Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

Brain tumors remain among the most challenging conditions in modern medicine. Due to their complexity and location, many of them are difficult to access, even with the most advanced surgical and ...

The cancer institute needs to treat five patients before it can apply for accreditation. The goal is to do that within a year. As for Christine, we're told she's doing well.

Proton therapy is a type of external beam radiation therapy that delivers high dose radiation directly to cancer cells. Learn about its benefits and uses for breast cancer treatment.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer Prostate cancer usually depends on the hormone testosterone to grow. Hormone therapy blocks or lowers the amount of testosterone in the body. This can lower the ...

Cancer of the bladder or lower bowel A small number of men develop bladder cancer or cancer of the lower bowel (rectum) after radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This can happen many years after ...

PDT as a neoadjuvant modality has not been extensively studied. In a small trial, neoadjuvant PDT in seven patients led to 100% R0 resections and a 1-year survival of 83%. [126] ...

Bayer takes oral anti-HER2 drug into phase 3 for HER2-altered lung cancer, a key pillar of its drive to become a major player in oncology ...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a non-invasive treatment method, has shown a unique role in the treatment of OLK and other OPMDs (Li et al, 2020). PDT employs specific light wavelengths to activate ...

“People should only inhale clean air,” says Janaki Deepak, MD, an expert on lung cancer and COPD at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. So, does smoking weed cause lung cancer?

Helen Rowntree, CEO at Blood Cancer UK, added: “We’re pleased that this CAR-T cell therapy can be a viable option for certain blood cancer patients in the long term.