By: Huntsman Cancer Institute From: medicalxpress.com Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center for the Mountain West, have made a significant breakthrough in predicting the prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a particularly aggressive disease. Their research, published in JCO Precision Oncology as part of the TOWARDS study, has …
Male breast cancer diagnosis fuels groundbreaking treatment tool
Source: Huntsman Cancer Institute From: eurekalert.org Doctors diagnosed Christopher Gregg, Ph.D., member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and neuroscientist and professor of neurobiology and human genetics at the U, with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2018. At that point, he started thinking of …
Scientists develop MRI-guided ultrasound for burning breast cancer tumors
By: Chad Van Alstin From: healthimaging.com Scientists from the Huntsman Cancer Institute have developed an ultrasound system that can be used to burn away breast cancer tumors. According to coverage from WINK News, the Muse Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound System is designed to treat breast tumors without surgery and can be utilized as a simple outpatient procedure. The system uses …
Promise of better targeted treatments now possible in children’s brain cancer
Source: University of Utah Health Sciences From: eurekalert.org More than 4,000 children and teens are diagnosed with brain cancer each year and the disease kills more children than any other cancer. Writing this week in the journal Cell Reports, researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah report they have identified an existing group of drugs that …
$10 million frat pledge to Huntsman brings new generation into cancer research
By: Wendy Leonard From: desertnews.com Brandon Plewe was young and active, newly married and had just received an advanced degree, but his body was deteriorating and he didn’t know why. “I had this back pain and was getting cortisone shots, but it wasn’t getting better,” he said, adding that the pain seemed to get worse and worse as the days …
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute say modified viruses show promise in …
by Kiersten Nuñez From: fox13now.com Utah has the highest rate of melanoma cases in the nation, and now researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute said they may be close to finding a cure using a process that involves injecting live viruses into the patient’s skin. “Our patients are living longer, and we’re able for the first time in melanoma to …