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Released: 27-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
RESEARCH ALERT: Malpractice Trends Involving Active Surveillance Across Cancers
Cedars-Sinai

In a new study, Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators explored malpractice trends related to active surveillance as a treatment strategy across cancers. They found that to date, there has been no successful litigation related to active surveillance.

Newswise: Combining Epigenetic Cancer Medications May Have Benefit for Colorectal Cancers and Other Tumor Types
27-Mar-2024 1:30 PM EDT
Combining Epigenetic Cancer Medications May Have Benefit for Colorectal Cancers and Other Tumor Types
Van Andel Institute

A pair of medications that make malignant cells act as if they have a virus could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers and other solid tumors, reports a study published today in Science Advances.

Released: 27-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
HERSTORY: Democratizing cancer genetic testing to reduce healthcare disparities
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

HERSTORY is focused on understanding genetic, environmental, socio-economic, and other determinants of cancer in women with a family history of the disease.

Newswise: Researchers turn back the clock on cancer cells to offer new treatment paradigm
Released: 27-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Researchers turn back the clock on cancer cells to offer new treatment paradigm
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists reversed an aggressive cancer, reverting malignant cells towards a more normal state.

Newswise: Palliative care leader receives prestigious ASCO Special Award
Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Palliative care leader receives prestigious ASCO Special Award
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognized Janet L. Abrahm, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as a recipient of an ASCO Special Award, the Society’s highest honor.

Newswise: Experts Highlight Strategies for Cancer Control and Prevention
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Experts Highlight Strategies for Cancer Control and Prevention
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Many cancers can be prevented, and others can be detected early in their development, treated and cured.

Newswise: Empowering Minority Cancer Patients: Tips for Advocacy and Support
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Empowering Minority Cancer Patients: Tips for Advocacy and Support
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH, surgical oncologist in the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program at Rutgers Institute of New Jersey, offers insight and tips for minority individuals navigating a cancer diagnosis and how we can all work together to mitigate cancer disparities.

Newswise: Testicular Cancer: Expert Advice for Early Detection
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Testicular Cancer: Expert Advice for Early Detection
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Vignesh T. Packiam, MD, director of Clinical and Translational Research in Urologic Oncology and a urologic oncologist in the Urologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s leading cancer program and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares about testicular cancer and what men should know.

Newswise: 10 Facts about Head & Neck Cancers
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
10 Facts about Head & Neck Cancers
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Head and neck cancer is the term used to describe a number of different malignant tumors that develop in or around the throat, larynx, nose, sinuses and mouth.

Newswise: Answers from an Expert: Esophageal Cancer
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Answers from an Expert: Esophageal Cancer
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Benjamin Medina, MD, thoracic surgeon in the Lung/Thoracic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health, answers common questions about esophageal cancer during esophageal cancer awareness month.

Newswise: New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
Released: 26-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
New Genetic Analysis Tool Tracks Risks Tied to CRISPR Edits
University of California San Diego

While CRISPR has shown immense promise as a next-generation therapeutic tool, the gene editing technology’s edits are still imperfect. Researchers have developed a new system to test and analyze CRISPR-based DNA repair and related risks from unintended but harmful “bystander” edits.

Newswise: Researcher’s microscale tech is chipping away at cancer, organ failure and neurological disease
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Researcher’s microscale tech is chipping away at cancer, organ failure and neurological disease
Arizona State University (ASU)

For outstanding contributions to engineering of biomimetic tissue-on-chip technologies and organoids for disease modeling and regenerative medicine, ASU's Mehdi Nikkhah has been inducted as a Fellow into the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering.

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Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Musicians Colbie Caillat, Lisa Loeb, Rufus Wainwright, Hilary Hahn, and More Support Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Free Webcast Concert
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The American College of Gastroenterology Free Virtual Event on March 28, 2024, at 8:00 pm ET, “Tune It Up: A Concert To Raise Colorectal Cancer Awareness”

Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Genetically engineered dendritic cells enhance the power of immunotherapy against lung cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The results of a UCLA study suggest that using CXCL9 and CXCL10-producing dendritic cells alongside immunotherapy can be a promising strategy to overcome treatment resistance and improve clinical outcomes for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Study Calls for Major Changes in the Way People With Comorbidities Are Selected by Physicians for Lung Cancer Screening
Mount Sinai Health System

A Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung cancer screening is fraught with confusion and lack of evidence-based information, and may actually be undermining the purpose for which it was created, Mount Sinai researchers say.

