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Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi
Doctors must stop misleading women about cervical screening

Doctors must stop misleading women about cervical screening

by James Dickinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageCervical screening is one of the most effective screening tests, responsible for substantial reduction in death from cervical cancer.

Doctors must stop misleading women about cervical screening

by James Dickinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageCervical screening is one of the most effective screening tests, responsible for substantial reduction in death from cervical cancer.
Technique that characterizes different immune cell groups in individual patients could revolutionize cancer treatments

Technique that characterizes different immune cell groups in individual patients could revolutionize cancer treatments

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA plot of all the different possible phenotypes of T cells before without (left) vs. with (right) immune checkpoint blockade immu

Technique that characterizes different immune cell groups in individual patients could revolutionize cancer treatments

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA plot of all the different possible phenotypes of T cells before without (left) vs. with (right) immune checkpoint blockade immu
Phobic anxiety is linked to sexuality issues in women who are breast cancer survivors

Phobic anxiety is linked to sexuality issues in women who are breast cancer survivors

by University of CórdobaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study carried out by a research team made up of researchers from the University of Cordoba, the Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research (in Spani

Phobic anxiety is linked to sexuality issues in women who are breast cancer survivors

by University of CórdobaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study carried out by a research team made up of researchers from the University of Cordoba, the Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research (in Spani
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
Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

by Ekaterina Korchagina, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsIdentification of marker genes for Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 (a) using the rank sum test. Scheme of PPI taking into accoun

Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

by Ekaterina Korchagina, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsIdentification of marker genes for Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 (a) using the rank sum test. Scheme of PPI taking into accoun
Previous cancer treatment not tied to higher stillbirth rate

Previous cancer treatment not tied to higher stillbirth rate

Cancer diagnosis and treatment for adolescent girls and young adult women does not appear to increase the risk of a stillbirth with a later pregnancy, according to a study published Aug. 27 in the&nbs

Previous cancer treatment not tied to higher stillbirth rate

Cancer diagnosis and treatment for adolescent girls and young adult women does not appear to increase the risk of a stillbirth with a later pregnancy, according to a study published Aug. 27 in the&nbs
Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su
Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel
Exercise can reduce severity of breast cancer treatment side effects

Exercise can reduce severity of breast cancer treatment side effects

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common form of the disease among women; in Australia, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer b

Exercise can reduce severity of breast cancer treatment side effects

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common form of the disease among women; in Australia, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer b
Molecule Linking Cancer Driver and Cell Death Genes May Be Effective Against DLBCL

Molecule Linking Cancer Driver and Cell Death Genes May Be Effective Against DLBCL

November 2023Thomas R. CollinsMolecules that link cancer driver genes and promoters of cell death genes produce potent killing of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cells, according to findings pub

Molecule Linking Cancer Driver and Cell Death Genes May Be Effective Against DLBCL

November 2023Thomas R. CollinsMolecules that link cancer driver genes and promoters of cell death genes produce potent killing of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cells, according to findings pub
Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer i

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer i