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American cancer survivors face substantial financial hardship and financial sacrifices

American cancer survivors face substantial financial hardship and financial sacrifices

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchAmerican cancer survivors, particularly those 64 years or younger, faced substantial medical financial hardship and sacrifices in spending, savings, or

American cancer survivors face substantial financial hardship and financial sacrifices

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchAmerican cancer survivors, particularly those 64 years or younger, faced substantial medical financial hardship and sacrifices in spending, savings, or
One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy

One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyLead author Barbara Pistilli, a medical oncologist at Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyNearly one i

One in six premenopausal early breast cancer patients do not adhere to hormonal therapy

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyLead author Barbara Pistilli, a medical oncologist at Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Credit: European Society for Medical OncologyNearly one i
Top medical groups, hospitals urge better access to lung cancer screening

Top medical groups, hospitals urge better access to lung cancer screening

by Cara MurezScreening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50

Top medical groups, hospitals urge better access to lung cancer screening

by Cara MurezScreening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50
Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

by TranSpreadDevelopment of AlphaLISA HTS screen to identify specific PRMT5 inhibitors. (A) Principle of AlphaLISA technique adapted to HTS. Biotinylated histone H4 (a well-known PRMT5 substrate) was

Inhibition of prmt5 by repurposing market drugs: A fresh therapeutic pathway for cancer treatment

by TranSpreadDevelopment of AlphaLISA HTS screen to identify specific PRMT5 inhibitors. (A) Principle of AlphaLISA technique adapted to HTS. Biotinylated histone H4 (a well-known PRMT5 substrate) was
Using spatial single-cell transcriptomics to visualize diffuse midline glioma

Using spatial single-cell transcriptomics to visualize diffuse midline glioma

byChildren's Hospital BostonH3-K27M DMG cohort profiled by single-cell multi-omics. a, Schematic of the workflow. b, Clinico-molecular cohort characteristics. The upper legend bars depict th

Using spatial single-cell transcriptomics to visualize diffuse midline glioma

byChildren's Hospital BostonH3-K27M DMG cohort profiled by single-cell multi-omics. a, Schematic of the workflow. b, Clinico-molecular cohort characteristics. The upper legend bars depict th
New therapeutic strategy for chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer

New therapeutic strategy for chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer

byThe Wistar InstituteDr. Rugang Zhang. Credit: The Wistar InstituteA study from The Wistar Institute demonstrated that NAMPT, an enzyme critical for NAD+ biosynthesis, mediates selection of ste

New therapeutic strategy for chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer

byThe Wistar InstituteDr. Rugang Zhang. Credit: The Wistar InstituteA study from The Wistar Institute demonstrated that NAMPT, an enzyme critical for NAD+ biosynthesis, mediates selection of ste
Genetic tests create treatment opportunities and confusion for breast cancer patients

Genetic tests create treatment opportunities and confusion for breast cancer patients

by Michelle AndrewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast c

Genetic tests create treatment opportunities and confusion for breast cancer patients

by Michelle AndrewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast c
Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. Peopl

Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. Peopl
Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev
Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro
Survey shows men need to do more to prevent cancer

Survey shows men need to do more to prevent cancer

by Carole Tanzer MillerAmerican men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns.More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide

Survey shows men need to do more to prevent cancer

by Carole Tanzer MillerAmerican men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns.More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide
Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors