In 1983 surgeons across East Africa began to compare notes about a new disease, known colloquially as “slim,” which was ...

“The commonest cancer we have that affects women and even kills them is cancer of the cervix. On average, we see four to five ...

HIV infection alters the natural history of several cancers, in large part due to its effect on the immune system. Immune function in people living with HIV may vary from normal to highly ...

Herpesvirus-encoded microRNAs (v-miRNAs) play a crucial role in modulating host cellular processes to promote viral persistence, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. These v-miRNAs function by targeting ...

Most people think of viruses as small living things that bring on a nasty summer cold. But you might be surprised to learn that some viruses can lead to cancer. Keep in mind that even if you're ...

A doctor ordered an MRI and eventually discovered why Doucette experienced such pain — she had a sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor in her elbow. “When you’re a kid you have this complex of like ...

Table 1. Recent larger studies evaluating treatment response monitoring in sarcoma patients with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose-positron-emission tomography (2005–2010). ≥40% decrease in SUVmax ...

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a type of cancerous tumor that can grow in the body’s soft tissues. If it occurs in the thigh, it may feel like a person has a lump in their thigh, though symptoms ...

These include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and, less commonly, Merkel cell carcinoma, Kaposi s sarcoma and T-cell lymphoma of the skin. The study highlights the crucial role of ...