Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• New brain cancer mutation identified by scientists at Duke in collaboration with researchers in China. More on the discovery of the PPM1D mutation can be found in the journal Nature Genetics.
• Researchers at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care have published the findings of their case control study where they delineate the association between TMEM (tumor microenvironment of metastasis) score and risk of distant metastasis. Results are published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Continue reading →

Here are a few cancer research news highlights that recently caught my attention:

• Hormone-blocking drug injections help women preserve fertility while undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy. Results were announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
• Breath test for lung cancer?  Researchers at the University of Colorado may be one step closer as they presented their research at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
• Changes in brain activity after chemotherapy, also referred to as “chemo brain,” are being closely studied at University Hospital Gasthuisberg of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. Results are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Continue reading →

Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• Chemists at MIT create a polymer nanoparticle for the delivery of cancer drugs which includes Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, and Camptothecin. More on this innovation is found in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
• Many women are choosing double mastectomy, but are they necessary? A recent study in JAMA Surgery discusses the findings.
• Researchers at the Mayo Clinic discover molecule linked to aggressive pancreatic cancer. Their findings were reported in the latest issue of Molecular Cancer Research. Continue reading →