Percutaneous image guided thermal ablation safe, effective therapy for metastatic gynecologic … FINDINGS A new study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found using percutaneous image guided needle based thermal ablation — the precise application of extreme heat or cold to a tumor using sophisticated ultrasound, CT or MRI in a single […]

Protein rewires metabolism to block cancer cell death, may allow cancer spread One specific protein may be a master regulator for changing how cancer cells consume nutrients from their environments, preventing cell death and increasing the likelihood the cancer could spread, a study from the University of Notre Dame has shown. The study, published in […]

North America Retains Pole Position in Blood Cancer Diagnostics Market with the Prominent … Fact.MR, in its recent research, offers market forecast and analysis on the blood cancer diagnostics market for the period, 2017-2022. According to the research, the global blood cancer diagnostics market is projected to grow at 6.4% CAGR through 2022. The key […]

‘Fun’ and ‘Cancer’ Can Go Together Is it possible to use the word “cancer” in the same sentence as “fun?” When it came to my radiation treatment for prostate cancer, the answer was a hilarious “yes!” In 2015, a worrisome recurrence brought me to the radiation center for eight weeks of treatment, five minutes a […]

UMass Memorial Medical Center adopts new technique to treat prostate cancer WORCESTER — UMass Memorial Medical Center has adopted an alternative technique to performing a prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer that results in better outcomes for men and quicker recovery times. The technique, called a Retzius-sparing prostatectomy, is a new method of robotic-assisted prostate surgery that replaces the […]