Living near a Superfund pollution site may boost risk of aggressive types of breast cancer
Women diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher risk of aggressive and hard to treat cancers if they live near an EPA designated Superfund site.
Young adults with rectal bleeding linked to 8.5 times higher risk of colorectal cancer
Patients under age 50 who undergo colonoscopy to investigate rectal bleeding have been found to have eight times the risk of colorectal cancer
Radiation may boost response in some immunotherapy resistant lung cancers
Clinical results suggest that radiation therapy might help overcome immunotherapy resistance in certain lung cancer patients
Immunotherapy before and after surgery may open door to better outcomes for mesothelioma patients
Mesothelioma of the left lower lung on X-ray. Image by James Heilman, MD under Creative Commons license on Wikimedia CANCER DIGEST –...
Risk of anal cancer twice as high for cervical cancer survivors
Anoscopy is the direct visualization of the anus using a speculum. It is used to screen, diagnose, and evaluate perianal and anal...
Working to eliminate recurrence in breast cancer survivors
Using repurposed FDA-approved drugs, researchers were able to eliminate residual cancer in breast cancer survivors.
