At her wit's end after serious ongoing health problems couldn't produce a treatment or accurate diagnosis, one myeloma patient tells Minreet Kaur about her struggle to get her doctors to listen
A doctoral thesis at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Dentistry points to the possibility of reconsidering standard treatment routines, aiming to improve the quality of life for people who survive head and neck cancer.
Lung cancer can now be diagnosed and treated at the same time using a new type of robotic surgery. Margaret Kirkham, 77, was the first patient in the world to have the procedure, as she tells ADRIAN MONTI.
Researchers in six states and countries analyzed data from 25million colorectal cancer patients and found that rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, and anemia were the most common symptoms.
A research team at Osaka University will start an investigator-initiated clinical trial for refractory prostate cancer patients after the successful development of a new alpha-ray therapeutic agent ([At-211] PSMA-5) and confirmation of its…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 21 percent of cancer patients who sought a second opinion for their treatment were below the age of 40 years and most of them were men a study has found.
'Most people think carcinomatosis is a death sentence, but there are different treatment modalities that I offer to patients. And that's something that is pretty unique to UT Health San Antonio,' said Dr. Mio Kitano, a surgical oncologist.
Breakthrough new gene test Oncotype DX could help some breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy if results find a tumour is unlikely to spread to other parts of the body
During her more than 40-year-long career as a nurse, Agalia Baker screened lots of women for breast cancer and shared preventive measures with her patients and others. Still, none of that experience prepared her for the moment on May 17,…
LewisGale in Roanoke is only place in the Commonwealth providing Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Therapy. LewisGale began offering HAI in December, and it’s already showing promise with patients like David Rockwell of Moneta.
FDA advisory group approves Shield blood test for colon cancer, aiming to improve screening rates and reduce preventable deaths among average-risk patients.
Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADL) announced overall survival data from a phase II study evaluating its lead investigational adenovirus immunotherapy candidate, CAN-2409 plus valacyclovir (prodrug), together with standard of care …
The treatment landscape for multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, is shifting rapidly, with newly diagnosed patients increasingly being treated with a four-part drug combination that includes a new immunotherapy agent.
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that using a combination of experimental immunotherapy drugs with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival and overall survival for…
Up to 80% of breast cancer deaths occur in patients with tumors that express estrogen receptor-alpha. Although these estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers often initially respond to standard treatment that combines endocrine…
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that using a combination of experimental immunotherapy drugs with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival and overall survival for…
A new treatment approach using an older drug may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells from unrelated, partially matched donors, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sylvester…