Rethinking the Burden of Cancer Treatments’ Side Effects
Even mild and moderate side effects can contribute to patients with cancer discontinuing their treatment, according to an analysis recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Genes May Predict Treatment Resistance in Prostate Cancer
Increased expression of specific genes in prostate cancer patients may predict whether or not the cancer will respond well to hormone therapy, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
Immune Genes Are Altered in Alzheimer’s Patients’ Blood
A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer’s patients is epigenetically altered, and many of these altered genes are the same ones that increase an individual’s risk for Alzheimer’s.