Image copyright Getty Images A single targeted dose of radiotherapy could be as effective at treating breast cancer as a full course, a long-term study suggests. Researchers said people who received the shorter treatment were also less likely to die of other cancers and heart disease in the following five years. But cancer specialists have … Read more
July 23, 2020, by NCI Staff Researchers are studying liquid biopsies for detecting cancer that identify patterns of chemical tags, called methyl groups, on DNA in blood or other body fluids. Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute A test that analyzes DNA in blood accurately identified two kinds of cancer, according to two new studies. … Read more
March 19, 2019, by NCI Staff PET scan of a tumor in the right kidney (arrows). Credit: Onco Targets Ther Feb 2014. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S58089. CC-BY 3.0 On April 19, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in combination with axitinib (Inlyta) for the initial treatment of people with advanced kidney cancer. The approval … Read more
TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 continues to impact nearly all aspects of American health care, researchers warn that the United States has seen a troubling drop in cancer diagnoses since the pandemic began. The drop is not being attributed to a downturn in cancer incidence, but rather a COVID-driven reluctance … Read more