Carol L. Kornmehl, MD, FACRO

11/21/2021

Bacteria generally have a bad reputation, as people first think of certain strains that can cause serious illnesses like pneumonia or meningitis. However, there are many helpful bacteria, known as probiotics, that assist the body in different ways.

11/07/2021

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-strategy-treatment-resistant-prostate-cancer.html

Many patients with prostate cancer are treated with drugs that lower or block hormones that fuel tumor growth. While the drugs are effective for a time, most patients eventually develop resistance to these therapies.

11/05/2021

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-cancer-features-personalized-radiotherapy.html

Radiation can be a powerful cancer therapy, but it doesn't work for everyone. A new study identifies tumor features linked with resistance to radiotherapy, an important advance toward developing individualized cancer treatments.

10/29/2021

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-hypofractionated-post-operative-prostate-bed-radiotherapy.html

A primary endpoint analysis of the NRG Oncology Phase III clinical trial NRG-GU003 comparing hypofractionated post-operative prostate bed radiotherapy (HYPORT) to the conventional post-prostatectomy radiotherapy (COPORT) for men with prostate cancer determined that treatment with HYPORT yielded no i...

10/28/2021

https://www.newswise.com/articles/cleveland-clinic-study-links-gut-microbiome-and-aggressive-prostate-cancer

Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting

09/27/2021

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-importance-of-exercise-for-men-with-prostate-cancer/

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. It's important that men are screened for the disease [...]

09/12/2021

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-physical-relieve-tumor-associated-anemia.html

Many cancer patients suffer from anemia leaving them fatigued, weak, and an impaired ability to perform physical activity. Drugs only rarely alleviate this type of anemia. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to show what causes the anemia, and that physical exercise can improve...

09/02/2021

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958032

It's called "genomic-adjusted radiation dose" (GARD), a dose tailored to a person's radiosensitivity as determined by the expression of 10 genes, combined with a linear quadratic model to yield GARD.

08/17/2021

Scientists in Anant Madabhushi’s computational imaging lab confirm role of collagen structure in tissue for predicting aggressiveness of tumors, recurrence of cancer Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify new biomarkers for breast cancer th...

06/27/2021

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