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Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

by American College of SurgeonsBaseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities thes

Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

by American College of SurgeonsBaseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities thes
Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

by Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was sh

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

by Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was sh
Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00360Oregon State University researchers have discovered

Researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit:ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00360Oregon State University researchers have discovered
Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children's cancer

Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children's cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchRhabdomyosarcoma cells. Credit: Dr Ewa Aladowicz, ICRA simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study re

Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children's cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchRhabdomyosarcoma cells. Credit: Dr Ewa Aladowicz, ICRA simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study re
New study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer patients

New study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer patients

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer

New study discovers pre-treatment cognitive impairment in younger cancer patients

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that adolescent and young adult cancer
Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at
New model identifies women at high risk for endometrial cancer

New model identifies women at high risk for endometrial cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalInclusion and exclusion of study participants from NHS II. Credit:JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2023). DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad014End

New model identifies women at high risk for endometrial cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalInclusion and exclusion of study participants from NHS II. Credit:JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute(2023). DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad014End
Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

byWashington University in St. LouisA new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the quality of care for lung cancer in the U.S. varies widely.

Quality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US

byWashington University in St. LouisA new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the quality of care for lung cancer in the U.S. varies widely.
CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressModeling of the impact of tumor N-glycans on the targeting by CAR T cells. Left, the N-glycan decoration of tumors 1) repels CAR T cells by impeding immunological syna

CAR T cell immunotherapy for solid tumors? First, you have to break the cancers' sugar shield

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressModeling of the impact of tumor N-glycans on the targeting by CAR T cells. Left, the N-glycan decoration of tumors 1) repels CAR T cells by impeding immunological syna
Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new translational study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers analyzed genetic changes in the or

Researchers identify lethal molecular alterations after current therapies fail patients with metastatic melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new translational study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers analyzed genetic changes in the or
Rogue immune cells linked to leukemia found to be a key driver of autoimmune diseases

Rogue immune cells linked to leukemia found to be a key driver of autoimmune diseases

by Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchA killer T cell (centre) hunting a target cell. Credit: NIH Image GalleryGene variants associated with leukemia can produce "rogue" immune cells t

Rogue immune cells linked to leukemia found to be a key driver of autoimmune diseases

by Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchA killer T cell (centre) hunting a target cell. Credit: NIH Image GalleryGene variants associated with leukemia can produce "rogue" immune cells t
CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Child

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Child