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New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancerbyTranslational Genomics Research InstituteSIWA318H treatment depletes p16INK4apositive cells and reduces αSMA exp

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancer

New antibody shows strong potential as treatment against pancreatic cancerbyTranslational Genomics Research InstituteSIWA318H treatment depletes p16INK4apositive cells and reduces αSMA exp
Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan

Newfound mechanism suggests drug combination could starve pancreatic cancer

byNYU Langone HealthPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteA new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pan
Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study findsby Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityRacial Disparities in the Eligibility-Incidence (E-I) Ratio Through the US Preventi

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds

Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study findsby Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityRacial Disparities in the Eligibility-Incidence (E-I) Ratio Through the US Preventi
Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPatients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are treated with anthracyclines are at a heigh

Acute leukemia patients treated with common therapy have increased risk for heart failure

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPatients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are treated with anthracyclines are at a heigh
Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for

Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for
Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineChronic meyloid leukemia under a microscope. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ha

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineChronic meyloid leukemia under a microscope. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ha
Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

September 25, 2015Jason M. BroderickNivolumab reduced the risk of death by 27% versus everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, improving overall survival by 5.4 months.Padmanee Sharm

Nivolumab Extends Survival in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

September 25, 2015Jason M. BroderickNivolumab reduced the risk of death by 27% versus everolimus in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, improving overall survival by 5.4 months.Padmanee Sharm
New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

byCornell UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko at the Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a new tool to st

New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma

byCornell UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko at the Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a new tool to st
Chinese medicine ingredients found to generate autophagic flux to suppress tumor progression in gastric cancer

Chinese medicine ingredients found to generate autophagic flux to suppress tumor progression in gastric cancer

byScience China PressActivation of Beclin-1 by piceatannol promotes autophagic flux in GC cells, and combined with everolimus, triggers autophagic death, ultimately inhibiting tumor progression,

Chinese medicine ingredients found to generate autophagic flux to suppress tumor progression in gastric cancer

byScience China PressActivation of Beclin-1 by piceatannol promotes autophagic flux in GC cells, and combined with everolimus, triggers autophagic death, ultimately inhibiting tumor progression,
Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

byNetherlands Cancer InstitutePreparing tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for melanoma patients in the lab. Credit: NKIA patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions o

Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

byNetherlands Cancer InstitutePreparing tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for melanoma patients in the lab. Credit: NKIA patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions o
Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsSkin cancer is declining among younger adults in Sweden for the first time after decades of increases, making it the first European country to see a fall, researcher

Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsSkin cancer is declining among younger adults in Sweden for the first time after decades of increases, making it the first European country to see a fall, researcher