Safer, swifter, smaller scar: new brain surgery approach targets difficult tumors at skull base
Tumors arising in the base of the skull are among the most difficult to remove in neurosurgery. The current treatment method is to perform surgical removal by what…
Algorithm helps doctors identify more aggressive types of basal cell carcinoma
An algorithm can help healthcare professionals recognize which patients have a highly aggressive form of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the face. These are the findings of a…
New therapy strengthens the immune system’s counterattack on skin cancer
Scientists behind a new type of immunotherapy are demonstrating significant effects in laboratory experiments in cell samples from patients with the aggressive form of skin cancer, Merkel cell…
Novel Blood Test Helps Improve Cancer Treatments
Oncologists use biopsy and imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor tumor diseases and assess treatment success.
A liver biopsy may predict spread of pancreatic cancer
Microscopic changes in the liver can be used to predict if, and where, pancreatic cancer may spread in the body.