Newswise: Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis
Released: 25-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis
University of Notre Dame

A study from the University of Notre Dame, Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health has identified a combination of medications that may improve blood flow within granulomas, benefiting drug delivery.

Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were.

Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Left an Enduring Imprint on Colorectal Cancer Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

In a retrospective analysis of 105,517 patients with colorectal cancer, researchers found that colorectal cancer surgical cases fell by 17.3% during the first year of the pandemic.

Released: 25-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AACR: Progress treating pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy for head and neck cancers, potential biomarker for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas and more
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The annual meeting will feature more than 40 regular, late-breaking and clinical trial abstracts from UCLA physicians and scientists, who will present their latest work in key areas of translational and basic scientific research, including new compounds and drug targets, combination immunotherapy approaches, updated organoid models, survivorship research and more.

Newswise: Gut microbiome offers clues to disparities in rectal cancer
Released: 25-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Gut microbiome offers clues to disparities in rectal cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The composition of the gut microbiomes in a group of rectal cancer patients reveals distinct signatures by race, ethnicity, and age of onset, with white Hispanics showing significant presence of one specific type of bacteria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Newswise: Colorectal Cancer Gene Implicated in Broad Range of Solid Tumors
Released: 25-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Colorectal Cancer Gene Implicated in Broad Range of Solid Tumors
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A gene associated with colorectal cancer appears to also play a role in the development of other solid tumors, according to a study of over 350,000 patient biopsy samples conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Foundation Medicine. 

Newswise: Combining novel biomaterial and microsurgery might enable faster tissue recovery
Released: 25-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Combining novel biomaterial and microsurgery might enable faster tissue recovery
Penn State Materials Research Institute

For soft tissue to recover and regrow, it needs blood vessels to grow to deliver oxygen and nutrients. Sluggish vascularization, however, can slow or even prevent recovery and regrowth of lost or damaged soft tissue after a severe injury or serious illness such as cancer.

Newswise: Pascack Valley Medical Center acquires
Released: 25-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Pascack Valley Medical Center acquires
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center

Pascack Valley Medical Center has proudly announced the acquisition of the Genius™ 3D Mammography™ system from Hologic. This technology promises better, earlier detection of breast cancer, providing patients with more accurate results and greater peace of mind during screenings.

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Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Brookhaven Lab Staff Receive Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Radioisotope producers, groundwater protection professionals, and a fleet management leader at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are among recipients of Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards for their accomplishments in 2023.

Newswise: New Oncology Pathology Chief Named to New Jersey’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
New Oncology Pathology Chief Named to New Jersey’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Nirag Jhala, MD, as chief of the Division of Oncologic Pathology at New Jersey’s leading cancer program and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Released: 22-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson’s Institute for Data Science in Oncology announces appointment of inaugural IDSO Affiliates
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson's Institute for Data Science in Oncology today announced the appointment of its inaugural cohort of 33 IDSO Affiliates, who bring diverse expertise to advance the work of the institute and foster the data science ecosystem at MD Anderson.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Penn Scientists Create Novel Technique to Form Human Artificial Chromosomes
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their development.

Newswise: Scientists Find Core Regulatory Circuit Controlling Identity of Aggressive Leukemia
Released: 21-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists Find Core Regulatory Circuit Controlling Identity of Aggressive Leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found a small set of proteins that maintain anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) identity, representing potential future therapeutic targets.

Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mesothelioma Protein Identified With Cancer Inhibiting Effect
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Malignant mesothelioma is a very aggressive cancer with a very poor survival and limited treatment options. Thus, a deeper knowledge of the mechanisms modulating mesothelioma initiation and progression is critical for novel therapeutic strategies.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Provides Patient New Jersey’s First Gammatile® Brain Tumor Treatment
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center successfully performed the first GammaTile® implant in the state. The device was implanted in a patient with recurrent meningioma, a brain tumor, to deliver radiation immediately at the time of surgery, targeting residual cancer cells to help prevent recurrence while minimizing harm to healthy tissue.

Newswise: Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) Scientific Director Nima Sharifi, M.D., authored an invited commentary in JAMA Network Open related to a new Million Veteran Program study on the HSD3B1 genotype, an allele he helped discover more than 10 years ago.

