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Experts explain treatment options for a common cancer complication

Experts explain treatment options for a common cancer complication

byThe Endocrine SocietyOsteoclast formation, activity, and pharmacologic inhibition. (A) Osteoclasts develop from osteoclast precursor cells when receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B (RANK)

Experts explain treatment options for a common cancer complication

byThe Endocrine SocietyOsteoclast formation, activity, and pharmacologic inhibition. (A) Osteoclasts develop from osteoclast precursor cells when receptor activator of nuclear factor κ B (RANK)
Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer

Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchTreating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells with the drug CX-5461 disrupts the nucleolar ribosome machinery shown by the fibrillarin protein

Protein discovery sparks treatment hope for aggressive cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchTreating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells with the drug CX-5461 disrupts the nucleolar ribosome machinery shown by the fibrillarin protein
Atezolizumab + bevacizumab shows benefit in met renal CA

Atezolizumab + bevacizumab shows benefit in met renal CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is associated with a progression-free survival benefit versus sunitinib, according to a study presen

Atezolizumab + bevacizumab shows benefit in met renal CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is associated with a progression-free survival benefit versus sunitinib, according to a study presen
Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameThe biochip is used to detect biomarkers for glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. Credit: Matt Cashore / University of Notre DameResearchers at th

Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameThe biochip is used to detect biomarkers for glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. Credit: Matt Cashore / University of Notre DameResearchers at th
Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterLeft, illuminated tumor by iPET expressing immunotherapy target, compared to control tumor (right). Credit: UTSWA novel imaging test shows promise for identifying

Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterLeft, illuminated tumor by iPET expressing immunotherapy target, compared to control tumor (right). Credit: UTSWA novel imaging test shows promise for identifying
Researchers identify a process responsible for therapeutic resistance in breast cancer

Researchers identify a process responsible for therapeutic resistance in breast cancer

by McGill UniversityMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainResearchers at the Lady Davis Institute have identified a key protein that is

Researchers identify a process responsible for therapeutic resistance in breast cancer

by McGill UniversityMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainResearchers at the Lady Davis Institute have identified a key protein that is
Preclinical characterization of therapeutic antibodies

Preclinical characterization of therapeutic antibodies

by Rapamycin PressSchematic of experimental procedures for generation of novel anti-Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) candidate therapeutic antibodies directed at the carboxy (C)-terminal. (A) Two synthetic peptid

Preclinical characterization of therapeutic antibodies

by Rapamycin PressSchematic of experimental procedures for generation of novel anti-Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) candidate therapeutic antibodies directed at the carboxy (C)-terminal. (A) Two synthetic peptid
Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds

Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen with obesity when they are diagnosed with early breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence or a second cancer compared to

Women with breast cancer shed pounds thanks to telephone-based weight loss program, clinical trial finds

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen with obesity when they are diagnosed with early breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence or a second cancer compared to
Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer spreads throughout the human body in cunning, almost militaristic, ways. For example, it c

Researchers discover cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer spreads throughout the human body in cunning, almost militaristic, ways. For example, it c
Self-reported screening can reduce distressing symptoms for pediatric patients with cancer

Self-reported screening can reduce distressing symptoms for pediatric patients with cancer

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular, self-reported symptom screening was associated with reduced symptom burden when compared with usual care for pediatric patients

Self-reported screening can reduce distressing symptoms for pediatric patients with cancer

byUniversity of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRegular, self-reported symptom screening was associated with reduced symptom burden when compared with usual care for pediatric patients
132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

In this February 2018 photograph provided by the Danbury Hospital, a large tumor is prepared to be removed from a patient at the hospital in Danbury, Conn. Doctors removed the 132-pound tumor from a w

132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen

In this February 2018 photograph provided by the Danbury Hospital, a large tumor is prepared to be removed from a patient at the hospital in Danbury, Conn. Doctors removed the 132-pound tumor from a w
Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metas

Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metas