Bowel cancer turns genetic switches on and off to outwit the immune system, new study finds

byUniversity College LondonFrameshift switching of the MSH6 C8 coding homopolymer drives stochastic loss and restoration of MSH6 expression like a molecular ON/OFF switch. Credit:Nature Ge

Updated on: July 05,2024

Bowel cancer turns genetic switches on and off to outwit the immune system, new study finds

byUniversity College LondonFrameshift switching of the MSH6 C8 coding homopolymer drives stochastic loss and restoration of MSH6 expression like a molecular ON/OFF switch. Credit:Nature Ge

Updated on:July 05,2024

An intelligent knife can tell ovarian cancer and healthy tissue apart. Could it make surgery smarter?

by Katie Roberts,Cancer Research UKTesting the iKnife in the lab. Credit: Cancer Research UKSurgery is a major part of ovarian cancer treatment, but it can be a blunt tool.A big problem for surg

Updated on: April 09,2024

An intelligent knife can tell ovarian cancer and healthy tissue apart. Could it make surgery smarter?

by Katie Roberts,Cancer Research UKTesting the iKnife in the lab. Credit: Cancer Research UKSurgery is a major part of ovarian cancer treatment, but it can be a blunt tool.A big problem for surg

Updated on:April 09,2024

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c

Updated on: January 23,2024

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c

Updated on:January 23,2024

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death

Updated on: January 16,2024

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death

Updated on:January 16,2024

AI could improve diagnostic accuracy of breast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

A deep learning (DL) system could improve the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) of breast tissue for detecting breast cancer, according to a study p

Updated on: January 02,2024

AI could improve diagnostic accuracy of breast dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

A deep learning (DL) system could improve the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) of breast tissue for detecting breast cancer, according to a study p

Updated on:January 02,2024

Study suggests lung cancer does not decrease in line with reduced smoking

byUmea UniversityIncidence rates for lung cancer according to age, sex and time (cases/100,000 person-years). Notice the different scales on the vertical axes (incidence rates). Credit:Eur

Updated on: April 06,2024

Study suggests lung cancer does not decrease in line with reduced smoking

byUmea UniversityIncidence rates for lung cancer according to age, sex and time (cases/100,000 person-years). Notice the different scales on the vertical axes (incidence rates). Credit:Eur

Updated on:April 06,2024

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers

Updated on: December 28,2023

Possible new cancer treatment target discovered

byUniversity of GothenburgChandrasekhar Kanduri and Meena Kanduri, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Credit: Elin LindströmResearchers at the Univers

Updated on:December 28,2023

One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted drug has been accepted for routine use on the NHS in England for some adults with untreated, advanced lung cancer. But another precision d

Updated on: May 20,2024

One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted drug has been accepted for routine use on the NHS in England for some adults with untreated, advanced lung cancer. But another precision d

Updated on:May 20,2024

Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA confocal microscope image of lymphoma cells. It shows mitochondrial localization (red) around cell nuclei (blue). Credit: Lixin Rui, University o

Updated on: March 30,2024

Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA confocal microscope image of lymphoma cells. It shows mitochondrial localization (red) around cell nuclei (blue). Credit: Lixin Rui, University o

Updated on:March 30,2024

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological

Updated on: February 20,2024

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological

Updated on:February 20,2024

What you need to know about flu vaccination if you have cancer

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could

Updated on: January 02,2024

What you need to know about flu vaccination if you have cancer

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could

Updated on:January 02,2024

Study gives new insight into how cancer metastasizes to the brain

by The Wistar InstituteIFN signaling is activated in brain metastasis.a–cIFN signaling is activated in both human astrocytes and MDA231-BrM cells by coculture in vitro.N = 2 bio

Updated on: February 20,2024

Study gives new insight into how cancer metastasizes to the brain

by The Wistar InstituteIFN signaling is activated in brain metastasis.a–cIFN signaling is activated in both human astrocytes and MDA231-BrM cells by coculture in vitro.N = 2 bio

Updated on:February 20,2024