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Researchers unravel the mechanisms behind a key culprit in chemotherapy resistance
Most new cancer cases are treated with chemotherapy, but humans naturally express proteins that indiscriminately…
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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…
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…
Cancer organisations recommend mindfulness-based interventions to treat anxiety and depression in patients
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally…
Results of large pragmatic trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer
Findings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomised pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment…
Exercise may improve sexual dysfunction caused by prostate cancer treatment, according to new study in Australia
A combination of resistance and aerobic exercise may improve sexual function in patients with prostate…
KIAA0930: A cachexic phenotype inducer in cancer cells
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 14 on July 20, 2023, entitled, “The uncharacterised transcript…
Explore psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress, urge doctors
It’s time to stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin—the active ingredient in ‘magic…
Approved drug could help overcome resistance to primary treatment against metastatic breast cancer
Among breast tumours that metastasise to other organs, 70% belong to a variant, called luminal,…
Synoptic reporting improves pretreatment CT for advanced ovarian cancer
According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved…