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Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia?Smoking, sun exposure,poor

Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia?Smoking, sun exposure,poor
Metalloimmunotherapy: Combination of cisplatin and STING agonist into one molecule boosts cancer immune response

Metalloimmunotherapy: Combination of cisplatin and STING agonist into one molecule boosts cancer immune response

by Science China PressSchematic illustration of the construction of conjugates I and II. Schematic illustration of the combinational effects on tumors of the PtIV-MSA-2 conjugates. The PtIV-MSA-2

Metalloimmunotherapy: Combination of cisplatin and STING agonist into one molecule boosts cancer immune response

by Science China PressSchematic illustration of the construction of conjugates I and II. Schematic illustration of the combinational effects on tumors of the PtIV-MSA-2 conjugates. The PtIV-MSA-2
Specific sequence of drugs reduces cost of treating metastatic breast cancer while preserving quality of life

Specific sequence of drugs reduces cost of treating metastatic breast cancer while preserving quality of life

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGiving standard chemotherapy drugs in a specific sequence for some types of metastatic breast cancer can help reduce

Specific sequence of drugs reduces cost of treating metastatic breast cancer while preserving quality of life

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGiving standard chemotherapy drugs in a specific sequence for some types of metastatic breast cancer can help reduce
An elusive mechanism of wasting syndrome cachexia revealed

An elusive mechanism of wasting syndrome cachexia revealed

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressOSM induces Eda2r expression in muscle and the depletion of OSMR protects from muscle wasting. a, Mouse primary myotubes were treated with recombinant TNFα, IL-6, LIF

An elusive mechanism of wasting syndrome cachexia revealed

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressOSM induces Eda2r expression in muscle and the depletion of OSMR protects from muscle wasting. a, Mouse primary myotubes were treated with recombinant TNFα, IL-6, LIF
Immunotherapy comparable to chemo for some advanced stomach cancers

Immunotherapy comparable to chemo for some advanced stomach cancers

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn immunotherapy drug could prove just as effective as chemotherapy in prolonging the lives of patients with advanced cancers of the stomach or food

Immunotherapy comparable to chemo for some advanced stomach cancers

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn immunotherapy drug could prove just as effective as chemotherapy in prolonging the lives of patients with advanced cancers of the stomach or food
Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor
Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c
17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment

17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in a specific set of 17 genes that may be associated with remission after treatm

17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in a specific set of 17 genes that may be associated with remission after treatm
Study identifies new mechanisms that boost p53 signaling and tumor suppression

Study identifies new mechanisms that boost p53 signaling and tumor suppression

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.04.010A team led by Ludwig Stanford's Laura Attardi explored novel mechanisms

Study identifies new mechanisms that boost p53 signaling and tumor suppression

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.04.010A team led by Ludwig Stanford's Laura Attardi explored novel mechanisms
'Bet hedging' explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

'Bet hedging' explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe efficacy of many FDA-approved cancer drug combinations is not due to synergistic interactions between drugs, but rat

'Bet hedging' explains the efficacy of many combination cancer therapies

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe efficacy of many FDA-approved cancer drug combinations is not due to synergistic interactions between drugs, but rat
Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T

Cilta-cel found highly effective in first real-world study of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the first study to report real-world outcomes from ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T
Neutrophil PAD4: How does it function in cancer beyond promoting NETosis?

Neutrophil PAD4: How does it function in cancer beyond promoting NETosis?

by Impact Journals LLCMechanisms involved in regulation of tumor progression by neutrophil PAD4. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28369A new editorial paper titled "N

Neutrophil PAD4: How does it function in cancer beyond promoting NETosis?

by Impact Journals LLCMechanisms involved in regulation of tumor progression by neutrophil PAD4. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28369A new editorial paper titled "N