Nadia Jaber

Oct 15, 2024 | cancerhealth.com | Nadia Jaber

By Nadia Jaber If cancer spreads to the bone, patients are often given medicines to lessen bone problems like pain and broken bones. But those medicines can sometimes cause parts of the jawbone to break down and die—a problem called osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). ONJ was thought to be a rare side effect of these therapies, which include denosumab (Xgeva) and bisphosphonates like zoledronic acid. But a new study has found that this serious and painful side effect is more common than once thought.

Sep 24, 2024 | cancerhealth.com | Nadia Jaber

By Nadia Jaber Cancer cells use all sorts of tricks and trades to aid their growth and survival. Now a new study shows that many kinds of cancer pull an unusual card to support their growth: DNA left over from ancient viruses. In the new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published July 17 in Science Advances, researchers found that fragments of DNA from an ancient virus act like “on switches” for genes that help tumors grow and survive.

Oct 17, 2023 | oncpracticemanagement.com | Dawn Holcombe |Nadia Jaber

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Aug 10, 2023 | realhealthmag.com | Nadia Jaber

By Nadia Jaber It was once thought that after guiding the development of male sex organs in a fetus, the Y chromosome didn’t do much else. But over the past few years, results from multiple studies have challenged that belief. The most recent evidence comes from a new study that suggests that the Y chromosome may actually protect men from aggressive bladder cancer. Most biological females have two X chromosomes in every cell, whereas most biological males have one X and one Y chromosome.

Jun 21, 2023 | oncpracticemanagement.com | William King |Patricia A. Stewart |Nadia Jaber

“Loss of Y Chromosome in Men Makes Bladder Cancer More Aggressive” was originally published by the National Cancer Institute. It was once thought that after guiding the development of male sex organs in a fetus, the Y chromosome did not do much else. But over the past few years, results from multiple studies have challenged that belief. The most recent evidence comes from a new study that suggests that the Y chromosome may actually protect men from aggressive bladder cancer.