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Young women often delay looking into breast symptoms, research finds

Young women often delay looking into breast symptoms, research finds

by Dennis ThompsonYoung women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows.On average, young women waited two weeks

Young women often delay looking into breast symptoms, research finds

by Dennis ThompsonYoung women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows.On average, young women waited two weeks
Researchers identify key metabolic regulators of drug resistance in the fight against pancreatic cancer

Researchers identify key metabolic regulators of drug resistance in the fight against pancreatic cancer

by Rebecca Brierley,University at BuffaloGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2022.100409Researchers from the University at Buff

Researchers identify key metabolic regulators of drug resistance in the fight against pancreatic cancer

by Rebecca Brierley,University at BuffaloGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular & Cellular Proteomics(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2022.100409Researchers from the University at Buff
Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i
Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc
The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneTumor with FMRP-deficient cancer cells (in green) being infiltrated and attached by killer (CD8) T cells. Credit: Jeremy Guillot (Hanahan Lab – EPFL).Im

The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneTumor with FMRP-deficient cancer cells (in green) being infiltrated and attached by killer (CD8) T cells. Credit: Jeremy Guillot (Hanahan Lab – EPFL).Im
Pattern of hospital visits offers clue to spotting people at risk of myeloma

Pattern of hospital visits offers clue to spotting people at risk of myeloma

by National Cancer Research InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A condition that can progress to myeloma c

Pattern of hospital visits offers clue to spotting people at risk of myeloma

by National Cancer Research InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A condition that can progress to myeloma c
Sticky cell fingers help keep breast tumors contained

Sticky cell fingers help keep breast tumors contained

by University of TurkuBreast cancer cells break through the basement membrane acting as a biological barrier. In the image, the finger-like projections formed by the actin of cancer cells invadin

Sticky cell fingers help keep breast tumors contained

by University of TurkuBreast cancer cells break through the basement membrane acting as a biological barrier. In the image, the finger-like projections formed by the actin of cancer cells invadin
Loss of Y chromosome in men enables cancer to grow, finds new study

Loss of Y chromosome in men enables cancer to grow, finds new study

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs men age, some of their cells lose the very thing that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss hampers the body

Loss of Y chromosome in men enables cancer to grow, finds new study

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs men age, some of their cells lose the very thing that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss hampers the body
Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a
Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicAn important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum

Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicAn important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum
Potential probe for early ovarian cancer

Potential probe for early ovarian cancer

by Anivarya Kumar,Vanderbilt UniversityFigure 1. (a) Structure of COX-2-selective inhibitors (celecoxib, rofecoxib, and valdecoxib) and COX-1-selective inhibitors (SC560, P6/18F-P6, and VU048783

Potential probe for early ovarian cancer

by Anivarya Kumar,Vanderbilt UniversityFigure 1. (a) Structure of COX-2-selective inhibitors (celecoxib, rofecoxib, and valdecoxib) and COX-1-selective inhibitors (SC560, P6/18F-P6, and VU048783
On a stretch of gravel road, families ravaged by cancer question nitrate

On a stretch of gravel road, families ravaged by cancer question nitrate

by Jennifer Bjorhus, Star TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer ravaged Brian Bennerotte's body and those of many around him—his father, five brothers and his sister—as well as others al

On a stretch of gravel road, families ravaged by cancer question nitrate

by Jennifer Bjorhus, Star TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer ravaged Brian Bennerotte's body and those of many around him—his father, five brothers and his sister—as well as others al