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Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

by Mayo ClinicCumulative incidence of CBC risk in PV carriers. Cumulative incidence plots for first contralateral breast cancers after primary breast cancer. Cumulative incidence is plotted again

Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

by Mayo ClinicCumulative incidence of CBC risk in PV carriers. Cumulative incidence plots for first contralateral breast cancers after primary breast cancer. Cumulative incidence is plotted again
Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto
'Dead zone' within tumor promotes cancer spread, helped by a protein secreted by cancer cells

'Dead zone' within tumor promotes cancer spread, helped by a protein secreted by cancer cells

by Diana Mapes, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterFred Hutch's Ami Yamamoto, foreground, at work in the lab of Dr. Kevin Cheung (seen in background). Yamamoto's investigation of the necrotic core o

'Dead zone' within tumor promotes cancer spread, helped by a protein secreted by cancer cells

by Diana Mapes, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterFred Hutch's Ami Yamamoto, foreground, at work in the lab of Dr. Kevin Cheung (seen in background). Yamamoto's investigation of the necrotic core o
Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes
Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef
New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

by Nanyang Technological UniversityResearch fellow Dr Huang Jingsheng from NTU Singapore's School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology preparing new anti-brain cancer compound

New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

by Nanyang Technological UniversityResearch fellow Dr Huang Jingsheng from NTU Singapore's School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology preparing new anti-brain cancer compound
Drug combo ups progression-free survival for metastatic prostate cancer

Drug combo ups progression-free survival for metastatic prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), talazoparib plus enzalutamide results in improvement in radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), accord

Drug combo ups progression-free survival for metastatic prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), talazoparib plus enzalutamide results in improvement in radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), accord
Research team leads adaptive, efficient multi-arm phase 2 clinical trial for glioblastoma

Research team leads adaptive, efficient multi-arm phase 2 clinical trial for glioblastoma

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0An innovative phase 2 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in collaboration with 10 maj

Research team leads adaptive, efficient multi-arm phase 2 clinical trial for glioblastoma

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0An innovative phase 2 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in collaboration with 10 maj
Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater inciden

Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater inciden
'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S
Researchers gain structural insights into the immune modulator Siglec-15 and its interaction with T cells

Researchers gain structural insights into the immune modulator Siglec-15 and its interaction with T cells

by CIC bioGUNEa Cartoon and surface representation of two views of the crystal structure of Siglec-15 in complex with anti-Siglec-15 5G12 Fab. 5G12 is composed of a heavy chain (HC) (in orange) and a

Researchers gain structural insights into the immune modulator Siglec-15 and its interaction with T cells

by CIC bioGUNEa Cartoon and surface representation of two views of the crystal structure of Siglec-15 in complex with anti-Siglec-15 5G12 Fab. 5G12 is composed of a heavy chain (HC) (in orange) and a
Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

byPennsylvania State UniversityMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteImmunotherapies that mobilize a pati

Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

byPennsylvania State UniversityMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteImmunotherapies that mobilize a pati