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Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung
Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

byNanyang Technological UniversityScanning electron microscope photo of Streptococcus anginosus. Credit: CUHKA new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which

Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

byNanyang Technological UniversityScanning electron microscope photo of Streptococcus anginosus. Credit: CUHKA new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which
Navigating the maze of cancer: How precision medicine unravels the unknown

Navigating the maze of cancer: How precision medicine unravels the unknown

by Simon L. April-Monn , Medical XpressPrecision medicine at the forefront. Guided by precision medicine, we pioneer tailored therapies for rare GEP-NENs, leveraging innovative tools to adapt treatmen

Navigating the maze of cancer: How precision medicine unravels the unknown

by Simon L. April-Monn , Medical XpressPrecision medicine at the forefront. Guided by precision medicine, we pioneer tailored therapies for rare GEP-NENs, leveraging innovative tools to adapt treatmen
Scientists map the evolution of urinary tract cancer cells

Scientists map the evolution of urinary tract cancer cells

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImaging Mass Cytometry shows the immune-inflamed subtype of upper tract urothelial carcinoma at single-cell resolution. Red: tumor-expressed E-cadherin; Green: T-c

Scientists map the evolution of urinary tract cancer cells

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImaging Mass Cytometry shows the immune-inflamed subtype of upper tract urothelial carcinoma at single-cell resolution. Red: tumor-expressed E-cadherin; Green: T-c
What breast cancer risk assessments can tell you

What breast cancer risk assessments can tell you

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainActress Olivia Munn recently shared on social media that she had undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with&nbs

What breast cancer risk assessments can tell you

by Justin Stebbing,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainActress Olivia Munn recently shared on social media that she had undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with&nbs
Researchers determine oral bacteria accelerate pancreatic cancer development in mice

Researchers determine oral bacteria accelerate pancreatic cancer development in mice

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPancreas sections from control and P.gingivalis-infected mice. Control mouse showing a small pre-cancerous lesion (marked in yellow). Credit: Hebrew University of

Researchers determine oral bacteria accelerate pancreatic cancer development in mice

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPancreas sections from control and P.gingivalis-infected mice. Control mouse showing a small pre-cancerous lesion (marked in yellow). Credit: Hebrew University of
What causes breast cancer?

What causes breast cancer?

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumor beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaThere is a lot

What causes breast cancer?

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumor beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaThere is a lot
Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

by Jean Mathews and Michael Brundage,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHope is defined as the expectation of achieving a future good. Patients with cancer, whether it is curable

Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

by Jean Mathews and Michael Brundage,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHope is defined as the expectation of achieving a future good. Patients with cancer, whether it is curable
Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier, and save lives

Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier, and save lives

by Danielle Whitham,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible

Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier, and save lives

by Danielle Whitham,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible
Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo
New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu
Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

byNetherlands Cancer InstituteOne could compare cancer cells subjected to the paradoxial approach in this study to the engine of a racing car: if you crank up the RPM and then turn off the cooli

Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

byNetherlands Cancer InstituteOne could compare cancer cells subjected to the paradoxial approach in this study to the engine of a racing car: if you crank up the RPM and then turn off the cooli