Scientists identify novel autoimmune driver behind DNA repair breakdown in childhood cancer
Researchers have found the first evidence for a previously unsuspected cause of pediatric cancer. They showed that children…
Scientists identify the neuroblastoma cells that signal poor outcomes
Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor found outside of the brain in children, yet why some children…
Study explains why cancer immunity declines faster in males
Lutz Menzel, PhD, formerly of the Department of Radiation Oncology within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and…
Rare dendritic cells may promote immune tolerance in metastatic cancer
This study was co-led by Steven Blum, MD. Gary Reynolds, MD, PhD, Samuel Klempner, MD, and Alexandra-Chloé Villani,…
Exercise therapy in cancer prevention and treatment
Fink, H. et al. Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention. Nat.…
Model tracks invisible C. diff transmission in hospital cancer units
In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital…
New BCR analysis method tracks immune recovery after stem cell transplantation
A research team led by Associate Professor Yohei Funakoshi, Associate Professor Kimikazu Yakushijin, and Professor Hironobu Minami of…
Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System…
Fractionated radiation reduces brain cancer recurrence and boosts survival
Mayo Clinic researchers led a multicenter study that found dividing radiation into several treatments, known as fractionated stereotactic…
Five-session SBRT preserves quality of life before pancreatic cancer surgery
Patients preparing for pancreatic cancer surgery maintained better physical function and experienced less fatigue with five treatments of…
Five-treatment radiation provides excellent long-term prostate cancer control
Five-treatment stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provided excellent long-term cancer control with fewer urinary and sexual side effects…
Hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer matches conventional treatment outcomes
Men with high-risk prostate cancer have a higher likelihood of having residual disease following prostatectomy and may require…