Oncology News

Men who show signs of chronic inflammation in non-cancerous prostate tissue may have nearly twice the risk of actually having prostate cancer than those with no inflammation, according to results of a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

He wasn't at a concert or a sports event. Instead, he was part of a crowd of 323 at an awards ceremony for Manatee County health care professionals.

John Huthmacher/Tribune Dr. Shamila Garg, medical oncologist at Morrison Cancer Center, relaxes in the garden at the Mary Lanning Facility Wednesday.

Steven Bernstein's drama Decoding Annie Parker recently made its debut at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, and now the film's first trailer and clip are available online.

Dr. Susan Love-surgeon, researcher, advocate, author, and cancer survivor-will share insights learned during her recent battle with leukemia with Dr. Deborah Axelrod, Kanas Family Foundation Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology and Medical Director for Community Outreach & Education for the NYULMC Cancer Center, during a special discussion, ... (more)

On April 9, it released the latest evidence - research showing that a novel technique improves outcomes for women with breast cancer, the nation's No.

Doctors, God's healers and true soldiers of effort, are not to be stoned in our public squares, believes Tom Finneran.

By AzerNews People who are afraid of oncological diseases due to genetic factors will be able to learn about the probability of the disease in advance in Azerbaijan.

The prices of some cancer drugs are so high that they preclude researchers from conducting trials comparing their effectiveness, according to two National Cancer Institute researchers.

SCI Corporation , a late-stage oncology company, today announced that it has closed an underwritten public offering of units consisting of an aggregate of 7,128,229 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,782,057 shares of common stock.

Two years ago doctors told Lisa Ridgeway she had triple negative breast cancer, a very aggressive disease with no cure.

XBiotech is announcing that results from its Phase I/II oncology study conducted at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX were published today in Lancet Oncology.

A time-of-flight mass cytometer is the centerpiece of the new Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, a center that helps scientists use the immune system to fight cancer and infection.

Roche Holdings recently released its Q1 2014 results and reported a slight decline of 1% in its revenues.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Commission have granted Orphan Drug Designation to volasertib for acute myeloid leukemia .

Volasertib, Boehringer Ingelheim's Investigational Oncology Compound, is Granted Orphan Drug Designation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the U.S. and EU /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Commission have granted Orphan Drug Designation to volasertib for ... (more)

Valerie Harper faced a dismal future when her doctors announced point blank that she had terminal brain cancer.

Children at St. Antoine French Catholic school in Tecumseh carried or rolled in box after box of art and craft supplies Wednesday in memory of former fellow student Daniel Ethier.

Because any single gene mutation behind a particular cancer can be extremely rare, studying one drug at a time is extremely challenging Scientists and drug makers are pioneering a new kind of clinical trial that changes the way cancer drugs are studied, potentially cutting both the time and cost of bringing them to market.

Researchers report early progress in developing a treatment that might one day help the immune system defend itself against cancer.