How the immune system can help us diagnose cancer
One of the deadliest forms of cancer is biliary tract cancer. Only one in three patients diagnosed with the disease is operable. The rest must…
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Gaps in representation of women and younger scholars among medical educators
Women make up just 37.7% of all speakers at hematology and medical oncology board review lectures, according to a study published today in Blood Advances.…
A powerful new plant-based weapon against cancer
Cancer is caused by abnormal cell proliferation and is one of the main public health issues in the world. Recently, the research group led by…
NCCN publishes new patient guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis to help people understand their personal risk for…
Pre-birth steroids reduce chance of death in premature twins
Giving steroids to women pregnant with twins at risk of premature delivery reduces the chance of infant death and respiratory distress syndrome, according to a…
Pushing ‘closure’ after trauma can be harmful to people grieving. What you can do instead
From the breakup of a relationship to losing a loved one, people are often told to find “closure” after traumatic things happen. But what is…
Low-abundance biomarker detection platform for early disease diagnosis
Yu Lei, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has invented a new platform that can perform high-sensitivity readings for a variety of disease biomarkers. In…