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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)
ASCO: guidelines released for early detection, treatment of CRC

ASCO: guidelines released for early detection, treatment of CRC

(HealthDay)—Expert guidance has been provided on the early detection of colorectal cancer and on treatment and posttreatment follow-up; the two guidelines were recently published online in theJo

ASCO: guidelines released for early detection, treatment of CRC

(HealthDay)—Expert guidance has been provided on the early detection of colorectal cancer and on treatment and posttreatment follow-up; the two guidelines were recently published online in theJo
Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

by Diwakar Davar,The ConversationCancer patients who responded well to immunotherapy donated stool samples. Their stool was processed to yield material for a fecal microbe transplant. Credit: Di

Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

by Diwakar Davar,The ConversationCancer patients who responded well to immunotherapy donated stool samples. Their stool was processed to yield material for a fecal microbe transplant. Credit: Di
Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese
Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells

Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells

by Monica May,Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainOxygen is essential to life. When fast-growing tumor cells run out of oxygen, they quickly sprout new blo

Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells

by Monica May,Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainOxygen is essential to life. When fast-growing tumor cells run out of oxygen, they quickly sprout new blo
Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c
Predicting immunotherapy response and guiding combination therapy with MOTIF

Predicting immunotherapy response and guiding combination therapy with MOTIF

byScience China PressWorkflow of MOTIF and three main application including cellular function analysis, immunotherapy response prediction and combinational therapy guidance. Credit: Science Chin

Predicting immunotherapy response and guiding combination therapy with MOTIF

byScience China PressWorkflow of MOTIF and three main application including cellular function analysis, immunotherapy response prediction and combinational therapy guidance. Credit: Science Chin
Nutritional cues regulate pancreatic tumor's 'cell drinking'

Nutritional cues regulate pancreatic tumor's 'cell drinking'

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCosimo Commisso, Ph.D., assistant professor in Sanford Burnham Prebys' NCI-designated Cancer Center. Credit: Sanford Burnham PrebysDespera

Nutritional cues regulate pancreatic tumor's 'cell drinking'

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCosimo Commisso, Ph.D., assistant professor in Sanford Burnham Prebys' NCI-designated Cancer Center. Credit: Sanford Burnham PrebysDespera
Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

by Nick Wurm,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fi

Researchers develop new software for unlocking cancer's ancestry

by Nick Wurm,Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould knowing where your ancestors came from be the key to better cancer treatments? Maybe, but where would that key fi
Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance
Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente
French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif