come, says Dr Mark Kris. Medscape Oncology
Related topics: Lung Cancer, Cancer
Adding bemarituzumab to chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers improved survival over chemotherapy alone in the phase 2 FIGHT trial. Medscape Medical News
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TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- New research reveals an encouraging trend: Despite the rate of suicide rising overall for Americans, U.S. cancer patients are actually less likely now to take their own life than in the past.
Researchers at the American...
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(MedPage Today) -- A fourth of previously treated cholangiocarcinomas (CCA) responded to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family, a phase II open-label study showed.
Confirmed objective...
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Prodromal dreaming, or the idea that dreams can alert us to a health problem before it’s clinically diagnosed, isn’t a widely accepted theory. But a growing body of work has uncovered links between dream patterns and certain health conditions.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 -- During 1999 to 2018, there was a decrease in the rate of cancer-related suicide, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the American Cancer...
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(MedPage Today) -- Almost 40% of progressive, advanced gastrointestinal (GI) tumors with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) responded to the investigational anti-PD-1 agent dostarlimab, according to a preliminary clinical trial.
Overall, 38.7...
Related topics: Colon Cancer, Cancer, Clinical Trials
(MedPage Today) -- The COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted the detection and management of colorectal cancer (CRC) across England, according to a population-based study.
The number of people being referred to hospitals with suspected lower...
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(MedPage Today) -- While the suicide rate has increased overall in the U.S. in the last 2 decades, a new study reported that the rate of cancer-related suicide has decreased during this same time period.
Looking at the 1999-2018 Multiple Cause...
Related topics: Cancer, Medical Research
PARP inhibitors are recently developed drugs that have shown great promise against some types of ovarian, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer, but many patients' tumors develop resistance to the drugs. Now researchers at the Perelman School of...
Related topics: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Researchers have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens in breast cancer treatment with immediate implications for women with estrogen receptor-driven metastatic disease.
Related topics: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Estrogen
New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
Related topics: Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, Medical Research
Scientists have known for decades that cancer cells don’t metabolize sugar in the same way normal cells do. Scientists have been trying since that discovery in the 1920s to figure out why cancer cells use a method for metabolizing sugar that...
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Dr V Shanta belonged to the distinguished Chandrasekhar family of Chennai. Two members of the family, Sir C.V. Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, are Nobel Prize winners for their work in the field of physics.
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