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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.

Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

Written by | 22 Nov 2022

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now… read more.

Breast cancer survivorship doubles

Written by | 8 Nov 2022

It was the information she couldn’t find that led Amy Kirkham, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), to her… read more.

Greater uptake of breast cancer screening if appointments are pre-booked

Written by | 14 Oct 2022

The study, published today in the Journal of Medical Screening, found that issuing pre-booked appointments, rather than invitations to book an appointment, could lead to substantially greater uptake of… read more.

Immunotherapy before targeted therapy improves survival in advanced melanoma

Written by | 4 Oct 2022

Researchers reported a 20 percent advantage in the two-year overall survival rate for subjects with advanced melanoma and a mutation in the BRAF gene, specifically a BRAF V600 mutation, who were initially… read more.

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