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Certain cancers will likely rise exponentially due to COVID-19 screening delays

Certain cancers will likely rise exponentially due to COVID-19 screening delays

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDelays in cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely cause a significant increase in cancer cases that could have b

Certain cancers will likely rise exponentially due to COVID-19 screening delays

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDelays in cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely cause a significant increase in cancer cases that could have b
New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityTissue-restricted expression of mammalian HAPSTR2. a Transcript abundance of HAPSTR1 and HAPSTR2 in the indicated human tissues; GTEx RNA-seq data. TPM, t

New gene implicated in cancer, cellular stress response

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityTissue-restricted expression of mammalian HAPSTR2. a Transcript abundance of HAPSTR1 and HAPSTR2 in the indicated human tissues; GTEx RNA-seq data. TPM, t
Lung cancer screening more cost effective when using risk model-based strategies, study shows

Lung cancer screening more cost effective when using risk model-based strategies, study shows

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRisk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk, are more co

Lung cancer screening more cost effective when using risk model-based strategies, study shows

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRisk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk, are more co
With vibrator used in cell phones, researchers develop 3D tumor spheroids to screen for anti-cancer drugs

With vibrator used in cell phones, researchers develop 3D tumor spheroids to screen for anti-cancer drugs

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit:Device(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2024.100255Depending on their location, cancer cells within a three-dimensional (3D) tumor structure can have

With vibrator used in cell phones, researchers develop 3D tumor spheroids to screen for anti-cancer drugs

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit:Device(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2024.100255Depending on their location, cancer cells within a three-dimensional (3D) tumor structure can have
Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo
Next milestone in the treatment of liver tumors and acute and chronic liver diseases

Next milestone in the treatment of liver tumors and acute and chronic liver diseases

by Bianca Hermle, Universitätsklinikum TübingenGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.023The results of a Tübingen-led study raise hope that a newly developed d

Next milestone in the treatment of liver tumors and acute and chronic liver diseases

by Bianca Hermle, Universitätsklinikum TübingenGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.023The results of a Tübingen-led study raise hope that a newly developed d
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in
Few with CRC in sub-Saharan Africa receive guideline-concordant care

Few with CRC in sub-Saharan Africa receive guideline-concordant care

by Elana GotkineFewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September

Few with CRC in sub-Saharan Africa receive guideline-concordant care

by Elana GotkineFewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September
Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by
Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer

Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchStomach cancer cells. Credit: Katharina von LogaScientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising th

Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchStomach cancer cells. Credit: Katharina von LogaScientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising th
First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFirst-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-posi

First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFirst-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-posi
Researchers identify markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

Researchers identify markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and clinicians at Washington Univer

Researchers identify markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and clinicians at Washington Univer