Women who are treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer often choose to have surgery to reconstruct the breast using an implant. But hard, painful scar tissue can form around the implant, especially when women […]
The chances of breast cancer recurring remain very low when patients are treated with radiotherapy that is tailored to their individual risk following chemotherapy and surgery. These are the findings of a 10-year study presented […]
A rare form of leukemia known as TCF3::HLF-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) sits among the most aggressive blood cancers seen in children. The disease causes a rapid buildup of abnormal blood cells, but […]
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer. It kills more people in the U.S. than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. When lung adenocarcinoma, the most common primary lung cancer in the […]
When a person with cancer finds out they carry an inherited genetic variant that puts them at higher risk of cancer, the results can help inform their treatment or steps to prevent additional cancer.This article […]
In a paradigm-breaking study, researchers have discovered a novel way the immune system, specifically T cells, attack their target cells, reshaping long-held assumptions in immunology and demonstrating direct implications for the field of cancer immunology […]
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators have developed an online, easy-to-use tool that more accurately predicts when a precursor blood condition called smoldering multiple myeloma is likely to turn into active cancer than existing predictive models. It […]
Stress is a constant companion in the oncologist’s office. It appears at the time of diagnosis, increases with each stage of treatment, and often does not resolve even after therapy formally ends. It accompanies therapeutic […]
A technique that transforms immune cells into cancer-seeking bloodhounds may overcome a roadblock that has hampered immunotherapy for solid tumors, according to a new study by Stanford Medicine researchers. The approach equips certain types of […]
More than 50 years after Agent Orange was used in Vietnam, a new national study published in Blood Advances highlights the genetic changes that link exposure to Agent Orange to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group […]
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