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Role of cancer protein ARID1A at intersection of genome stability and tumor suppression

Role of cancer protein ARID1A at intersection of genome stability and tumor suppression

by The Wistar InstituteRugang Zhang, Ph.D., The Wistar Institute. Credit: The Wistar InstituteThe ARID1A tumor suppressor protein is required to maintain telomere cohesion and correct chromosome

Role of cancer protein ARID1A at intersection of genome stability and tumor suppression

by The Wistar InstituteRugang Zhang, Ph.D., The Wistar Institute. Credit: The Wistar InstituteThe ARID1A tumor suppressor protein is required to maintain telomere cohesion and correct chromosome
Study gauges specific site stomach cancer risks among ethnic groups

Study gauges specific site stomach cancer risks among ethnic groups

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNon-white Americans, especially Asian Americans, are at disproportionately higher risk for gastric cancer compared to non-Hispanic

Study gauges specific site stomach cancer risks among ethnic groups

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainNon-white Americans, especially Asian Americans, are at disproportionately higher risk for gastric cancer compared to non-Hispanic
New insights into aggressive breast cancer and potential treatment options

New insights into aggressive breast cancer and potential treatment options

by Marianne Lie Becker,University of Southern DenmarkThe findings made in the recent research projects. Credit: Professor Vijay Tiwari, University of Southern DenmarkTriple-negative breast cance

New insights into aggressive breast cancer and potential treatment options

by Marianne Lie Becker,University of Southern DenmarkThe findings made in the recent research projects. Credit: Professor Vijay Tiwari, University of Southern DenmarkTriple-negative breast cance
Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineResearchers first saw evidence that some cells were escaping arrest in the continued presence of Palbociclib just

Researchers learn how cancer cells divide despite treatment

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineResearchers first saw evidence that some cells were escaping arrest in the continued presence of Palbociclib just
Clinical social worker offers advice on the right way to talk with someone who has cancer

Clinical social worker offers advice on the right way to talk with someone who has cancer

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays are a joyous occasion for most people. But for someone with cancer or other serious illness, it can be a time o

Clinical social worker offers advice on the right way to talk with someone who has cancer

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe holidays are a joyous occasion for most people. But for someone with cancer or other serious illness, it can be a time o
Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

by National Physical LaboratoryExperimental setup mounted on the patient couch and radiograph of the NPL PSPC. (a) (1) Gantry, (2) NPL PSPC, (3) measurement instrumentation for the NPL PSPC, (4)

Researchers report method to determine the absolute dose for new radiotherapy cancer treatment technique

by National Physical LaboratoryExperimental setup mounted on the patient couch and radiograph of the NPL PSPC. (a) (1) Gantry, (2) NPL PSPC, (3) measurement instrumentation for the NPL PSPC, (4)
New ovarian cancer screening technique shows reduced false negatives compared to CA125 method

New ovarian cancer screening technique shows reduced false negatives compared to CA125 method

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101061Researchers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking

New ovarian cancer screening technique shows reduced false negatives compared to CA125 method

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101061Researchers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking
Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an international, multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3

Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an international, multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3
Newly developed PSG score improves patient selection for PSMA radiopharmaceutical therapy

Newly developed PSG score improves patient selection for PSMA radiopharmaceutical therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative PET images of 6 patients classified as having high, intermediate, and low visual PSG scores. Credit: Society of Nuclear Medicine and

Newly developed PSG score improves patient selection for PSMA radiopharmaceutical therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative PET images of 6 patients classified as having high, intermediate, and low visual PSG scores. Credit: Society of Nuclear Medicine and
Better together: Spatial arrangement of three immune cells is key to attacking tumors, study finds

Better together: Spatial arrangement of three immune cells is key to attacking tumors, study finds

by Matthew Tontonoz,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.05.025There's a frustrating fact about today&#39

Better together: Spatial arrangement of three immune cells is key to attacking tumors, study finds

by Matthew Tontonoz,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.05.025There's a frustrating fact about today&#39
How do metastatic tumor cells grow in lymph nodes?

How do metastatic tumor cells grow in lymph nodes?

by Institute for Basic Science(Left) Schematic diagram for the mechanism of tumor lymph node metastasis.(Right) (A) Stepwise growing metastatic melanoma in tumor-draining lymph node and (B) fatty

How do metastatic tumor cells grow in lymph nodes?

by Institute for Basic Science(Left) Schematic diagram for the mechanism of tumor lymph node metastasis.(Right) (A) Stepwise growing metastatic melanoma in tumor-draining lymph node and (B) fatty
Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainMannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.Th

Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainMannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.Th