Tests for inherited genetic mutations can provide women diagnosed with ovarian or breast cancer with important information that can have implications for family members and potentially guide treatment decisions and longer-term screening […]
Viruses engineered to kill cancer cells are already used to treat one form of skin cancer and are being widely tested as treatments for other cancers. A new study suggests that such […]
The relatively new type of cancer treatment know as CAR T-cell therapy is already being used to treat some people with leukemia and lymphoma. This form of immunotherapy has also shown promise […]
For women with the most common type of early-stage breast cancer and high scores on the Oncotype DX test, receiving chemotherapy with hormone therapy after surgery can lead to excellent long-term outcomes. […]
Out of the 42,030 new cases expected by year’s end, liver cancer will claim 31,780 American lives. Worldwide, the disease is predicted to strike 800,000, and kill 700,000. More than 82 percent […]
Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is a type of primary brain cancer. It arises in brain cells called astrocytes, a type of supportive (glial) cell that composes the connecting tissue […]
While it’s no secret that early detection of cancer can greatly improve treatment outcomes, less than two-thirds of eligible women in the US have had a mammogram in the last two years. […]
Carcinoid cancer is a type of slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors that form (usually) in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the rectum. They are the most common cancer found in […]
