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Long-term study supports link between inflammation and cognitive problems in older breast cancer survivors

Long-term study supports link between inflammation and cognitive problems in older breast cancer survivors

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists are still trying to understand why many breast cancer survivors experience troubling cognitive problems for yea

Long-term study supports link between inflammation and cognitive problems in older breast cancer survivors

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists are still trying to understand why many breast cancer survivors experience troubling cognitive problems for yea
Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type
Addition of metastasis-directed therapy increases PFS in prostate cancer

Addition of metastasis-directed therapy increases PFS in prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineThe addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT), consisting of definitive radiation therapy to all sites of disease, to hormone therapy results in improved progression-free survival

Addition of metastasis-directed therapy increases PFS in prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineThe addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT), consisting of definitive radiation therapy to all sites of disease, to hormone therapy results in improved progression-free survival
Study pinpoints origin of pediatric brain tumor type and shows it may be preventable

Study pinpoints origin of pediatric brain tumor type and shows it may be preventable

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn aggressive type of pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma, exists in a pre-malignant form at birth after initially developing duri

Study pinpoints origin of pediatric brain tumor type and shows it may be preventable

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn aggressive type of pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma, exists in a pre-malignant form at birth after initially developing duri
Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

by American College of SurgeonsBreast cancer cases in females and males in the U.S. from 2015 to 2020. (A) Breast cancer cases in U.S. females from 2015 to 2020. Cases dropped dramatically from 2

Breast cancer diagnoses plummeted during first year of pandemic, finds study

by American College of SurgeonsBreast cancer cases in females and males in the U.S. from 2015 to 2020. (A) Breast cancer cases in U.S. females from 2015 to 2020. Cases dropped dramatically from 2
Being a 'morning person' linked to lower risk of breast cancer

Being a 'morning person' linked to lower risk of breast cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBeing a morning person (popularly known as larks) is associated with a lower risk of developing breast cancer than being an evening person (popu

Being a 'morning person' linked to lower risk of breast cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBeing a morning person (popularly known as larks) is associated with a lower risk of developing breast cancer than being an evening person (popu
Drug suppresses spread of breast cancer caused by stem-like cells

Drug suppresses spread of breast cancer caused by stem-like cells

by University of California - San DiegoA rare-stem like tumor cell, which plays a critical role in the spread of breast cancer, is identified with immunostaining for the β3 integrin subunit (blue

Drug suppresses spread of breast cancer caused by stem-like cells

by University of California - San DiegoA rare-stem like tumor cell, which plays a critical role in the spread of breast cancer, is identified with immunostaining for the β3 integrin subunit (blue
Researchers develop liquid biopsy test for pediatric solid tumors

Researchers develop liquid biopsy test for pediatric solid tumors

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCopy number alteration detection in liquid biopsies of pediatric solid tumor patients. Summary of copy number alteration (CNA) detection and disease status a

Researchers develop liquid biopsy test for pediatric solid tumors

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCopy number alteration detection in liquid biopsies of pediatric solid tumor patients. Summary of copy number alteration (CNA) detection and disease status a
Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca
The virtual cancer patient

The virtual cancer patient

by Technische Universitat DarmstadtIn the laboratory: Professor Heinz Koeppl (left) and his research associate Jascha Diemer. Credit: Katrin BinnerNo two cancers are the same. Each type of leukae

The virtual cancer patient

by Technische Universitat DarmstadtIn the laboratory: Professor Heinz Koeppl (left) and his research associate Jascha Diemer. Credit: Katrin BinnerNo two cancers are the same. Each type of leukae
Immunotherapy for blood cancer: Remote destruction of tumor cells demonstrated

Immunotherapy for blood cancer: Remote destruction of tumor cells demonstrated

byPasteur InstituteGating strategies for flow cytometry identification of pro-B-cell tumors. (a) Gating strategy for identifying pro-B-cell tumors expressing the FRET-based caspase 3 reporter (n

Immunotherapy for blood cancer: Remote destruction of tumor cells demonstrated

byPasteur InstituteGating strategies for flow cytometry identification of pro-B-cell tumors. (a) Gating strategy for identifying pro-B-cell tumors expressing the FRET-based caspase 3 reporter (n
Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve

Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve