Cancer

Differentiated thyroid cancer patients who receive radioiodine (RAI) treatment after surgery have increased relative survival rates compared to those who do not receive the treatment. According to new research published in the April issue of […]

Researchers from the Endocrine Tumors group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), in collaboration with five university hospitals, have conducted the first comprehensive study of DNA methylation patterns in metastatic differentiated thyroid […]

New data published in The Journal of Immunology has revealed the role of Plasmodium falciparum infection (malaria) in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer in equatorial Africa and New Guinea. […]

A 20-year initiative that offered flexible options for colorectal cancer screening at a major integrated health system doubled colorectal cancer screening rates, cut cancer incidence by a third, halved deaths, and brought racial differences in […]

Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study says.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

In recent years, cell therapies have developed alongside chemotherapy and immunotherapy to become a new pillar in the treatment of patients with blood and lymph gland cancer. In solid tumors, such as skin, lung, or […]

Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer caused by a buildup of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow. As the abnormal plasma cells accumulate, they crowd out healthy cells and cause symptoms such […]

Shruti Gupta, MD, MPH, and David Leaf, MD, MMSc, of the Renal Division, Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are the first and senior authors, respectively, of a paper published in JAMA Oncology, […]

A protein identified nearly 40 years ago for its ability to stimulate the production of red blood cells plays a surprising, critical role in dampening the immune system’s response to cancer.This article was originally published […]

Radiation therapy is an established method of cancer treatment. It works by subjecting tumor cells to ionizing radiation, damaging their genetic material and, ideally, eliminating the tumor. Researchers have long been working on methods for […]