Can Increased Rate of Infections Predict Cancer?
Findings from a recent study suggest that patients may experience a greater occurrence of infections in the years preceding a cancer diagnosis.
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Findings from a recent study suggest that patients may experience a greater occurrence of infections in the years preceding a cancer diagnosis.
Epithelial ovarian cancer is by far the most common ovarian cancer subtype, accounting for 90 percent of ovarian cancers. The complex genetic heterogeneity of this disease makes treatment particularly difficult. While the introduction of PARP inhibitors to treat ovarian cancers has been a major advancement, only the approximately 50 percent of epithelial ovarian cancers that exhibit defective DNA repair via homologous recombination are potentially responsive to PARP inhibition. Moreover, the development of therapeutic resistance remains a challenge.
A new study suggests that a HER2-targeted therapy approved for breast cancer may be effective for several other cancers. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a protein that can promote cancer progression...
A new study finds that Latina women with a higher proportion of Indigenous American ancestry may be at increased risk of being diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer.
Despite concerns that reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes could have unintended effects on smoking behavior, findings from two recent studies suggest that smokers do not smoke more cigarettes or smoke more intensely when using low-nicotine cigarettes.
Due to the high cost of care and cost-sharing, many of the more than 16.9 million survivors in the United States face significant financial challenges. Research-driven progress against cancer has created a growing population...
Researchers developed a risk prediction model that could categorize individuals with lung nodules as having high or low risk for lung cancer.
Once the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women, cervical cancer now accounts for less than 1 percent of cancer-related deaths among women in the United States. This dramatic decrease is largely due to the implementation of screening, which can detect precancerous lesions and early-stage cancer, and vaccination, which can prevent the cancer from developing at all.
Cervical cancer patients may benefit from addressing any stress disorders they might have, as it could potentially improve their cancer prognosis.
A study found that exposure to World Trade Center dust may alter inflammatory pathways, leading to the progression of prostate cancer.
AACR Fellow Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, leads a national effort targeting triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer with a novel drug combination.
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