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Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

by Gregory Allen,The ConversationKiller T cells (green and red), or cytotoxic T cells, surround a cancer cell (blue, center). Credit:NICHD/J. Lippincott-Schwartz,CC BY-NC-NDTeaching

Researchers expanding the types of cancer CAR-T therapy can target

by Gregory Allen,The ConversationKiller T cells (green and red), or cytotoxic T cells, surround a cancer cell (blue, center). Credit:NICHD/J. Lippincott-Schwartz,CC BY-NC-NDTeaching
Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDJust like pe

Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDJust like pe
No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA

No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA
Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

by WileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs)—initially identified by de Villiers et al. in 2014—represent a class

Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

by WileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs)—initially identified by de Villiers et al. in 2014—represent a class
Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo
Immune checkpoint blockade prior to surgery promising in multiple cancer types, finds study

Immune checkpoint blockade prior to surgery promising in multiple cancer types, finds study

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThis graphic highlights the vast scientific research opportunities associated with neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade. Credit:Cancer CellTr

Immune checkpoint blockade prior to surgery promising in multiple cancer types, finds study

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThis graphic highlights the vast scientific research opportunities associated with neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade. Credit:Cancer CellTr
Researchers identify potential genetic variants linked to increased cancer risk in children with birth defects

Researchers identify potential genetic variants linked to increased cancer risk in children with birth defects

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaDemographic information of the cohort. aPhenotype information of the discovery cohort; bPhenotype information of the validation cohort; c&nbs

Researchers identify potential genetic variants linked to increased cancer risk in children with birth defects

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaDemographic information of the cohort. aPhenotype information of the discovery cohort; bPhenotype information of the validation cohort; c&nbs
A two-for-one approach to boost melanoma immunotherapy

A two-for-one approach to boost melanoma immunotherapy

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has helped explain how melanoma evades the immune system and may gu

A two-for-one approach to boost melanoma immunotherapy

by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has helped explain how melanoma evades the immune system and may gu
Mailed self-sampling kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer

Mailed self-sampling kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer

by University of WashingtonHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress

Mailed self-sampling kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer

by University of WashingtonHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress
Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s
Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPeripheral blood with chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Credit: Jon Aster, Harvard Medical SchoolNotch is one of the most frequen

Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPeripheral blood with chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Credit: Jon Aster, Harvard Medical SchoolNotch is one of the most frequen
Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex