Dec 28, 2020
Surgery, in addition to treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may increase the length of survival for metastatic breast cancer patients.
Dec 21, 2020
The absence of a protein that works to prevent tumor formation may explain why some patients are resistant to a common cancer therapy, according to Penn State Cancer Institute and Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Dec 10, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine, has received $2.69 million to establish projects aimed at addressing COVID-19 health disparities among nursing home residents and racial and ethnic minorities.
Dec 8, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine researchers contributed to an international study which showed that 2.3 million cancer surgeries were postponed during the early months of the coronavirus outbreak and that taking steps to reduce exposures for cancer patients receiving elective surgeries may reduce their risk for contracting COVID-19.
Dec 7, 2020
White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die – but that’s not good news.
Dec 3, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine researchers studied how climate-driven factors, like rainfall, may contribute to food insecurity and poor nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dec 1, 2020
Cancer cases in adolescents and young adults have risen by 30% during the last four decades, with kidney cancer rising at the greatest rate, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Nov 30, 2020
Penn State held its third annual Cancer Research Day conference Oct. 31, 2020, via Zoom.
Nov 23, 2020
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer.
Nov 19, 2020
A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
