App an effective tool to record sun exposure

by Queensland University of TechnologyCredit: Queensland University of TechnologyA smartphone app is an accessible tool that reliably measures the amount of exposure to the sun's skin-damagin

Updated on: March 30,2024

App an effective tool to record sun exposure

by Queensland University of TechnologyCredit: Queensland University of TechnologyA smartphone app is an accessible tool that reliably measures the amount of exposure to the sun's skin-damagin

Updated on:March 30,2024

Clinical trial generates promising results for immunotherapy drug nivolumab in patients with advanced skin cancer

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can boost the immune system's response against various cancers. Now a phase II clin

Updated on: January 02,2024

Clinical trial generates promising results for immunotherapy drug nivolumab in patients with advanced skin cancer

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can boost the immune system's response against various cancers. Now a phase II clin

Updated on:January 02,2024

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

Updated on: April 14,2024

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

Updated on:April 14,2024

Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

byUniversity College LondonAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDResearchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (

Updated on: January 02,2024

Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

byUniversity College LondonAn artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAIDResearchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (

Updated on:January 02,2024

Subtyping of breast cancer cell lines reveals insights into cancer-relevant genes

by Manuela Schüngel, Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbHWaterfall plot depicting recurrent non-synonymous mutations in BC cell lines. Mutations were calle

Updated on: March 30,2024

Subtyping of breast cancer cell lines reveals insights into cancer-relevant genes

by Manuela Schüngel, Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbHWaterfall plot depicting recurrent non-synonymous mutations in BC cell lines. Mutations were calle

Updated on:March 30,2024

Physicians debate CRC guidelines, available screening options for younger patients

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a newAnnals of Internal Medicine"Beyond the Guidelines" feature, a primary care physician and a gastroen

Updated on: January 30,2024

Physicians debate CRC guidelines, available screening options for younger patients

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a newAnnals of Internal Medicine"Beyond the Guidelines" feature, a primary care physician and a gastroen

Updated on:January 30,2024

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on: March 30,2024

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have examined national data about women with early-stage, estrogen receptor

Updated on: February 01,2024

Study: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have examined national data about women with early-stage, estrogen receptor

Updated on:February 01,2024

'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on: March 30,2024

'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on:March 30,2024

Poor oral health linked to a 75% increase in liver cancer risk, new study finds

by SAGE PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe study, by researchers at Queen's University Belfast, analysed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the UK, investigated the association be

Updated on: May 21,2024

Poor oral health linked to a 75% increase in liver cancer risk, new study finds

by SAGE PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe study, by researchers at Queen's University Belfast, analysed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the UK, investigated the association be

Updated on:May 21,2024

New study reveals an unexpected survival mechanism of a subset of cancer cells

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularMetaphase chromosomes from ALT cancer cells (U2OS osteosarcoma cell line) depleted for FANCM. Telomeric DNA is in green, chromosomal DNA is in red. The arrowheads poi

Updated on: May 21,2024

New study reveals an unexpected survival mechanism of a subset of cancer cells

by Instituto de Medicina MolecularMetaphase chromosomes from ALT cancer cells (U2OS osteosarcoma cell line) depleted for FANCM. Telomeric DNA is in green, chromosomal DNA is in red. The arrowheads poi

Updated on:May 21,2024

Researchers publish consensus statement on patient selection and appropriate use of Lu-177 PSMA-617 radionuclide therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued a new consensus statement t

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers publish consensus statement on patient selection and appropriate use of Lu-177 PSMA-617 radionuclide therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryThe Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued a new consensus statement t

Updated on:February 20,2024