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Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M
Better adenoma detection using a molecular marker for fluorescent imaging

Better adenoma detection using a molecular marker for fluorescent imaging

by Sarah E. Glass,Vanderbilt University(a)Representative white light and corresponding fluorescence colonoscopy images (static) of B6;129 mice bearing either colorectal adenomas or normal

Better adenoma detection using a molecular marker for fluorescent imaging

by Sarah E. Glass,Vanderbilt University(a)Representative white light and corresponding fluorescence colonoscopy images (static) of B6;129 mice bearing either colorectal adenomas or normal
First-line ribociclib and endocrine therapy may be more effective than combined chemotherapy in aggressive breast cancer

First-line ribociclib and endocrine therapy may be more effective than combined chemotherapy in aggressive breast cancer

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer—including patients with visceral cris

First-line ribociclib and endocrine therapy may be more effective than combined chemotherapy in aggressive breast cancer

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer—including patients with visceral cris
Immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers identified

Immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers identified

byKing's College LondonAnalysis of stromal TILs in residual disease and prognostic implications. A) Kaplan–Meier curves for i) progression free survival and ii) overall survival in ER+HER2-

Immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers identified

byKing's College LondonAnalysis of stromal TILs in residual disease and prognostic implications. A) Kaplan–Meier curves for i) progression free survival and ii) overall survival in ER+HER2-
Researchers uncover new sarcoma gene

Researchers uncover new sarcoma gene

by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of WA researchers has uncovered new genes that could play an important role in the development of sarcoma, a group of

Researchers uncover new sarcoma gene

by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of WA researchers has uncovered new genes that could play an important role in the development of sarcoma, a group of
In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

by Elana GotkineDuring 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 inJAMA Dermatology.Daniel Y. Kim, from

In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

by Elana GotkineDuring 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 inJAMA Dermatology.Daniel Y. Kim, from
Resetting the epigenetic balance for cancer therapy

Resetting the epigenetic balance for cancer therapy

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThough mutations in a gene called MLL3 are common across many types of cancers, their relationship to the de

Resetting the epigenetic balance for cancer therapy

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThough mutations in a gene called MLL3 are common across many types of cancers, their relationship to the de
Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

by University of CopenhagenA tissue sample from a cervix with severe dysplasia (HSIL). Credit: University of CopenhagenCompared to a birth cohort from 1983, girls in the first birth cohort to rec

Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

by University of CopenhagenA tissue sample from a cervix with severe dysplasia (HSIL). Credit: University of CopenhagenCompared to a birth cohort from 1983, girls in the first birth cohort to rec
An unexpected journey reveals a potent way to attack tumors

An unexpected journey reveals a potent way to attack tumors

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonSenescence inducer CuSO4, which causes ER stress, activates NKp46- and NKG2D-dependent NK killing, but 4-PBA, which induces senescence without ER

An unexpected journey reveals a potent way to attack tumors

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonSenescence inducer CuSO4, which causes ER stress, activates NKp46- and NKG2D-dependent NK killing, but 4-PBA, which induces senescence without ER
Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r
Protein could offer therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

Protein could offer therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteHuman pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma showing high levels of CD9 (red). Credit: Francis Crick InstituteA protein that drives growth of pancreatic cancer, and which

Protein could offer therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteHuman pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma showing high levels of CD9 (red). Credit: Francis Crick InstituteA protein that drives growth of pancreatic cancer, and which
Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in