Brain & central nervous system cancers: Personalized care for each patient

Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary team of experts discusses developments in diagnostic tools, imaging, neurosurgery, and radiation therapy that allow them to create personalized care plans for people with brain and central nervous system cancers.

Unlocking the power of gene expression: Molecular classification of brain tumors

Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers discuss how the molecular makeup of brain tumors can be used to identify five categories of gliomas, each with different clinical features and outcomes.

HDAC inhibitors and their role in treating anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

In their bid to find the best combination of therapies to treat anaplastic thyroid cancer, John A. Copland III, Ph.D., and a team of researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida demonstrated that all histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors ...

Genes of colon cancer recurrence differ among blacks, whites and Asians

The genetic makeup of colon cancer tumors and survival rates for people with the disease differ by race, according to a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center.

Prior oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer

Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the current issue of the journal BMC Cancer.

Protective mastectomies that preserve nipple safe for women at high breast cancer risk

Preventive mastectomies that preserve the nipple and surrounding skin are as safe as more-invasive surgeries for women who carry the genetic mutation BRCA, a study led by Mayo Clinic has found. The BRCA mutation raises the risk of developing breast cancer

Researchers identify best drug therapy for rare, aggressive pancreatic cancer

Each year, about 200 to 400 Americans develop acinar cell carcinoma, a rare form of pancreatic cancer that has no effective standard of care.

Radiation therapy associated with a lower risk of recurrence in people with pancreatic cancer

Radiation therapy improves survival times in patients who are candidates for pancreatic cancer surgery.

FISH helps identify biliary tract malignancies

Michael J. Levy, M.D., a consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses clinical utility, optimum specimen collection methods.

New model to assess breast cancer risk more accurate than current option

A new breast cancer risk-prediction model combining histologic features of biopsied breast tissue from women with benign breast disease and individual patient demographic information more accurately classified breast cancer risk than the ...

Mayo researchers developing a new way to screen for endometrial cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that it is possible to detect endometrial cancer using tumor DNA picked up by ordinary tampons.

Mayo Clinic researcher on factors to improve breast cancer risk prediction

Mayo Clinic researcher Fergus J. Couch, Ph.D., discusses a study show that combined 77 common genetic variants into a single risk factor that can be used to improve the identification of women with an elevated risk of breast cancer.