Researchers at McMaster University and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have reported the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive malignant bone cancer — an osteosarcoma — for the first time ever in a dinosaur. No malignant cancers—tumours that can spread throughout the body and have severe health implications—have ever been documented in dinosaurs previously. The...
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancer THE THERAPY COULD INVOLVE INJECTING A PODOPLANIN ANTIBODY CONJUGATED WITH A PHOTOABSORBER AND THEN SHINING NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT INTO THE CHEST CAVITY. Treating a rare type of malignant lung cancer could improve, thanks to near-infrared irradiation and a cancer-targeting compound. Nagoya University oncologist...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Women with mammographically detected breast lesions that are probably benign should have follow-up surveillance imaging at six months due to the small but not insignificant risk that the lesions are malignant, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. The Breast Imaging and Reporting System (BI-RADS) was established by...
A series of steps shows hope for improving treatments. “I knew it was serious from the sober demeanor of the medical professionals in the room.” That was how US Senator John McCain described his diagnosis of cancer in his 2018 book The Restless Wave. “And when someone, I don’t remember who, mentioned that it was...
