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MRI scans improve prostate cancer diagnosis in screening trial
The REIMAGINE study, published in BMJ Oncology, is the first study to use MRI scans…
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Risk of cancer death after exposure to low-dose ionising radiation underestimated
Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionising radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from…
Scientists unravel how TET2 gene deficiency fuels development of acute myeloid leukaemia
Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organisations in the…
Cancer screenings have saved the U.S. at least $6.5 trillion, study estimates
Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive…
Immunotherapy drug combo helps extend the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma
A research team co-led by UCLA investigators has shown that an immunotherapy drug combination can be…
Lorazepam treatment may be linked to worse outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients
Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety…
How naked mole rats resist aging
Heterocephalus glaber or naked mole-rats (NMRs)—a mammal species native to Eastern Africa—are the longest-living rodents with…
Using artificial DNA structures to specifically target cancer cells
Immunotherapy is viewed as an exceptionally promising weapon in the fight against cancer. In essence,…
New prostate cancer treatment approach could lead to better outcomes
A study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center uncovers a new mechanism to explain why…
Large genetic study sheds light on specific mutation in kidney cancer
A study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M…