Researchers in Japan have developed a predictive model that could improve treatment decisions for advanced pancreatic cancer ...

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Doctors at Huntsman Cancer Hospital removed the 36-year-old woman’s real stomach less than two weeks ago, a preventive ...

Generally, the standard treatment for solid tumors is surgery. However, a recent study from New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found immunotherapy can effectively treat these ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ, ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

In patients of Lynch syndrome -- an inherited condition -- risk of developing a second tumour could be lower among those having an extended resection, involving a removal of organs and tissues ...

Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study ...

While treatment options include surgery, radiation ... are using this same technology to deliver CRISPR—the powerful gene-editing tool—straight into tumor cells. CRISPR is like a pair of ...

In 1990, at the age of 60, Hackman underwent an angioplasty, according to a report by the United Press International. Hackman had been experiencing chest pains that radiated down one of his arms ...

New York University researchers say a simple, gene-based blood test has shown to be highly accurate in predicting whether ...