Cancer Archive — Page 10 of 70
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December 11, 2024
Second wind: 22-year-old Madison Barnett prepares for return to softball mound after cancer journey
The Lee University pitcher plans 2025 comeback after Ewing sarcoma sidelined her for more than year. -
December 10, 2024
Study identifies that higher West African ancestry may contribute to worse breast cancer outcomes
The study found that West African genetic ancestry was associated with shorter disease-free survival, particularly for women with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer. -
November 26, 2024
Novel genetics approach enhances discovery of disease risk genes
VUMC researchers applied the new approach to large GWAS datasets for breast, prostate and lung cancers, and three brain disorders. -
November 26, 2024
VUMC again named a Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence
Radiopharmaceutical therapy is targeted delivery of radiation to cancer cells or to the tumor microenvironment using radiopharmaceuticals. -
November 25, 2024
Potential treatment eyed for abnormal blood cell disorder
Research could lead to improved diagnosis and the first effective treatment for the disorder, called “clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential,” or CHIP. -
November 22, 2024
Heather Jackson named America’s top NP for pain management
Jackson treats patients at the supportive and palliative oncology clinic at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and is an associate professor in Clinical Nursing at Vanderbilt University. -
November 15, 2024
New radiation therapy approach for treating lung cancers
VUMC researchers tested a treatment combining immunotherapy and online adaptive radiotherapy, which is tailored to real-time tumor changes during the treatment plan.