ASCO: undertreatment seen for women with head and neck cancer

(HealthDay)—Females with head and neck cancer (HNC) are less likely to receive intensive chemotherapy and radiation, and have an increased relative risk for death from HNC versus other causes, accordi

Updated on: March 30,2024

ASCO: undertreatment seen for women with head and neck cancer

(HealthDay)—Females with head and neck cancer (HNC) are less likely to receive intensive chemotherapy and radiation, and have an increased relative risk for death from HNC versus other causes, accordi

Updated on:March 30,2024

New study unveils epigenetic 'traffic lights' controlling stop and go for gene activity

by Institute of Cancer ResearchAcute depletion of SET1/COMPASS core subunits reveals rapid turnover of H3K4me3.a, Schematic of the degron systems for the targeted degradation of DPY30 and R

Updated on: February 23,2024

New study unveils epigenetic 'traffic lights' controlling stop and go for gene activity

by Institute of Cancer ResearchAcute depletion of SET1/COMPASS core subunits reveals rapid turnover of H3K4me3.a, Schematic of the degron systems for the targeted degradation of DPY30 and R

Updated on:February 23,2024

Pretherapy imaging and dosimetry offer personalized treatment planning for thyroid cancer patients

by Society of Nuclear MedicineExample of whole-body planar scans at 24 hours after123I-NaI administration at baseline, before selumetinib was administered (A), and after 4 weeks of treatmen

Updated on: February 01,2024

Pretherapy imaging and dosimetry offer personalized treatment planning for thyroid cancer patients

by Society of Nuclear MedicineExample of whole-body planar scans at 24 hours after123I-NaI administration at baseline, before selumetinib was administered (A), and after 4 weeks of treatmen

Updated on:February 01,2024

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Updated on: January 23,2024

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Updated on:January 23,2024

Researchers find 'unacceptable low' cervical cancer screening rates

by Mayo ClinicHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive

Updated on: June 22,2024

Researchers find 'unacceptable low' cervical cancer screening rates

by Mayo ClinicHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive

Updated on:June 22,2024

Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center Deputy Director and Associate Dean for Research at the Colorado School of Public Health. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Ce

Updated on: April 23,2024

Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center Deputy Director and Associate Dean for Research at the Colorado School of Public Health. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Ce

Updated on:April 23,2024

Researchers develop techniques to track the activity of a potent cancer gene

by Biophysical SocietyThe Larson research group uses high-throughput imaging and analysis to quantify how MYC changes gene expression at the single cell level. Pictured are a population of human

Updated on: June 08,2024

Researchers develop techniques to track the activity of a potent cancer gene

by Biophysical SocietyThe Larson research group uses high-throughput imaging and analysis to quantify how MYC changes gene expression at the single cell level. Pictured are a population of human

Updated on:June 08,2024

Drug-like molecules show early success in targeting breast cancer brain metastases

byDrexel UniversityComputational pipeline and predicted drug-like properties for the discovery of AD-2441 and its analogs. Credit:Frontiers in Pharmacology(2024). DOI: 10.3389/fphar.

Updated on: August 01,2024

Drug-like molecules show early success in targeting breast cancer brain metastases

byDrexel UniversityComputational pipeline and predicted drug-like properties for the discovery of AD-2441 and its analogs. Credit:Frontiers in Pharmacology(2024). DOI: 10.3389/fphar.

Updated on:August 01,2024

AI in personalized cancer medicine: New therapies require flexible and safe approval conditions

by Viktoria Bosak,Dresden University of TechnologyA perspective on the US and EU regulatory system readiness for AI-enabled personalized drug and cell-based therapies in precision oncology. The

Updated on: March 05,2024

AI in personalized cancer medicine: New therapies require flexible and safe approval conditions

by Viktoria Bosak,Dresden University of TechnologyA perspective on the US and EU regulatory system readiness for AI-enabled personalized drug and cell-based therapies in precision oncology. The

Updated on:March 05,2024

Dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy

by Bendta Schroeder,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA cancer cell (blue, center) can elude attack by immune cells (such as these T cells shown in green and red) by sequestering the mutated

Updated on: May 20,2024

Dosing regimen for an old cancer drug shows new promise as an immunotherapy

by Bendta Schroeder,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA cancer cell (blue, center) can elude attack by immune cells (such as these T cells shown in green and red) by sequestering the mutated

Updated on:May 20,2024

How immune cells detect and respond to mutations in cancer cells

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDFor the first time, a r

Updated on: January 02,2024

How immune cells detect and respond to mutations in cancer cells

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDFor the first time, a r

Updated on:January 02,2024

Scientists discover new method of diagnosing cancer with malaria protein

by University of CopenhagenA cancer cell colored with rVAR2 (green) in a background of normal, white blood cells (red). Credit: University of CopenhagenIn a spectacular new study, researchers fro

Updated on: March 12,2024

Scientists discover new method of diagnosing cancer with malaria protein

by University of CopenhagenA cancer cell colored with rVAR2 (green) in a background of normal, white blood cells (red). Credit: University of CopenhagenIn a spectacular new study, researchers fro

Updated on:March 12,2024