New pancreatic cancer research could boost survival rates

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.001A unique treatment combining radiation and immunotherapy can eradicate pancr

Updated on: January 13,2024

New pancreatic cancer research could boost survival rates

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.001A unique treatment combining radiation and immunotherapy can eradicate pancr

Updated on:January 13,2024

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to

Updated on: December 25,2023

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to

Updated on:December 25,2023

Colonoscopy-screening does not prevent colorectal cancer as well as previously assumed

by Mathilde Coraline, Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0On October 10 the world's first randomized study on usi

Updated on: December 26,2023

Colonoscopy-screening does not prevent colorectal cancer as well as previously assumed

by Mathilde Coraline, Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0On October 10 the world's first randomized study on usi

Updated on:December 26,2023

Cancer cells adopt hitherto unknown state to facilitate metastasis

by Susann Huster,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ancient Egyptians, as described in the Ebers Papyrus, already knew that palpation—feeling for hardened lumps—can help diag

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cancer cells adopt hitherto unknown state to facilitate metastasis

by Susann Huster,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ancient Egyptians, as described in the Ebers Papyrus, already knew that palpation—feeling for hardened lumps—can help diag

Updated on:December 18,2023

Cancer patients should be told more about their fertility options

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Drew Hays/UnsplashFertility preservation care for people with cancer is "often underimplemented" with barriers needing to be overcome, according to aut

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cancer patients should be told more about their fertility options

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Drew Hays/UnsplashFertility preservation care for people with cancer is "often underimplemented" with barriers needing to be overcome, according to aut

Updated on:December 18,2023

Updated colorectal cancer screening effective for adults 45–50, study suggests

byKaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45—rather than 50—can benefit younger adults

Updated on: November 09,2024

Updated colorectal cancer screening effective for adults 45–50, study suggests

byKaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines that recommend screening begin at age 45—rather than 50—can benefit younger adults

Updated on:November 09,2024

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t

Updated on: January 25,2024

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t

Updated on:January 25,2024

Study finds nearly half of top cancer centers required universal masking during last winter's COVID-19 surge

byTulane UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of the nation's National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers required universal masking in key clinical areas du

Updated on: August 27,2024

Study finds nearly half of top cancer centers required universal masking during last winter's COVID-19 surge

byTulane UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of the nation's National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers required universal masking in key clinical areas du

Updated on:August 27,2024

Boosting the cancer-destroying ability of killer T-cells

by Julia Short,Cardiff UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore types of cancer could potentially be destroyed by patients' own immune cells, thanks to new research by Cardiff University.The

Updated on: April 18,2024

Boosting the cancer-destroying ability of killer T-cells

by Julia Short,Cardiff UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore types of cancer could potentially be destroyed by patients' own immune cells, thanks to new research by Cardiff University.The

Updated on:April 18,2024

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

by Melba NewsomeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had troubl

Updated on: December 22,2023

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

by Melba NewsomeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had troubl

Updated on:December 22,2023

Testosterone is an ally of macrophages in the battle against adrenal cancers

byCNRSMacrophages attacking adrenal tumor in male mouse. Credit: © Julie Olabe CNRS/GReDWhy are cancers of the adrenal glands more common among women? Why are prognoses worse for them? A team of

Updated on: December 22,2023

Testosterone is an ally of macrophages in the battle against adrenal cancers

byCNRSMacrophages attacking adrenal tumor in male mouse. Credit: © Julie Olabe CNRS/GReDWhy are cancers of the adrenal glands more common among women? Why are prognoses worse for them? A team of

Updated on:December 22,2023

Study shows Meteorin-like protein drains energy from T cells, limiting immune system's power to fight cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe image on the right shows an unhealthy mitochondrion in a T cell exposed to METRNL. Credit: Christopher Jackson, M.D.A protein called Meteorin-lik

Updated on: August 27,2024

Study shows Meteorin-like protein drains energy from T cells, limiting immune system's power to fight cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe image on the right shows an unhealthy mitochondrion in a T cell exposed to METRNL. Credit: Christopher Jackson, M.D.A protein called Meteorin-lik

Updated on:August 27,2024