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Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

byNYU Langone HealthResearchers believe that using telemedicine for dermatology may also help avoid trips to specialists for lesions that turn out to be benign. Credit: Haley RicciardiCollecting

Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

byNYU Langone HealthResearchers believe that using telemedicine for dermatology may also help avoid trips to specialists for lesions that turn out to be benign. Credit: Haley RicciardiCollecting
Clinical trial could lead to new 'gold standard' test for prostate cancer detection

Clinical trial could lead to new 'gold standard' test for prostate cancer detection

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsA University of Alberta study shows that PET/CT imaging using a new tracing agent is more accurate at determining th

Clinical trial could lead to new 'gold standard' test for prostate cancer detection

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsA University of Alberta study shows that PET/CT imaging using a new tracing agent is more accurate at determining th
Researchers target commonly mutated or deleted gene in gynecological cancers

Researchers target commonly mutated or deleted gene in gynecological cancers

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)FBXW7 isoforms and SCF-FBXW7 complex. (A) Three FBXW7 isoforms (α, β, and γ), which are structurally different only at their N-terminal region, while shari

Researchers target commonly mutated or deleted gene in gynecological cancers

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)FBXW7 isoforms and SCF-FBXW7 complex. (A) Three FBXW7 isoforms (α, β, and γ), which are structurally different only at their N-terminal region, while shari
Researchers zero in on molecular fingerprint for prostate cancer

Researchers zero in on molecular fingerprint for prostate cancer

by University of South AustraliaCredit: University of South AustraliaSix cancers that claim more than 23,000 Australian lives each year1 should be prioritised for research that makes it possible

Researchers zero in on molecular fingerprint for prostate cancer

by University of South AustraliaCredit: University of South AustraliaSix cancers that claim more than 23,000 Australian lives each year1 should be prioritised for research that makes it possible
Exercise protects breast cancer patients' hearts against chemotherapy drugs, new study finds

Exercise protects breast cancer patients' hearts against chemotherapy drugs, new study finds

by Baker Heart & Diabetes InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in breast cancer survivors. A new study out of the Baker Heart and Dia

Exercise protects breast cancer patients' hearts against chemotherapy drugs, new study finds

by Baker Heart & Diabetes InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in breast cancer survivors. A new study out of the Baker Heart and Dia
Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

by University of PennsylvaniaMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For cancer to spread, it needs a hosp

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

by University of PennsylvaniaMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For cancer to spread, it needs a hosp
UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of

UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of
Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: AI-generated imageBrain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they're getting a helping hand from re

Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: AI-generated imageBrain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they're getting a helping hand from re
Blocking DNA production in cancer therapy by targeting the POLtheta enzyme

Blocking DNA production in cancer therapy by targeting the POLtheta enzyme

by Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111716BRCA1 (BReast CAncer Gene 1), a key gene that becomes faulty in some instance

Blocking DNA production in cancer therapy by targeting the POLtheta enzyme

by Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111716BRCA1 (BReast CAncer Gene 1), a key gene that becomes faulty in some instance
A new approach to targeting cancer cells

A new approach to targeting cancer cells

by University of California - RiversideThe Pellecchia lab at UC Riverside is working on an approach in which effective drugs can be obtained by appropriately designing molecules to contain an ary

A new approach to targeting cancer cells

by University of California - RiversideThe Pellecchia lab at UC Riverside is working on an approach in which effective drugs can be obtained by appropriately designing molecules to contain an ary
Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, caus

Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, caus
Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos