Research has repeatedly shown that positive relationships improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients. Having strong social support is known to decrease depression and anxiety in people with advanced cancer—but friends and family are often unprepared to provide this support.  Metastatic Breast Cancer Once cancer has spread, or metastasized, to other areas of […]

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States after skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.  Breast Cancer Awareness Month highlights the importance of timely diagnosis, it is a time to hail the survivors of breast […]

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Speed and precision are essential factors in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Melanoma patients benefit from many therapeutic options, but too much choice isn’t always a good thing. This means selecting the best course from a variety of therapies can be slow and difficult. Lucky for us, new medical tech in the form of microneedles may […]

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Bacteria, they’re just like us, eh? Well not really, but one of the features we do share, is that viruses love to hijack our cellular machinery. Bacterial viruses are big trouble for their bacterial hosts, but scientists are taking advantage of their ability to target specific cell types to develop new tools for cancer diagnosis […]

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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. In 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer, of which 685,000 died.1 Although 93% of women with breast cancer are over 40,2 it is the younger patients who have aggressive cancers with a higher risk of recurrence and death. A younger patient has […]

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Scientists have recently observed that retinoids, a chemical compound found in vitamin A, can help people experiencing acute pancreatitis as an adverse drug effect of asparaginase.  A diet rich in vitamin A may be a solution to combat the life-threatening complications of acute pancreatitis from the drug asparaginase. Asparaginase is the drug of choice for […]

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There may be a connection between fungus and cancer. New research identifies the presence of fungus in cancer, often inside the cell. In addition, the researchers provide evidence for new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for cancer.  Bacteria, fungi, and cancer Studies on bacterial communities internal to tumors exist. However, fungi that shape host immunity and […]

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Leukemia is a form of cancer with an annual diagnosis rate of 14.1 people per 100,000 of the population, with nearly half of these cases (6.0 per 100,000) dying from the disease. People over 55 and under 15 are the population group in which this condition is most common.1 Leukemia is a systemic malignant (cancerous) […]

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