Screening age needs to be lowered to combat colorectal cancer 'epidemic,' say researchers

by University of OtagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to reverse the dramatic increase of people aged under 50 bein

Updated on: January 29,2024

Screening age needs to be lowered to combat colorectal cancer 'epidemic,' say researchers

by University of OtagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand needs to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer if it wants to reverse the dramatic increase of people aged under 50 bein

Updated on:January 29,2024

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Updated on: February 23,2024

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Updated on:February 23,2024

Experts call for a targeted approach to cancer prevention

by University of StirlingCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolicymakers around the world should consider introducing more targeted early interventions in a bid to tackle cancer, according to experts at th

Updated on: April 07,2024

Experts call for a targeted approach to cancer prevention

by University of StirlingCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolicymakers around the world should consider introducing more targeted early interventions in a bid to tackle cancer, according to experts at th

Updated on:April 07,2024

ASCO: Low-fat dietary pattern cuts breast cancer deaths

(HealthDay)—A low-fat dietary intervention is associated with reductions in deaths after breast cancer and deaths from breast cancer among postmenopausal women after long-term follow-up, according to

Updated on: March 30,2024

ASCO: Low-fat dietary pattern cuts breast cancer deaths

(HealthDay)—A low-fat dietary intervention is associated with reductions in deaths after breast cancer and deaths from breast cancer among postmenopausal women after long-term follow-up, according to

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study: Immunotherapy costs drive increase in Medicare spending for outpatient cancer care at the end of life

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives

Updated on: February 18,2024

Study: Immunotherapy costs drive increase in Medicare spending for outpatient cancer care at the end of life

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives

Updated on:February 18,2024

New cancer drug candidate targets immune system 'brakes'

by Sarah C.P. Williams,University of ChicagoDesign and synthesis of stapled alpha-helical peptides targeting FOXP3. (A) Human FOXP3 sequence. Residues F214–K263 represent the entirety of a helix

Updated on: January 12,2024

New cancer drug candidate targets immune system 'brakes'

by Sarah C.P. Williams,University of ChicagoDesign and synthesis of stapled alpha-helical peptides targeting FOXP3. (A) Human FOXP3 sequence. Residues F214–K263 represent the entirety of a helix

Updated on:January 12,2024

Researches novel triple-negative breast cancer treatments

by Medical University of South CarolinaDr. Antonio Giordano received an award that will help him research triple-negative breast cancer treatments. Credit: Sarah PackWorking with patients while a

Updated on: May 27,2024

Researches novel triple-negative breast cancer treatments

by Medical University of South CarolinaDr. Antonio Giordano received an award that will help him research triple-negative breast cancer treatments. Credit: Sarah PackWorking with patients while a

Updated on:May 27,2024

Without 'yoga and chardonnay' leukemia stem cells are stressed to death

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCraig T. Jordan, Ph.D., and colleagues show that blocking the stress-relief of mitophagy kills leukemia stem cells without harming healthy blood stem cells. Credit: U

Updated on: March 01,2024

Without 'yoga and chardonnay' leukemia stem cells are stressed to death

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusCraig T. Jordan, Ph.D., and colleagues show that blocking the stress-relief of mitophagy kills leukemia stem cells without harming healthy blood stem cells. Credit: U

Updated on:March 01,2024

New regulator in aggressive breast cancer cells discovered

by Leibniz Institute on AgingThe protein TRPS1 controls the activity of the YAP protein in breast cancer. If YAP activity is downregulated, the survival prognosis for patients is reduced. If TRPS1 is

Updated on: April 22,2024

New regulator in aggressive breast cancer cells discovered

by Leibniz Institute on AgingThe protein TRPS1 controls the activity of the YAP protein in breast cancer. If YAP activity is downregulated, the survival prognosis for patients is reduced. If TRPS1 is

Updated on:April 22,2024

Research offers new approach to nongenetic T-cell-based immunotherapy

by WileyCredit: WileyImmunotherapies for cancer aim to induce the immune system to combat cancer cells more effectively. In the journalAngewandte Chemie International Edition, a Chinese res

Updated on: January 30,2024

Research offers new approach to nongenetic T-cell-based immunotherapy

by WileyCredit: WileyImmunotherapies for cancer aim to induce the immune system to combat cancer cells more effectively. In the journalAngewandte Chemie International Edition, a Chinese res

Updated on:January 30,2024

Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their ca

Updated on: February 03,2024

Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their ca

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers identify potential target in myeloid malignancies

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI165510Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelp

Updated on: February 18,2024

Researchers identify potential target in myeloid malignancies

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI165510Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelp

Updated on:February 18,2024