New study categorizes and examines four different types of model related to cancerous tumors

by John Stevenson,City University LondonCategories of model and PubMed entries. Credit: Dr Constantino Carlos Reyes AldasoroThe term model is employed quite widely in science and technology.Rese

Updated on: January 07,2024

New study categorizes and examines four different types of model related to cancerous tumors

by John Stevenson,City University LondonCategories of model and PubMed entries. Credit: Dr Constantino Carlos Reyes AldasoroThe term model is employed quite widely in science and technology.Rese

Updated on:January 07,2024

Scientists identify the mechanisms leading to resistance to lung cancer treatment with Sotorasib

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreSotorasib-resistant lung cancer cells displaying multiple copies of the mutated KRAS gene (in red) / CICANCER. Credit: CICANCERAccording to recent fi

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists identify the mechanisms leading to resistance to lung cancer treatment with Sotorasib

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreSotorasib-resistant lung cancer cells displaying multiple copies of the mutated KRAS gene (in red) / CICANCER. Credit: CICANCERAccording to recent fi

Updated on:December 27,2023

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on: March 30,2024

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on:March 30,2024

Lack of self-exams hampers early melanoma identification

(HealthDay)—The biggest obstacle to early detection and treatment of melanoma among residents of rural, frontier communities is a chronic lack of skin self-examination (SSE), according to a study rece

Updated on: December 22,2023

Lack of self-exams hampers early melanoma identification

(HealthDay)—The biggest obstacle to early detection and treatment of melanoma among residents of rural, frontier communities is a chronic lack of skin self-examination (SSE), according to a study rece

Updated on:December 22,2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on: December 26,2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on:December 26,2023

Stop breaking women's hearts at work: 7 ways to make workplaces better for cardiovascular health

by Shannan M. Grant, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dayna Lee-Baggley, Jacquie Gahagan, Jessica Mannette and Leigh-Ann MacFarlane,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProminent heart health m

Updated on: March 25,2024

Stop breaking women's hearts at work: 7 ways to make workplaces better for cardiovascular health

by Shannan M. Grant, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dayna Lee-Baggley, Jacquie Gahagan, Jessica Mannette and Leigh-Ann MacFarlane,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProminent heart health m

Updated on:March 25,2024

Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they're on

byGarvan InstituteCancer cells (green) being attacked by neutrophils (red) in the collagen structure (blue) of a tumour’s microenvironment. Credit: Jacqueline Bailey / Dr Chtanova's Innate T

Updated on: December 26,2023

Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they're on

byGarvan InstituteCancer cells (green) being attacked by neutrophils (red) in the collagen structure (blue) of a tumour’s microenvironment. Credit: Jacqueline Bailey / Dr Chtanova's Innate T

Updated on:December 26,2023

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev

Updated on: January 04,2024

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev

Updated on:January 04,2024

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on:December 20,2023

Mailed orders found to double liver cancer screening rates

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer screening among patients with cirrhosis almost doubled when they were mailed a signe

Updated on: December 26,2023

Mailed orders found to double liver cancer screening rates

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer screening among patients with cirrhosis almost doubled when they were mailed a signe

Updated on:December 26,2023

Ketamine therapy for mental health a 'Wild west' for doctors and patients

by Dawn Megli, KFF Health NewsOne 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/WikipediaIn late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively c

Updated on: April 24,2024

Ketamine therapy for mental health a 'Wild west' for doctors and patients

by Dawn Megli, KFF Health NewsOne 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/WikipediaIn late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively c

Updated on:April 24,2024

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B

Updated on: December 30,2023

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B

Updated on:December 30,2023