Mar. 13, 2025 — A study shows that high-grade glioma tumor cells harboring DNA alterations in the gene PDGFRA responded to the drug avapritinib, which is already approved by the United States ...

The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

Ovarian cancer cells can spread through your body in these ways: Those in your pelvis Para-aortic lymph nodes, found in your abdominal area Mediastinal lymph nodes, in the area between your lungs ...

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your thyroid gland. A gland is an organ in your body that makes a substance. Your thyroid is shaped like a small butterfly and is found inside the ...

Cysts and tumors are both types of lumps commonly found in the body. While they can be similar in appearance, you can tell apart with a few key characteristics. Cysts are typically benign and are ...

However, you may have heard some conflicting information about soy and cancer risk. You might have questions like, “Is soy healthy? Is it dangerous? And if it’s OK to eat soy foods, why do some people ...

In an early-stage clinical trial, the therapy nearly doubled the expected survival time of young patients. Still, experts caution that more research is needed. Gavin Nielsen was 2 years old when ...

Median survival was significantly less in veterans with vs without pleural effusion in CHF (1.51 vs 3.23 yrs), cancer (1.33 vs 2.05 yrs), and pneumonia (4.27 vs 5.11 yrs). Clinically significant ...

Scientists have turned the same immune response that rejects organ transplants to their advantage – to target cancer. In a trailblazing fusion of immunology and ingenuity, a team of Chinese ...

Unresectable (sometimes referred to as inoperable) cancer cannot be completely removed with surgery. This can be due to a variety of reasons, including tumor size, stage, and location. Although an ...

Dying from colon cancer in the end stage means that treatments are no longer working or need to be stopped due to side effects. The cancer has spread throughout the body, and the condition is ...