January 18, 2008 — Researchers are unveiling a new virus in a report published online January 17 in Science. Dubbed the Merkel cell polyomavirus, it is the first to be strongly associated with a human ...

A scientist whose discoveries about prostate cancer have led to lifesaving treatments is now shedding light on an emerging and deadlier form of the disease: neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC). Most ...

A leading scientist whose discoveries about prostate cancer led to lifesaving treatments is now shedding light on an emerging and deadlier form of the disease: neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC).

Neuroendocrine cancer is one of the rarest types, which begins with special hormone-making cells scattered through the body, and it was the tumor with which Irrfan Khan was diagnosed back in 2018.

Symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can vary depending on their location and severity. General symptoms include extreme fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and loss of appetite. NETs are a rare ...

Patients with ‘invisible’ cancer ‘waiting years for diagnosis’ - There is an urgent need to speed up the diagnosis of neuroendocrine cancer.

FOR MONTHS, Tom Hayman was told by his GP his crippling stomach pains were caused by having “too many fizzy drinks” – but they turned out to be a sign of rare and incurable ...

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 is a rare genetic disorder associated with a high risk of developing tumors in your parathyroid gland and pituitary gland, and your pancreas. Multiple endocrine ...

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced results from a subgroup analysis of the phase 3 CABINET pivotal study of patients with extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine ...

MSK physician-scientist Dr. Charles Sawyers has developed a powerful new research tool for understanding how the most common form of prostate cancer transforms into a lethal type. A leading scientist ...