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Increased muscle mass improves response to cancer treatment
As far back as Ancient Greece, a sculptured physique has been heralded as the pinnacle…
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How a new breast cancer biomarker could help patients identify best treatment options
Dong-Xu Liu, Auckland University of Technology According to the latest GLOBOCAN cancer database, New Zealand’s…
Patients’ HIV status should not impact their cancer care
New articles published in CANCER note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy…
Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicular cancer
Men with early-stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after…
A single dose of a PD-1 inhibitor before surgery predicts outcomes in melanoma patients
A single dose of a PD-1 inhibitor before surgery for melanoma can put patients in…
Debt and work-related outcomes of cancer and treatment in young adults
Student loans aren’t the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of the…
Olaparib significantly delayed disease progression as first-line maintenance treatment in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer
Results from the Phase III POLO trial showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement…
Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer
New findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) and…
New clue for cancer treatment could be hiding in microscopic molecular machine
Buried deep within the dazzlingly intricate machinery of the human cell could lie a key…
Suspicious spots on the lungs do not behave like metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumour in the muscle tissue of children and adolescents.…