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Photoacoustic imaging technique reduces skin tone bias in breast cancer detection

Photoacoustic imaging technique reduces skin tone bias in breast cancer detection

bySPIEPhotoacoustic images of a splayed vessel structure underlying very light and dark skin tones, created with an amplitude-based fast Fourier transform (FFT) reconstruction and short-lag spat

Photoacoustic imaging technique reduces skin tone bias in breast cancer detection

bySPIEPhotoacoustic images of a splayed vessel structure underlying very light and dark skin tones, created with an amplitude-based fast Fourier transform (FFT) reconstruction and short-lag spat
Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un
Combining targeted therapy and immunotherapy improves overall survival in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer

Combining targeted therapy and immunotherapy improves overall survival in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterOncoprint of targeted somatic gene variants of tumors in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer (atc) enrolled in cohorts 1 to 3. Credit:

Combining targeted therapy and immunotherapy improves overall survival in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterOncoprint of targeted somatic gene variants of tumors in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer (atc) enrolled in cohorts 1 to 3. Credit:
Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastati

Clinical trial shows efficacy for atezolizumab combined with carboplatin

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy has become an important therapeutic treatment option in some patients with metastati
Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea
Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi
Anti-worm drug inhibits tumor growth and spread in mice

Anti-worm drug inhibits tumor growth and spread in mice

by University of New South WalesResearchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered that a drug used for almost 40 years to treat worm infections in humans and animals can be used to inhibit melanoma grow

Anti-worm drug inhibits tumor growth and spread in mice

by University of New South WalesResearchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered that a drug used for almost 40 years to treat worm infections in humans and animals can be used to inhibit melanoma grow
Study shows potential for new radiopharmaceutical cancer treatment

Study shows potential for new radiopharmaceutical cancer treatment

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyGastrin- releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) immunoreactivity in uterine cervix cancer. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of uterine cervix cancer

Study shows potential for new radiopharmaceutical cancer treatment

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyGastrin- releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) immunoreactivity in uterine cervix cancer. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of uterine cervix cancer
New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv
Researcher makes promising discoveries on role of vitamin B6 in pancreatic cancer

Researcher makes promising discoveries on role of vitamin B6 in pancreatic cancer

by University of OklahomaPDAC cells create a vitamin B6-defective microenvironment that inhibits NK-cell activation. A, PCA plot of RNA-seq results of NK cells cocultured with HPNE, T3M4, CFPAC1,

Researcher makes promising discoveries on role of vitamin B6 in pancreatic cancer

by University of OklahomaPDAC cells create a vitamin B6-defective microenvironment that inhibits NK-cell activation. A, PCA plot of RNA-seq results of NK cells cocultured with HPNE, T3M4, CFPAC1,
Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells

Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells

by Garvan Institute of Medical Research3D view of a growing cancer colony and a single dormant cancer cell attached to the inner lining of bone. Credit: Dr Michelle McDonaldAn international team

Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells

by Garvan Institute of Medical Research3D view of a growing cancer colony and a single dormant cancer cell attached to the inner lining of bone. Credit: Dr Michelle McDonaldAn international team