The goal of tumor conferences is to determine the best treatment for patients with complex cancers. In these interdisciplinary meetings,
Should cancer patients participate in tumour conferences?
Novel method shortens length of hospital stay for cancer patients
Cancer patients have a reduced length of hospital stay following a novel approach to improve their fitness for surgery. The
Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Duping Cancer Patients
A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for fleecing patients with cancer out of almost $700,000,
Cancer vaccine improves outcomes in Lynch syndrome model
A new strategy for developing vaccines against cancer showed promise in a proof-of-concept study led by scientists at Weill Cornell
MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer
Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and unnecessary biopsies. A
Many cancer patients may need a sequential one-two punch of immunotherapies
New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the University of Liverpool may explain why
Simple Blood Test to Detect Colorectal Cancer
In the future, a simple blood test could be added to the options for colorectal screening and could appeal to
Unvaccinated, homebound and now hospitalized with Covid in New York City
Dr. Leora Horwitz treats fewer and fewer Covid patients at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. Still, she
Most US Adults Unfamiliar With Palliative Care
(Reuters Health) – Nine in 10 U.S. adults may have inadequate knowledge about palliative care, particularly if they’re infrequent users
Why Black Women Are More Likely to Die from Breast Cancer
Researchers are studying why Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. In the past,