One in seven cancer patients around the world have missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study reveals. Planned cancer surgery…
A new drug has shown promise in slowing the regrowth of tumors among some bowel cancer patients, according to new findings of a major trial…
Study is first to report comparison between an oral SERD and a standard aromatase inhibitor. Findings Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating…
As the third-most lethal cancer in the United States, with only a 1% five-year survival rate for people with its most aggressive form, pancreatic cancer…
Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnoses and thereby improve prostate cancer screening. Now, the same…
Yale School of Public Health researchers have developed a new method to predict likely resistance paths to cancer therapeutics, and a methodology to apply it…
The ability for cancer cells to develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs – known as multi-drug resistance – remains a leading cause for tumor recurrence and…
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children. Previously,…
Attempts to eradicate cancer are often compared to a “moonshot” — the successful effort that sent the first astronauts to the moon. But imagine if,…
A new study from Yale University shows that resistance to cancer drugs runs deeper than a single gene. Searching for more individual genes to predict…
A newly published study from Yale University reveals that differences in smoking habits between African Americans and whites may lead to a disparity in screening…
A newly published study involving patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer resistant to chemotherapy has found a promising weapon in an immune therapy drug…
New research from Yale University probes genes for clues to drug resistance in aggressive breast cancer. By sifting through the 20,000 protein-encoding genes in the…
A newly published study from Yale University tackles the issue of value in cancer research, recommending a new paradigm for research that focuses on improving…
A new study from Yale University reveals that patients with the rare ALK mutation are living an average of four years, compared to typical patients…
Scientists at UCLA have developed a new technique that harnesses the regenerative capacity of stem cells to generate an immune response to HIV, showing that…
A newly published study reveals that cavity shaving halved the rates of positive margins and reexcision among patients with partial mastectomy. Removing more tissue during…