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New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression

New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study published inNature Geneticsled by the Mead Group in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine has demonstrated a previously unk

New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study published inNature Geneticsled by the Mead Group in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine has demonstrated a previously unk
Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe
Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar TestsByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNPublished on January 10, 2022Medically reviewed byDo-Eun Lee, MDDiabetes is a chronic condition tha

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar TestsByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNPublished on January 10, 2022Medically reviewed byDo-Eun Lee, MDDiabetes is a chronic condition tha
Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas
Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W

Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W
Divarasib Displays Early-Phase Activity in KRAS G12C–Mutant Solid Tumors

Divarasib Displays Early-Phase Activity in KRAS G12C–Mutant Solid Tumors

September 5, 2023Kyle DohertyTreatment with the KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib (formerly GDC-6036)led to durable responses with a tolerable safety profile in patients with a variety of solid tumo

Divarasib Displays Early-Phase Activity in KRAS G12C–Mutant Solid Tumors

September 5, 2023Kyle DohertyTreatment with the KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib (formerly GDC-6036)led to durable responses with a tolerable safety profile in patients with a variety of solid tumo
Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s

Novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant

by Noah Fromson,University of Michigan3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHFor thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases s
Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recent revelations about the Princess of Wales'scancer diagnosishighlight a crucial aspect of cancer detec

Silent cancers: Here's what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recent revelations about the Princess of Wales'scancer diagnosishighlight a crucial aspect of cancer detec
SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Lower Risk of Developing GI Cancers

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Lower Risk of Developing GI Cancers

Damian McNamara, MAVANCOUVER, Canada — Use of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers among patients withtype 2 diabe

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Lower Risk of Developing GI Cancers

Damian McNamara, MAVANCOUVER, Canada — Use of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is associated with a reduced risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers among patients withtype 2 diabe
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for DiagnosisByLana BandoimUpdated on August 07, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Ozeri, MDRheumatoid arthritis(RA) can be difficult to di

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for Diagnosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Blood Tests for DiagnosisByLana BandoimUpdated on August 07, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Ozeri, MDRheumatoid arthritis(RA) can be difficult to di