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Study: New imaging technique in animal study gives insight to popular supplement's potential role in cancer progression

Study: New imaging technique in animal study gives insight to popular supplement's potential role in cancer progression

by Eric Stann,University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile previous studies have linked commercial dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, to

Study: New imaging technique in animal study gives insight to popular supplement's potential role in cancer progression

by Eric Stann,University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile previous studies have linked commercial dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, to
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r
Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,
Early trial results show benefits of FGFR inhibitors and PARP/ATR inhibitor combinations in multiple tumor types

Early trial results show benefits of FGFR inhibitors and PARP/ATR inhibitor combinations in multiple tumor types

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented promising findings from multiple c

Early trial results show benefits of FGFR inhibitors and PARP/ATR inhibitor combinations in multiple tumor types

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented promising findings from multiple c
A calculator to predict benefit from adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

A calculator to predict benefit from adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit: Wei-Yue Chen, Jian-Song Ji, Tian Yang, et al.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the liver and the fou

A calculator to predict benefit from adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit: Wei-Yue Chen, Jian-Song Ji, Tian Yang, et al.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the liver and the fou
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
Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread
New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

by Nanyang Technological UniversityResearch fellow Dr Huang Jingsheng from NTU Singapore's School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology preparing new anti-brain cancer compound

New compounds target and kill brain cancer cells after being energized by low X-ray dose

by Nanyang Technological UniversityResearch fellow Dr Huang Jingsheng from NTU Singapore's School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology preparing new anti-brain cancer compound
Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies
Study uncovers trends in the global burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer

Study uncovers trends in the global burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsAge-specific rates of incidence, mortality, and DALY for TBL cancer by sex globally in 2019. A–C: Age-specific incidence rates in the whole population (A), males (B), and femal

Study uncovers trends in the global burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsAge-specific rates of incidence, mortality, and DALY for TBL cancer by sex globally in 2019. A–C: Age-specific incidence rates in the whole population (A), males (B), and femal
3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments

3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchScientists have solved the 3-D structure of molecular scaffold SgK223, which is known to play a critical role in the development and spread o

3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchScientists have solved the 3-D structure of molecular scaffold SgK223, which is known to play a critical role in the development and spread o
Pancreatic cancer: Less toxic, more enduring drug may improve therapy

Pancreatic cancer: Less toxic, more enduring drug may improve therapy

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterIn preclinical testing, an experimental drug for pancreatic cancer blocks the formation of microtubules in the cell, hindering growth. Microtubules are

Pancreatic cancer: Less toxic, more enduring drug may improve therapy

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterIn preclinical testing, an experimental drug for pancreatic cancer blocks the formation of microtubules in the cell, hindering growth. Microtubules are