Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W

Updated on: October 31,2023

Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W

Updated on:October 31,2023

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar TestsByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNPublished on January 10, 2022Medically reviewed byDo-Eun Lee, MDDiabetes is a chronic condition tha

Updated on: March 17,2024

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar Tests

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Sugar TestsByRachael Zimlich, BSN, RNPublished on January 10, 2022Medically reviewed byDo-Eun Lee, MDDiabetes is a chronic condition tha

Updated on:March 17,2024

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Updated on: January 08,2024

Interrupting endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy doesn't lead to worse short-term breast cancer recurrence rates

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who paused their endocrine therapy to try to get pregnant experienced short-term rates of breas

Updated on:January 08,2024

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Updated on: January 08,2024

Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy?

byUniversity of North Carolina Health Care3-D image of a T cell experiencing cell stress: endoplasmic reticulum (green), mitochondria (purple). Credit: Elizabeth Hunt, UNC School of MedicineThe

Updated on:January 08,2024

New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study published inNature Geneticsled by the Mead Group in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine has demonstrated a previously unk

Updated on: October 31,2023

New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression

byUniversity of OxfordCredit: AI-generated imageA new study published inNature Geneticsled by the Mead Group in the Radcliffe Department of Medicine has demonstrated a previously unk

Updated on:October 31,2023

Gene linked to glioblastoma stem cell self-renewal and immunosuppression

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityWorking model. a, Illustration shows a proposed mechanism for the TFPI2 and its associated signaling axis in regulating self-renewal of glioma stem cells

Updated on: October 31,2023

Gene linked to glioblastoma stem cell self-renewal and immunosuppression

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityWorking model. a, Illustration shows a proposed mechanism for the TFPI2 and its associated signaling axis in regulating self-renewal of glioma stem cells

Updated on:October 31,2023

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t

Updated on: January 08,2024

Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhy do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop t

Updated on:January 08,2024

New potential therapeutic approach for HER2-positive breast cancer discovered

by Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environments and Human Factors in DortmundEDI3 expression and enzyme activity according to HER2 and ER status. A, EDI3 (GPCPD1; 224826_at) mRNA expression was co

Updated on: December 21,2023

New potential therapeutic approach for HER2-positive breast cancer discovered

by Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environments and Human Factors in DortmundEDI3 expression and enzyme activity according to HER2 and ER status. A, EDI3 (GPCPD1; 224826_at) mRNA expression was co

Updated on:December 21,2023

Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOctober is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you c

Updated on: October 31,2023

Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention

by Laurel Kelly,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOctober is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you c

Updated on:October 31,2023

Single set of criteria to assess progression in glioma aims to speed discovery of new medicines

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteInfant high-grade glioma. Credit: David Ellison, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalIn order to accurately assess the efficacy of novel therapies for brain tumors

Updated on: October 31,2023

Single set of criteria to assess progression in glioma aims to speed discovery of new medicines

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteInfant high-grade glioma. Credit: David Ellison, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalIn order to accurately assess the efficacy of novel therapies for brain tumors

Updated on:October 31,2023

Immunotherapy for Cancer: What Are My Options?

ByJennifer WelshPublished on September 06, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDImmunotherapy is a relatively new approach to cancer treatment. It improves the body's immu

Updated on: November 20,2023

Immunotherapy for Cancer: What Are My Options?

ByJennifer WelshPublished on September 06, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDImmunotherapy is a relatively new approach to cancer treatment. It improves the body's immu

Updated on:November 20,2023

KIT Inhibitors Lead to Shift in Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis

September 26, 2023Pankit Vachhani, MD Prithviraj Bose, MDThe hematologic neoplasm systemic mastocytosis is marked by the clonal proliferation of mast cells in the skin, bone marrow, gastrointestinal t

Updated on: October 10,2023

KIT Inhibitors Lead to Shift in Treatment of Systemic Mastocytosis

September 26, 2023Pankit Vachhani, MD Prithviraj Bose, MDThe hematologic neoplasm systemic mastocytosis is marked by the clonal proliferation of mast cells in the skin, bone marrow, gastrointestinal t

Updated on:October 10,2023