Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

by Greta Guest,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Michigan startup InheRET Inc. has launched an online program that helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cance

Updated on: March 08,2024

Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

by Greta Guest,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Michigan startup InheRET Inc. has launched an online program that helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cance

Updated on:March 08,2024

Stress granules may drive obesity-associated pancreatic cancer

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a known risk factor for at least13 types of cancer, in part because it creates ever-present inflammatory state. For

Updated on: January 16,2024

Stress granules may drive obesity-associated pancreatic cancer

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a known risk factor for at least13 types of cancer, in part because it creates ever-present inflammatory state. For

Updated on:January 16,2024

'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

Telisotuzumab vedotin shows durable response in some Asian patients with nonsquamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe c-Met-directed antibody-drug conjugate telisotuzumab vedotin demonstrated durable responses and an accepta

Updated on: September 27,2024

Telisotuzumab vedotin shows durable response in some Asian patients with nonsquamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe c-Met-directed antibody-drug conjugate telisotuzumab vedotin demonstrated durable responses and an accepta

Updated on:September 27,2024

More than two million years of life lost to cancer in the UK each year

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver two million years of life are lost to cancer in the UK every year, according to new research published today in theBritish Journal

Updated on: April 20,2024

More than two million years of life lost to cancer in the UK each year

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver two million years of life are lost to cancer in the UK every year, according to new research published today in theBritish Journal

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers develop tool that reduces errors in stem cell transplant reporting

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a custom-built application to automate determinatio

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers develop tool that reduces errors in stem cell transplant reporting

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a custom-built application to automate determinatio

Updated on:February 20,2024

Reconsidering oxygen's role in growth of tumors

byYale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Systems(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2022.11.003Yale researchers have made a discovery that changes conventional thinking about the rol

Updated on: January 22,2024

Reconsidering oxygen's role in growth of tumors

byYale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Systems(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2022.11.003Yale researchers have made a discovery that changes conventional thinking about the rol

Updated on:January 22,2024

Swapping meat for 'mycoprotein' may protect against bowel cancer

by Northumbria UniversityVegetarian chilli con carne made with Quorn mycoprotein. Credit: QuornResearchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn&#3

Updated on: February 23,2024

Swapping meat for 'mycoprotein' may protect against bowel cancer

by Northumbria UniversityVegetarian chilli con carne made with Quorn mycoprotein. Credit: QuornResearchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn&#3

Updated on:February 23,2024

Researcher explores new treatment for advanced biliary tract cancers

by Blair Willis,University of ArizonaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new treatment that may extend survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers—who typically face a grim outlook with ave

Updated on: June 06,2024

Researcher explores new treatment for advanced biliary tract cancers

by Blair Willis,University of ArizonaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new treatment that may extend survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers—who typically face a grim outlook with ave

Updated on:June 06,2024

Scientists discover sweet spot of activity in immune system key to fighting cancer

by University of SouthamptonConcentrated CD40 receptions (grey wavy lines) on the immune cell surface. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists at the University of Southampton have shown how

Updated on: March 12,2024

Scientists discover sweet spot of activity in immune system key to fighting cancer

by University of SouthamptonConcentrated CD40 receptions (grey wavy lines) on the immune cell surface. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists at the University of Southampton have shown how

Updated on:March 12,2024

Researchers uncover how breast cancer cells become resistant to therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them res

Updated on: February 24,2024

Researchers uncover how breast cancer cells become resistant to therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them res

Updated on:February 24,2024

Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening

byUniversity of MinnesotaVisual Abstract.Optimizing Longitudinal Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Lung Cancer Screening. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworko

Updated on: January 07,2024

Optimizing tobacco cessation treatment with lung cancer screening

byUniversity of MinnesotaVisual Abstract.Optimizing Longitudinal Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Lung Cancer Screening. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworko

Updated on:January 07,2024