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A new study led by Rockefeller University researchers found that arginine levels may affect how the immune system recognizes cancer cells and virus-infected cells

CANTON, Ohio — One in five deaths in the U.S. is due to heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Cancer Society reports one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime

Pancreatic tumors can resist immunotherapy by recruiting nearby immune cells to help protect them, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The findings, published in Nature Communications, also point to a potential new strategy for overcoming resistance and improving cellular therapies

For patients navigating a lung cancer diagnosis, as well as those caring for them, abnormal sodium levels can raise important questions about what is happening inside the body. Hyponatremia, a condition characterized by low blood sodium, is relatively common for some types of lung cancer, affecting between 25% to 47% of lung cancer patients. But…

A new national survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network found that 9 out of 10 cancer patients and survivors were forced to miss work because of their illness

At present, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and early-onset colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among males and females under age 50

A Yale Medicine specialist explains how a new drug targeting a once-‘undruggable’ gene is improving survival for advanced pancreatic cancer.

Greenville, N.C. –ECU Health Medical Center was one of 32 institutions across the nation to participate in the national ROADS (Randomized Controlled Trial of Resection Surgery and GammaTile® versus Standard of Care) clinical trial, a randomized study investigating how GammaTile® therapy compares to the traditional standard of care for patients in treatment for newly diagnosed,…

We have long been told that maintaining a healthy weight is good for the heart, but new, sobering evidence suggests that obesity and cancer are linked far more intimately than previous studies led us to believe. For years, researchers estimated that excess weight accounted for roughly 2% to 8% of cancer cases. A recent, large-scale…

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience significant healthcare disparities across the oncology spectrum of care. Systemic barriers, past harmful healthcare experiences and sociopolitical climate, and other impediments to accessing health care among others, combine to influence these disparities. TGD individuals undergoing gender-affirming mastectomy (‘top surgery’) face unique challenges related to breast cancer risk assessment…