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Overall, night shift work not tied to higher lymphoma risk
(HealthDay)—Night shift work may increase the risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to a study published online Jan. 13... Read more -
Prognostic index may identify chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients who will not need treatment
(HealthDay)—A composite score can identify patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with very low risk for requiring treatment, according to... Read more -
How targeting healthy cells could help develop treatments for pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London, supported by a partnership between the UK charities Worldwide... Read more -
First-in-human trial with CAR macrophages shows promise targeting solid tumors
Preliminary findings from Penn Medicine in an ongoing first-in-human clinical trial examining the safety, tolerability and feasibility of chimeric antigen... Read more -
Antibody with engineered peptide targets bone metastasis
A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to... Read more -
Risk for cancer increased after VTE for patients with psoriasis
(HealthDay)—For patients with psoriasis, the risk for cancer is increased at the time of or after venous thromboembolism (VTE), according... Read more -
Frailty mars outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in lymphoid malignancies
(HealthDay)—For patients with lymphoid malignancies undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT), frailty is associated with worse hospital outcomes, according... Read more -
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted clinicians who care for children with cancer?
New research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on pediatric oncology health care professionals worldwide, requiring... Read more -
Optical imaging highlights metabolic interactions that make pancreatic tumor cells grow
Pancreatic cancer is a rare, yet elusive and deadly cancer, with a five-year survival rate of about 10%. If the... Read more -
Prostate cancer: "Liquid biopsies" allow non-invasive diagnosis of metastatic cancers
In future, newly identified biomarkers could be used alongside imaging techniques for the non-invasive diagnosis of patients with advanced prostate... Read more -
Lung cancer: It is about more than smoking
World Cancer Day is February 4 and that makes this the ideal time to talk about lung cancer and smoking.... Read more -
New high-throughput method greatly expands view of how mutations impact cells
There are millions of mutations and other genetic variations in cancer. Understanding which of these mutations is an impactful tumor... Read more -
PSMA PET validates EAU classification system to determine risk of prostate cancer recurrence
New research has confirmed the accuracy of the novel European Association of Urology (EAU) risk classification system that groups prostate... Read more -
Lactic acid may increase our knowledge of cancer medicine
When our muscles become acidic after doing too many press-ups, squats or cycling to work, it is because of lactic... Read more -
Nomogram may help predict survival in primary intestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(HealthDay)—A nomogram can assist clinicians in predicting cancer-specific survival in patients with primary intestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (PINHL), according to a... Read more