Newswise: Notre Dame sends cancer research aboard the International Space Station
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Notre Dame sends cancer research aboard the International Space Station
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame researchers will gather new insights about cancerous tumors by taking their science to space aboard NASA’s 30th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amount of time a person with stage 2 or 3 HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer lives without the cancer returning, according to a new study co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Drug-pricing program improved prostate cancer treatment adherence
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Prostate cancer patients receiving care at hospitals that are part of a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their prescription drug therapy than patients at other hospitals, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Newswise: Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Released: 20-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Health at 10: Addressing Health Inequities Today – and Tomorrow
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

As Rutgers' biomedical education, research and clinical care arm enters its second decade, new strategies are delivering healthier futures for New Jersey and beyond

Released: 20-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Susan G. Komen® Urges U.S. House, Senate to Pass Critical Breast Health Legislation After House Committee Vote
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen is urging the U.S. House and Senate to bring the SCREENS for Cancer Act to a floor vote as soon as possible so breast health services are available to those who need them now.

Newswise: Starting Stem Earlier
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Starting Stem Earlier
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Center is expanding a program aimed at encouraging young people to explore research as a career field. In addition to a first-ever middle school component, the program is adding more opportunities for high school and undergraduates to get real world lab and research experience.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for March 20, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention.

   
Newswise: PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The collaboration between Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and The Wistar Institute has resulted in the creation of a PhD program in Cancer Biology, preparing individuals for careers in cancer research and drug development.

   
Newswise: Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN Named to ‘40 Under 40’ List from National Minority Quality Forum
Released: 20-Mar-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN Named to ‘40 Under 40’ List from National Minority Quality Forum
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

Taneal D. Carter, MS, MPA, Manager of Cancer Care Equity Program for NCCN, has been named one of 2024’s ‘40 Under 40’ by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF). Visit NCCN.org/equity for more information.

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Released: 20-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Clinical Trial Results Published in Nature Medicine Show Immunotherapy’s Potential in Resectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers and the Benefits of Monitoring Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) to Measure Disease Response
Baylor Scott and White Health

The results of a study published today in Nature Medicine show exciting immune responses in patients with operable esophageal or gastroesophageal cancers given neoadjuvant immunotherapy. The study results also show the potential for monitoring circulating tumor DNA as a predictor for future intervention.

Newswise: Sylvester receives 2 US Department of Defense grants to study endometrial cancer in Black women
Released: 19-Mar-2024 11:05 PM EDT
Sylvester receives 2 US Department of Defense grants to study endometrial cancer in Black women
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two new three-year, $1 million grants from the U.S. Department of Defense to study endometrial cancer in Black women who were born in the U.S., the Caribbean and West Africa.

Released: 19-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for March 2024
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A transformative gift to expand research and breakthrough therapies, an upcoming conference on managing neuroendocrine tumors, FDA approval of Imetelstat for patients with anemia from myelodysplastic syndromes and a researcher advocating for making bereavement care a public health priority are all included in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Newswise: Change in Mycn-Driven Cell State Opens Therapeutic Window in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Released: 19-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Change in Mycn-Driven Cell State Opens Therapeutic Window in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital showed that the MYCN protein promotes a switch in the cellular state within the tumor microenvironment, with slow-growing mesenchymal cells swapping to the more dangerous and faster-growing adrenergic state.

   
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Released: 19-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Moncrief Cancer Institute Debuts New Mobile Screening Clinic Funded by Tarrant County
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Moncrief Cancer Institute debuted its new Mobile Screening Clinic prior to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting today. The $1 million, 36-foot cancer screening clinic was funded by Tarrant County through a three-year, $9 million grant awarded to Moncrief Cancer Institute in 2022. Part of the federal funding Tarrant County received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the grant enabled Moncrief to expand its comprehensive cancer screening program to more underserved residents in Tarrant County.

Newswise: Immunotherapy Targeting Cancer Fusion Protein May Hold Key to Treating Rare Liver Cancer
Released: 19-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Immunotherapy Targeting Cancer Fusion Protein May Hold Key to Treating Rare Liver Cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center discovered two T-cell receptors in a single patient that recognizes the fusion and can guide T cells to kill all tumor cells carrying the hybrid protein in a mouse model.



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