Do or Die: Community Oncology Needs More Fellows Do or Die: Community Oncology Needs More Fellows
Community oncology practices face challenges in attracting oncology fellows, highlighting the need for more fellows to ensure long-term sustainability.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Polarean touts recent xenon MRI research
MRI contrast agent developer Polarean is highlighting upcoming poster presentations at the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) 2024 Respiratory Innovation Summit (RIS) May 17-18 in San Diego.
Nearly 18 months after the company's approval of Xenoview (xenon, Xe-129 hyperpolarized) for oral inhalation during MRI, Polarean's research includes 33 presentations from 10 different sites and multiple categories such as asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, COPD, COVID-19, cystic fibrosis, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, lung cancer resection, radiation-induced lung injury, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and thoracic insuffic...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Google DeepMind ’s ‘leap forward’ in AI could unlock secrets of biology
AlphaFold breakthrough may bolster work in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to resilient cropsResearchers have hailed another “leap forward” for artificial intelligence after Google DeepMind unveiled the latest version of its AlphaFold program, which can predict how proteins behave in the complex symphony of life.The breakthrough promises to shed fresh light on the biological machinery that underpins living organisms and drive breakthroughs in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to new materials and resilient crops.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Technology Artificial intelligence (AI) DeepMind Google Consciousness Computing Biology Medical research Source Type: news
Getting to know the enzymes behind cell communication — and tumor growth
In the body, certain enzymes are key to cell communication and their dysfunction can lead to cancer. A new study begins to uncover how they signal and when. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - May 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
NECTIN4 Amplifications Predict Outcomes in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- For patients with metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC), NECTIN4 amplifications predict anti-NECTIN4 antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin (EV) response and outcomes, according to a study published online April 24 in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cancer Cells Spread When They Stop Recycling Waste
An immune-inhibiting protein that regulates autophagy halts breast cancers from venturing across tissue borders. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - May 8, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids
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Vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that in 2010 he began experiencing memory loss and became concerned about a brain tumor; doctors later found a dead parasite... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - May 8, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Can a Risk Score Predict Kidney Injury After Cisplatin? Can a Risk Score Predict Kidney Injury After Cisplatin?
Cisplatin is lifesaving for many people with cancer, but acute kidney injury is a common and serious toxicity — can a tool identify those at risk?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Health-Related Needs Up Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors Health-Related Needs Up Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors
New data showed that health-related social needs and financial difficulties are associated with a higher risk of mortality in cancer survivors.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Little known warning signs of bile duct cancer after death of Game of Thrones star Ian Gelder
Game of Thrones star Ian Gelder has died age 74 following a five month battle with bile duct cancer. In England, around 2,800 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer a year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genomenon Acquires The Jackson Laboratory's Clinical Knowledgebase (CKB) to Fuel its Mission to Curate the Human Genome
Establishes a first-of-its-kind view of the genome encompassing both germline and somatic variants with inclusion of CKB cancer insights ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Genomenon, a genomic intelligence company today announced its acquisition of the Clinical... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TNM Source Type: news
United Breast Cancer Foundation Turns Old Cars into Hope
UBCF Drives Support for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors by Accepting Tax-Deductible* Vehicle Donations HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) is turning unwanted cars, trucks, and motorcycles into vehicles for change. Ditch... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT CSR Source Type: news
ISMRM: Combining brain MRI, CT radiomics improves lung cancer prognosis
This study [suggests] that survival prediction can be enhanced by combining features of brain metastasis MRI and lung cancer CT," he concluded. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: MRI Neuroradiology ISMRM 2024 Source Type: news
ARRS: How to manage the side effects of radiopharmaceuticals
Three clinical issues that may arise with theranostics treatments will require special provisions, including spot imaging, according to insights shared during the 124th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Boston.
Theranostics treatments are used with increasing frequency now since the approvals and expansions of Lutathera (lutetium-177 [Lu-177]) DOTATATE, a radiopharmaceutical for neuroendrocrine tumors (NETs) and Pluvicto, Lu-177 PSMA-617, for prostate cancer.
Though common but not serious side effects, sialoadenitis (inflammation of the salivary gland) and xerostomia (dry mouth) can occur with...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Patient Safety Radiologic Technologist Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
ARRS: DBT leads to less recalls among African American women
African American women are more likely to be recalled from a 2D digital mammography exam than from a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exam, a study presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting found.
In her talk, Brielle Paolini, MD, PhD, from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) discussed her team’s results, which also showed that Caucasian women are more likely to be recalled from DBT exams. She also reported that architectural distortions and masses are more likely to be recalled from screening via DBT.
“Asymmetries were less likely to be recalled from screening via a DBT...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
