Roswell Park appoints chair in gynecologic oncology

14 hours ago | Healio

Emese Zsiros, MD, PhD, has been promoted to lead the department of gynecologic oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Zsiros, who has been on staff at the...
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The Baseline Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Survival in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A 17 Year Cohort Study

15 hours ago | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2 articles

Background: Abnormal ratios of peripheral blood cells, e.g. neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio , are strongly associated with poor outcomes in numerous cancers. In soft tissue sarcoma...
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Orlando Health one of 20 centers in U.S. offering pancreatic cancer treatment that may extend lives

17 hours ago | Orlando Sentinel

John Lewis, Alex Trebek: Pancreatic cancer is usually deadly but a new MRI-guided radiation therapy available in Orlando offers treatment.
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Dietary carbohydrate quality and risk of breast cancer among women

1 day ago | Nutrition Journal

A few studies have examined the relationship between carbohydrate quality index and risk of breast cancer among women in Middle Eastern countries. We studied the associations...
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Role of Allergic Inflammation in Skin Cancer Risk

1 day ago | Medindia Health

A new experimental study in mice shows an increase in the number of immune cells regulated by allergic inflammation during the development of skin cancer.
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Can Cancer Patients Benefit from Allergy Treatment?

1 day ago | Medindia Health

The new study suggests that before immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients testing their plasma histamine level could help doctors decide whether patients may benefit from...
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Top in hem/onc: Survival benefits of cancer drugs, updates in colorectal cancer screening

1 day ago | Healio

A recent study showed that most cancer therapies tested in phase 3 trials lack survival benefits, prompting researchers to advocate for more stringent criteria to determine...
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Key Factor Sustaining Malignant Tumor State Identified

1 day ago | Medindia Health

In mouse and human cancers, scientists have identified NR2F2 as a key regulator of malignant tumor state by controlling cancer stem cell and tumor maintenance.
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Combination of two targeted drugs shows "clinically meaningful" activity In some malignant brain tumors

2 days ago | News Medical

A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, "clinically meaningful" activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumors that carried a rare genetic...
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LMU immunologists reveal how Roquin-1 controls the activity of immune cells

2 days ago | News Medical

LMU immunologists have discovered how mutations in Roquin-1 trigger autoimmunity, but can also improve the body's fight against cancer cells.
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Valneva vaccines cancelled by UK just TWO MONTHS ago could be key to beating...

Jabs produced by French firm Valneva could have an advantage over the 'monster' Botswana strain, experts have suggested. The UK cancelled a 100 million dose contract with the... Read more ...

Ten OMICRON "variant" predictions for 2022 and beyond. globalist...

The omicron “variant” media hysteria is pure fiction. It's nothing but a 1984-style Orwellian psychological terrorism operation that has been engineered to keep the populations... Read more ...

COVID-19 vaccines will kill people while making their underlying conditions...

A prominent South African doctor who played a key role in developing early treatments for COVID-19 has said that the current vaccine campaigns have one purpose: to “control and... Read more ...

Rituximab increased odds of COVID-19 hospitalization vs. DMARDs for patients...

Baseline use of rituximab compared with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs was associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid... Read more ...

Countries Need to be Vigilant About Omicron COVID Variant: WHO

Countries in the South-East Asia region need to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures, and enhance vaccination coverage as a new variant of COVID... Read more ...

World Health Organization Classifies B.1.1.529 as 'Variant of Concern' Named...

The new COVID variant detected in southern Africa has been classified by the World Health Organisation as the 'Variant of Concern' following the Technical Advisory Group meeting. Read more ...

Ways to Reduce COVID-19 Risks in Dental Offices

Researchers sought strategies to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of COVID-19 and found that adding hydrogen peroxide is indeed a well-rounded approach. Read more ...

New Covid Variant in South Africa Affects People Under 25

New Covid-19 variant found in South Africa could be widely circulating in the country. Young people have to take the utmost precautions to be safe from the virus. Read more ...

New COVID Variant of ‘Concern' Drives U.S. Travel Bans

The World Health Organization on Friday classified a new COVID-19 variant from South Africa as a “variant of concern,” which means it could be more contagious, cause more... Read more ...

What Wales' health experts are saying about the new Covid variant named...

The B.1.1.529 variant is understood to be highly infectious and more resistant to vaccines Read more ...