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Immunotherapy after surgery provides significant, durable benefit for high-risk bladder patients

Written by | 17 Feb 2023

Immunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients’ chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a placebo, according to clinical trial results shared in a late-breaking oral… read more.

Study confirms pancreatic cancer rates rising faster in women than men

Written by | 14 Feb 2023

In a large-scale nationwide study, investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have confirmed that rates of pancreatic cancer are rising – and are rising faster among younger women, particularly Black women, than… read more.

One in two cancer patients may develop long COVID, with risk higher in women

Written by | 12 Feb 2023

More than one in two cancer patients at a US cancer centre experienced symptoms of long COVID-19 for more than six months after initial infection, according to a… read more.

New immunotherapy holds promise for ovarian cancer

Written by | 8 Feb 2023

CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system’s T cells are programmed to attack tumour cells, is effective in mice with ovarian… read more.

Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts

Written by | 2 Feb 2023

Compared to other common supplemental screening methods, breast MRI was superior at detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal… read more.

UK study shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

Written by | 29 Jan 2023

New research, funded by Hope Against Cancer and published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that cancer mortality in people with… read more.

Simple laser treatments may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

Written by | 23 Jan 2023

New research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, which are collectively known… read more.

Chemotherapy before surgery cuts risk of colon cancer returning, trial finds

Written by | 22 Jan 2023

Giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial. The FOxTROT… read more.

Machine learning-triggered reminders improve end-of-life care for patients with cancer

Written by | 14 Jan 2023

Electronic nudges delivered to health care clinicians based on a machine learning algorithm that predicts mortality risk quadrupled rates of conversations with patients about their end-of-life care preferences,… read more.

Fewer cases of melanoma among people taking vitamin D supplements

Written by | 13 Jan 2023

Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. People taking vitamin D supplements regularly also had… read more.

Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease

Written by | 2 Jan 2023

A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer — called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) —… read more.

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of treatments for blood clots in cancer patients

Written by | 29 Dec 2022

Research conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati shows that direct oral anti-coagulant (DOAC) drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for… read more.

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