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Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu
Extreme phenotype approach identifies rare ATR variants as potential male breast cancer susceptibility alleles

Extreme phenotype approach identifies rare ATR variants as potential male breast cancer susceptibility alleles

by Impact Journals LLCImpact of splicing variants. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28358In oncogenetics, some patients could be considered as "extreme phenotypes,&qu

Extreme phenotype approach identifies rare ATR variants as potential male breast cancer susceptibility alleles

by Impact Journals LLCImpact of splicing variants. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28358In oncogenetics, some patients could be considered as "extreme phenotypes,&qu
Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre

Building trust and saving lives: A community approach to genetic education

by Medical University of South CarolinaCatilin Allen, Ph.D., of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Credit: Medical University of South Carolina, Sarah Pack.Changes to DNA, known as mutations, can incre
Prostate cancer: Family history, genetics and your risk

Prostate cancer: Family history, genetics and your risk

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsIf you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, exploring what may have contributed to your cancer might not be at the top of

Prostate cancer: Family history, genetics and your risk

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsIf you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, exploring what may have contributed to your cancer might not be at the top of
Video animation guide to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue

Video animation guide to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue

byUniversity of BathCredit: University of BathA new resource has been launched by a team of psychologists at the University of Bath aiming to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue

Video animation guide to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue

byUniversity of BathCredit: University of BathA new resource has been launched by a team of psychologists at the University of Bath aiming to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue
Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

byThe Francis Crick InstituteFunction scores capture fitness effects mediated at both the transcript and protein 457 level. Credit: Megan Buckley et alResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute

Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

byThe Francis Crick InstituteFunction scores capture fitness effects mediated at both the transcript and protein 457 level. Credit: Megan Buckley et alResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute
Negative fecal tests tied to low risk for advanced colorectal cancer

Negative fecal tests tied to low risk for advanced colorectal cancer

by Lori SolomonThere was a low risk for advanced neoplasia after multiple rounds of negative fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, according to a study publis

Negative fecal tests tied to low risk for advanced colorectal cancer

by Lori SolomonThere was a low risk for advanced neoplasia after multiple rounds of negative fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, according to a study publis
A new therapeutic target turns the immune system against lymphoma

A new therapeutic target turns the immune system against lymphoma

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainNon-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a group of cancers that originate in the lymph nodes and affect white blood cells of the im

A new therapeutic target turns the immune system against lymphoma

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainNon-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a group of cancers that originate in the lymph nodes and affect white blood cells of the im
Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameScientist Laurie Littlepage works with graduate student Ricardo Romero Moreno in her lab at the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Credit: Barbara Johnst

Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones

by Brandi Wampler,University of Notre DameScientist Laurie Littlepage works with graduate student Ricardo Romero Moreno in her lab at the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Credit: Barbara Johnst
Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

byEdith Cowan UniversityCredit: Marc Schulte from PexelsNew research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, h

Taking a closer look at eye cancer: Research offers new insight into high rate of metastasis

byEdith Cowan UniversityCredit: Marc Schulte from PexelsNew research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, h
Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicrovascular function is lower is Black men following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer, compared to white men, according to

Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicrovascular function is lower is Black men following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer, compared to white men, according to
Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi