Cancer

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Techniques

Imagine enduring a painful, expensive and scar-inducing surgery—only to find out afterwards that it wasn’t necessary. This is the situation for many women with high-risk breast lesions.
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Could the Microbiome be the Key to Ending Chemotherapy-Induced Pain?

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Unfortunately, a third of cancer patients who receive chemotherapy encounter this as a side effect, a condition known as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). This neuropathy is a result
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Liquid Biopsies Give Clues on When and Why Cancer Treatments Lose their Efficacy

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Researchers have been looking for a safe, fast, less expensive and more accurate way to identify early signs of treatment resistance, while also searching for new insights into the genetic changes tha
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New Study Shows Lymph Nodes Aren’t Always to Blame for Cancer Progression

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In a case of mistaken identity, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found that lymph nodes are not always responsible for cancer’s deadly progression to other organs.
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Could a Technique Echoing an Ancient Greek Military Strategy Point the Way to More Effective Cancer Treatments?

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At Massachusetts General Hospital, a real-life Trojan horse scenario that takes place on the nanoscale level could provide a way to sneak cancer drugs into fortified tumor cells so the drugs can attac
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Raising Awareness of Belly Fat and Its Impact on Men’s Health

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Did you know that in addition to June being Men’s Health Month in the United States, this week (June 12th-18th) is Men’s Health Week in the UK? The focus this year is on belly fat which tends to be mo
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Mass General Researchers Investigate the ‘Big Eaters’ of the Immune System: #MacrophageMonday

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Macrophages serve a vital function in the body’s immune system— these white blood cells are in charge of engulfing pathogens, foreign materials and dead cells.
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Using Plain Language to Help Patients Cope with Cancer

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Two Mass General doctors from the Cancer Center and the Division of Palliative Care are hoping to help answer those questions using clear and simple language.
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Women’s Health Week 2017

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week this week, we put together a few highlights of the many Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who are investigating important topics pertaining to women’s
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New Study Finds Low-Dose Aspirin May Lower Risk of Cancer Death

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A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital reports that long-term regular aspirin was associated with a lower risk of dying from various types of cancers.
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