Articles by Cate Douglass

Researchers discovered that pregnancy while in remission of Hodgkin lymphoma does not increase the risk of cancer relapse, making this report the first largest study to specifically examine the impacts of pregnancy as a potential trigger for relapse in Hodgkin lymphoma survivors.

A team of researchers with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that adjuvant chemotherapy has a significant impact on patient survival, especially in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have helped increase the number of women whose cases of cervical cancers were found and treated early, according to a study published in JAMA.

Living a healthier lifestyle could be a robust preventative measure against metastatic prostate cancer. One new study suggests that leading a healthy lifestyle could reduce a man's chances of developing the cancer by up to 68%.

UCLA researchers have discovered a new drug that helps reduce ascites in patients with ovarian cancer through inhibiting certain receptors.

A research team from Michigan Technological University recently discovered two major biomarkers used in the detection of thyroid cancer may be inaccurate in diagnosing the disease.

A number of colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and the American Cancer of Radiology are lobbying Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act, an initiative that could lower costs and increase screening rates.

The Weizmann Institute of Science recently revealed a new gene belonging to the tumor suppressor gene group, RASA2, which is driving a particular deadly subset of melanomas for patients with dysfunctioning RAS pathways.

Researchers are investigating apaziquone for use as an intravesical treatment for patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Researchers have begun examining the latest round of studies for a minimally invasive breast cancer therapy freezing the cancer cells as a means of killing the tumor.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc recently announced it has completed development of its protocol for phase Ib/II testing in patients with stage IV melanoma.

The Inaugural International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference commenced September 16, 2015, in New York City, and one presentation detailed Biothera's new biomarker strategy in patient selection for the company's investigational cancer immunotherapy, Imprime PGG.

The bovine leukemia virus, or BLV, which is transmitted between cattle herds may play a key role in the development of breast cancer.