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Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

by LancetHigh 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 cance

Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

by LancetHigh 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 cance
Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un
Low-cost, portable device can detect colorectal and prostate cancer in an hour

Low-cost, portable device can detect colorectal and prostate cancer in an hour

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoA team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso, led by Xiujun (James) Li, Ph.D., has created a low-cost, portable device that can detect colorectal

Low-cost, portable device can detect colorectal and prostate cancer in an hour

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoA team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso, led by Xiujun (James) Li, Ph.D., has created a low-cost, portable device that can detect colorectal
Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi
New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Omer Bayraktar & Kenny RobertsThe most comprehensive study of kidney cancer at single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to treat rena

New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Omer Bayraktar & Kenny RobertsThe most comprehensive study of kidney cancer at single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to treat rena
Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), there has been an improvement in prognosis since 2000, but mortality still remains elevated, according to a study published online April 6 in&n

Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), there has been an improvement in prognosis since 2000, but mortality still remains elevated, according to a study published online April 6 in&n
Modest rise in UK cancer cases but substantial decline in deaths over last 25 years: Study

Modest rise in UK cancer cases but substantial decline in deaths over last 25 years: Study

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCases of cancer among UK men and women aged 35-69 years have seen a modest rise over the last quarter of a century, but there has also

Modest rise in UK cancer cases but substantial decline in deaths over last 25 years: Study

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCases of cancer among UK men and women aged 35-69 years have seen a modest rise over the last quarter of a century, but there has also
AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa
AI is capable of detecting incidental lung cancer in written medical reports

AI is capable of detecting incidental lung cancer in written medical reports

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationAn example of our information extraction algorithm. (A) Initial dependency tree. (B) Final information chunks. Credit:JCO Global Oncology(20

AI is capable of detecting incidental lung cancer in written medical reports

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationAn example of our information extraction algorithm. (A) Initial dependency tree. (B) Final information chunks. Credit:JCO Global Oncology(20
Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

by National Research University Higher School of EconomicsCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science

Researchers identify possible role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

by National Research University Higher School of EconomicsCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science
Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies, study shows

Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies, study shows

byHokkaido UniversityCredit: Nabeel KajiharaAnti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor t

Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies, study shows

byHokkaido UniversityCredit: Nabeel KajiharaAnti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor t