Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put

Updated on: January 30,2024

Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put

Updated on:January 30,2024

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge

Updated on: January 16,2024

Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

byUniversity of MichiganIn three of the 21 cases Joshi Alumkal and his team studied, the gene expression of the prostate tumors changed after receiving enzalutamide and no longer had the androge

Updated on:January 16,2024

Largest study of its kind reveals adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival for pancreatic cancer patients

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, the University of Colorado Cancer Center released new research that showcases chemotherapy treatment before and after surgery for panc

Updated on: January 07,2024

Largest study of its kind reveals adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival for pancreatic cancer patients

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainToday, the University of Colorado Cancer Center released new research that showcases chemotherapy treatment before and after surgery for panc

Updated on:January 07,2024

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

by Verónica ZaragoviaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at highe

Updated on: December 28,2023

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

by Verónica ZaragoviaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at highe

Updated on:December 28,2023

Immunotherapy in first-line standard therapy significantly improves survival in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublished inThe Lancet, results of the randomized phase III BEATcc academic trial (ENGOT-Cx10/GEICO 68-C/JGOG1084/GOG-3030

Updated on: January 26,2024

Immunotherapy in first-line standard therapy significantly improves survival in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublished inThe Lancet, results of the randomized phase III BEATcc academic trial (ENGOT-Cx10/GEICO 68-C/JGOG1084/GOG-3030

Updated on:January 26,2024

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop

Updated on: January 11,2024

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop

Updated on:January 11,2024

New research may hold key to better treatments for aggressive brain cancer

by Spectrum HealthPrakash Chinnaiyan, M.D., a physician scientist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Corewell Health in Southeast, Mich. Credit: Elizabeth Debeliso, Corewell HealthFor decades,

Updated on: January 13,2024

New research may hold key to better treatments for aggressive brain cancer

by Spectrum HealthPrakash Chinnaiyan, M.D., a physician scientist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Corewell Health in Southeast, Mich. Credit: Elizabeth Debeliso, Corewell HealthFor decades,

Updated on:January 13,2024

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv

Updated on: January 11,2024

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv

Updated on:January 11,2024

Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

by Uppsala UniversityThe cell of origin, the normal development of sperm and oocytes, and the corresponding tumor development of malignant ovarian and testicular germ cell tumors. Credit:Jo

Updated on: March 20,2024

Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors

by Uppsala UniversityThe cell of origin, the normal development of sperm and oocytes, and the corresponding tumor development of malignant ovarian and testicular germ cell tumors. Credit:Jo

Updated on:March 20,2024

Circular RNAs—the new frontier in cancer research

byFlinders UniversityCircular RNA biogenesis and how they are dysregulated in cancer. Credit:Nature Reviews Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00721-7Unraveling the complexities o

Updated on: August 27,2024

Circular RNAs—the new frontier in cancer research

byFlinders UniversityCircular RNA biogenesis and how they are dysregulated in cancer. Credit:Nature Reviews Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00721-7Unraveling the complexities o

Updated on:August 27,2024

Cancer is the biggest health concern among the public, poll reveals

Cancer is the biggest health concern among the public, poll revealsbyUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about

Updated on: July 17,2024

Cancer is the biggest health concern among the public, poll reveals

Cancer is the biggest health concern among the public, poll revealsbyUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTwo-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about

Updated on:July 17,2024

Study shows how morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain

by Stacy Pigott,University of ArizonaOn the left, cells isolated from breast cancer cells were treated with RANKL, a growth factor that stimulates bone resorption, to produce osteoclasts (pink).

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study shows how morphine may contribute to bone loss and cancer-induced bone pain

by Stacy Pigott,University of ArizonaOn the left, cells isolated from breast cancer cells were treated with RANKL, a growth factor that stimulates bone resorption, to produce osteoclasts (pink).

Updated on:January 22,2024