New Tool Helps Predict Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
Researchers discovered that a patient's nutrition and body composition can help predict how well pancreatic cancer treatment will work. They studied 74 …
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Blood Tests May Help Predict Breast Cancer Survival Better Than Weight
Researchers studied 195 women with breast cancer to understand how nutrition affects survival. While weight and body measurements didn't predict outcomes, …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Cancer Patients Fight Back Better
Scientists reviewed 13 studies involving 2,592 cancer patients to see if vitamin D helps people respond better to immunotherapy—a type of cancer treatment that …
Read MoreVitamin D Receptor May Help Predict Breast Cancer Behavior
Researchers studied 111 breast cancer patients to understand how a protein called the vitamin D receptor (VDR) relates to other important cancer markers. They …
Read MoreNew Blood Tests Could Help Detect Prostate Cancer Earlier
Scientists are studying tiny molecules called microRNAs found in blood that could help doctors detect prostate cancer earlier and predict how well treatments …
Read MoreNew Clues About How Colon Cancer Grows and Spreads
Scientists studied 459 colon cancer patients to understand how certain proteins help cancer grow. They found that a protein called TGF-β1 and related molecules …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to More Serious Mouth Cancer
Researchers studied 150 people with oral squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer) to see if vitamin D levels affected how serious their cancer was. …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Predict Cervical Cancer Outcomes
Researchers studied 502 women who had surgery for cervical cancer to see if simple blood tests could predict how well they would do after treatment. They …
Read MoreNew Markers Found in Rare Uterine Cancer Could Guide Future Treatment
Researchers studied a rare and serious type of uterine cancer called carcinosarcoma to find biological markers that might help doctors choose better …
Read MoreCould Low Vitamin D Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk?
Researchers reviewed 18 studies to understand whether vitamin D levels affect ovarian cancer risk and survival. Most studies found that women with low vitamin …
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