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Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing

Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing
More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

by ElsevierCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe know that there are many ways in which cancer can be prevented, but how many cancers can we prevent? And what do we have to do to really have an impact on r

More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

by ElsevierCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe know that there are many ways in which cancer can be prevented, but how many cancers can we prevent? And what do we have to do to really have an impact on r
Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers

Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers

by University of Oslo, Faculty of MedicineExposure-risk curve for a non-linear model of rollover shift work exposure, generated using restricted cubic splines with five knots (0.58, 3.82, 8.99, 14.98

Night work may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers

by University of Oslo, Faculty of MedicineExposure-risk curve for a non-linear model of rollover shift work exposure, generated using restricted cubic splines with five knots (0.58, 3.82, 8.99, 14.98
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
BRAF inhibitor shows promising results in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma

BRAF inhibitor shows promising results in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma

by American Association for Cancer ResearchGlioma of the left parietal lobe. CT scan with contrast enhancement. Credit: Mikhail Kalinin/CC BY-SA 3.0Dabrafenib (Tafinlar), a BRAF inhibitor approve

BRAF inhibitor shows promising results in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma

by American Association for Cancer ResearchGlioma of the left parietal lobe. CT scan with contrast enhancement. Credit: Mikhail Kalinin/CC BY-SA 3.0Dabrafenib (Tafinlar), a BRAF inhibitor approve
New study shows polymersomes' potential in cancer immunotherapy

New study shows polymersomes' potential in cancer immunotherapy

byEindhoven University of TechnologySchematic overview of the study. Credit:Nature Nanotechnology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01727-wWithin an international collaboration of 30 sc

New study shows polymersomes' potential in cancer immunotherapy

byEindhoven University of TechnologySchematic overview of the study. Credit:Nature Nanotechnology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01727-wWithin an international collaboration of 30 sc
Scientists aim to understand why men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of Alzheimer's

Scientists aim to understand why men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of Alzheimer's

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Qin Wang and Augusta University graduate student Mae Aida. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityResearchers at the Medical College of

Scientists aim to understand why men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of Alzheimer's

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Qin Wang and Augusta University graduate student Mae Aida. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityResearchers at the Medical College of
Enzyme that helps protect us from stress linked to liver cancer growth

Enzyme that helps protect us from stress linked to liver cancer growth

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Satya Ande, molecular biologist in the MCG Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Georgia Cancer Center and MCG postdoctoral f

Enzyme that helps protect us from stress linked to liver cancer growth

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Satya Ande, molecular biologist in the MCG Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Georgia Cancer Center and MCG postdoctoral f
Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

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

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
Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente
Preclinical study uncovers new role for cell's waste disposal system in pancreatic cancer spread

Preclinical study uncovers new role for cell's waste disposal system in pancreatic cancer spread

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA preclinical study is revealing new insights in

Preclinical study uncovers new role for cell's waste disposal system in pancreatic cancer spread

by Betty Zou,University of TorontoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA preclinical study is revealing new insights in
Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterPlots of the confounder-adjusted continuous-time estimate of the log-hazard ratios for (A) disease-free survival, (B) time to recurrence and (C) overall surviva

Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterPlots of the confounder-adjusted continuous-time estimate of the log-hazard ratios for (A) disease-free survival, (B) time to recurrence and (C) overall surviva