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Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi
Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev
Newly developed mathematical model could be used to predict cancer drug side effects in individuals

Newly developed mathematical model could be used to predict cancer drug side effects in individuals

byKobe UniversityA bar graph to show drug metabolism predictions for the anti-cancer agent Irinotecan (the gray bars are the predictions and the black bars are the actual results). The shorter t

Newly developed mathematical model could be used to predict cancer drug side effects in individuals

byKobe UniversityA bar graph to show drug metabolism predictions for the anti-cancer agent Irinotecan (the gray bars are the predictions and the black bars are the actual results). The shorter t
Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu
Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

by Chloe Corey,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkPancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

by Chloe Corey,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkPancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients
Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

by Kyoto UniversityThe der(1;16) translocation-positive breast cancer originated from a single cell around puberty. This cell repeatedly underwent cell division and expanded until it developed in

Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

by Kyoto UniversityThe der(1;16) translocation-positive breast cancer originated from a single cell around puberty. This cell repeatedly underwent cell division and expanded until it developed in
New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Quan Tran, Medical Oncologist at the Cancer Care Centre, St Stephen's Hospital, Urraween, Australia, study author Credit: European Society for Medi

New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Quan Tran, Medical Oncologist at the Cancer Care Centre, St Stephen's Hospital, Urraween, Australia, study author Credit: European Society for Medi
Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111974In science, how you ask a question is often as important as wh

Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111974In science, how you ask a question is often as important as wh
Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

by Alison Satake,Mayo ClinicCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113042How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo

Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

by Alison Satake,Mayo ClinicCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113042How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo
Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

by University of CopenhagenThe annual net gain from a lower nitrate water standard based on whether the current nitrate concentrations are above or below 3.87 mg/L. Credit:Science of The To

Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

by University of CopenhagenThe annual net gain from a lower nitrate water standard based on whether the current nitrate concentrations are above or below 3.87 mg/L. Credit:Science of The To
Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsPurdue University researchers have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes b

Treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes by eliminating protein aggregation in brain, pancreas

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsPurdue University researchers have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes b
Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

by Kristiane Bernhard-Novotny,CERNModel of the LIGHT accelerator, including treatment room. Credit: AVOCancer irradiation with hadron beams, a method to which CERN contributed by propelling carb

Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

by Kristiane Bernhard-Novotny,CERNModel of the LIGHT accelerator, including treatment room. Credit: AVOCancer irradiation with hadron beams, a method to which CERN contributed by propelling carb