Warning from damaged tumor cells kickstarts cancer relapse

Researchers have discovered a system that damaged cancer cells tell healthier cells to start growing. That paves way for cancers to relapse.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~6 min

Inflammation may be a warning sign of frailty after chemo

Researchers have found a link between inflammation levels in the blood and frailty in breast cancer patients who've gone through chemotherapy.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
April 6, 2021 ~4 min


Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 suggests many wait for Medicare

Some people may wait until Medicare kicks in before seeking a diagnosis and care for cancer. It could affect their survival.

Tracie White-Stanford • futurity
April 1, 2021 ~6 min

Heart disease is killing young women at higher rates

Heart disease is gaining on cancer as a major cause of death in women younger than 65, a new study shows.

Brian Waters-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 1, 2021 ~5 min

Zika virus helps kill deadly brain cancer in mice

A study with mice shows that the Zika virus can rev up the immune system to destroy glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~7 min

Imaging aims to see if rectal cancer remains after treatment

A new imaging technique could eventually spare some people unnecessary surgery after treatment for rectal cancer.

Beth Miller-WUSTL • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~8 min


Bariatric surgery cuts cancer risk for some people with obesity

Bariatric surgery was associated with significant risk reductions in several obesity-related cancers, including colorectal and pancreatic cancers.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
March 26, 2021 ~5 min

Personalized shot could train the body to find and kill cancer

A new kind of personalized vaccine for cancer "has the potential to be more efficacious, less expensive, and much safer than many other immunotherapies."

U. Chicago • futurity
March 25, 2021 ~7 min

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