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Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti
Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

by University of BarcelonaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.025During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex enviro

Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

by University of BarcelonaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.025During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex enviro
It's all about quality: Effect of dietary fat composition on liver angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

It's all about quality: Effect of dietary fat composition on liver angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

by Shinshu UniversityIn a new study, scientists from Japan demonstrate that saturated/trans fats in the diet, and not cholesterol, promote hepatic angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and thereby trigge

It's all about quality: Effect of dietary fat composition on liver angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

by Shinshu UniversityIn a new study, scientists from Japan demonstrate that saturated/trans fats in the diet, and not cholesterol, promote hepatic angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and thereby trigge
Study: 'GPS' seed devices effective in localizing breast tumors

Study: 'GPS' seed devices effective in localizing breast tumors

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers found a seed device that acts as a GPS for surgeons to locate and remo

Study: 'GPS' seed devices effective in localizing breast tumors

by Tim Tedeschi,University of CincinnatiCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers found a seed device that acts as a GPS for surgeons to locate and remo
Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

by Marilynn MarchioneThis undated image made available by F. Hoffmann-La Roche shows a vial of the company's Herceptin medication. According to a study released on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, many wo

Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patients

by Marilynn MarchioneThis undated image made available by F. Hoffmann-La Roche shows a vial of the company's Herceptin medication. According to a study released on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, many wo
Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyKaplan-Meier Survival Curves for All-Cause Mortality by Quartiles (Q) of African Ancestry and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (nSES) in 1,575 Black Women wit

Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyKaplan-Meier Survival Curves for All-Cause Mortality by Quartiles (Q) of African Ancestry and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (nSES) in 1,575 Black Women wit
Understanding the role of cancer's circular genome in tumor evolution

Understanding the role of cancer's circular genome in tumor evolution

byQueen Mary, University of LondonOverview of strategies to develop and test rules of ecDNA behavior with mathematical modeling, computer simulations, cell line and patient data. Credit:Na

Understanding the role of cancer's circular genome in tumor evolution

byQueen Mary, University of LondonOverview of strategies to develop and test rules of ecDNA behavior with mathematical modeling, computer simulations, cell line and patient data. Credit:Na
Illuminating tumor cells with dark proteins

Illuminating tumor cells with dark proteins

by Columbia UniversityRibosome roadblock effect: comparing the AMD1 tail sequence, poly(A) and the XBP1 stalling sequence. a–e, Reporter constructs shown on the left were transfected into HEK293T

Illuminating tumor cells with dark proteins

by Columbia UniversityRibosome roadblock effect: comparing the AMD1 tail sequence, poly(A) and the XBP1 stalling sequence. a–e, Reporter constructs shown on the left were transfected into HEK293T
Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pradipta Ghosh et al,JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.161334Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the

Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pradipta Ghosh et al,JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.161334Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the
Rare but important gene target found in many tumor types, suggesting new therapy possible

Rare but important gene target found in many tumor types, suggesting new therapy possible

by Georgetown University Medical CenterStephen V. Liu, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Credit: Georgetown UniversityA consortium of rese

Rare but important gene target found in many tumor types, suggesting new therapy possible

by Georgetown University Medical CenterStephen V. Liu, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Credit: Georgetown UniversityA consortium of rese
Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays

Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with cancer, lengthy delays in treatment can decrease their chances of survival. In an analysis of 2004–2017 information on patients with br

Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with cancer, lengthy delays in treatment can decrease their chances of survival. In an analysis of 2004–2017 information on patients with br
New study targets major risk factor for gastric cancer

New study targets major risk factor for gastric cancer

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat if we could eliminate a major risk factor for stomach cancer in Black, Asian, Latino and other vulnerable

New study targets major risk factor for gastric cancer

by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat if we could eliminate a major risk factor for stomach cancer in Black, Asian, Latino and other vulnerable