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Overcoming resistance to colon cancer treatment

Overcoming resistance to colon cancer treatment

byUniversity of GenevaColorectal cancer cells after treatment with FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy for 34 weeks. Cell fibers (in green) and nuclei (in blue). Credit: UNIGE-Nowak-SliwinskaColorectal cance

Overcoming resistance to colon cancer treatment

byUniversity of GenevaColorectal cancer cells after treatment with FOLFOXIRI chemotherapy for 34 weeks. Cell fibers (in green) and nuclei (in blue). Credit: UNIGE-Nowak-SliwinskaColorectal cance
New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their
Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer

Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressSchedule of LNT cells delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 nanoparticles for KRAS-mutant NSCLC treatment. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8264A team o

Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressSchedule of LNT cells delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 nanoparticles for KRAS-mutant NSCLC treatment. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8264A team o
Breast cancer spread uncovered by new molecular microscopy

Breast cancer spread uncovered by new molecular microscopy

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConverting BaSISS spatial signals into maps of clones.a, Bar plots of cancer cell fractions (CCFs) derived from bulk WGS of the P1 samples.b, P

Breast cancer spread uncovered by new molecular microscopy

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConverting BaSISS spatial signals into maps of clones.a, Bar plots of cancer cell fractions (CCFs) derived from bulk WGS of the P1 samples.b, P
Research uncovers potential pathway for breast cancer treatment

Research uncovers potential pathway for breast cancer treatment

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyYadi Wu, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Credit: Ben Corwin/University of KentuckyA recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Cent

Research uncovers potential pathway for breast cancer treatment

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyYadi Wu, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Credit: Ben Corwin/University of KentuckyA recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Cent
Scientists discover how the body's killer cells attack cancer

Scientists discover how the body's killer cells attack cancer

byUniversity of SouthamptonScientists discover how the body's killer cells attack cancer. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working

Scientists discover how the body's killer cells attack cancer

byUniversity of SouthamptonScientists discover how the body's killer cells attack cancer. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists are on the verge of a cancer breakthrough after working
Researchers develop an algorithm to improve cancer treatment

Researchers develop an algorithm to improve cancer treatment

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaOverview of KSTAR algorithm. First, we heuristically prune dense and highly overlapping weighted kinase-substrate prediction graphs from NetworKIN into many

Researchers develop an algorithm to improve cancer treatment

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaOverview of KSTAR algorithm. First, we heuristically prune dense and highly overlapping weighted kinase-substrate prediction graphs from NetworKIN into many
Research identifies cells that may be responsible for prostate cancer recurrence

Research identifies cells that may be responsible for prostate cancer recurrence

by Roswell Park Cancer InstituteSlide illustrating resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy in a newly identified population of dormant prostate luminal stem cells. Credit: Roswell Park Cancer

Research identifies cells that may be responsible for prostate cancer recurrence

by Roswell Park Cancer InstituteSlide illustrating resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy in a newly identified population of dormant prostate luminal stem cells. Credit: Roswell Park Cancer
A new tool for diagnosing cancer: Platform combines structural details with molecular information about a tumor

A new tool for diagnosing cancer: Platform combines structural details with molecular information about a tumor

by Harvard Medical SchoolThe Orion tool combines molecular details revealed by immunofluorescence imaging (left) with structural information gained through traditional histology staining (middle)

A new tool for diagnosing cancer: Platform combines structural details with molecular information about a tumor

by Harvard Medical SchoolThe Orion tool combines molecular details revealed by immunofluorescence imaging (left) with structural information gained through traditional histology staining (middle)
Research suggests commonly used prostate cancer treatment rewires engine of prostate tumors

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

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
Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab

Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab

byUniversity of FloridaReversal of ADM by TSA in primary human acinar cultures. Primary, human acini were cultured in Matrigel on glass chamber slides for 5 days. On day 5 of culture, 500 nM of

Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab

byUniversity of FloridaReversal of ADM by TSA in primary human acinar cultures. Primary, human acini were cultured in Matrigel on glass chamber slides for 5 days. On day 5 of culture, 500 nM of
Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea

Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPrincipal investigator Thomas Merchant, D.O. Ph.D., consults with an ependymoma patient at St. Jude. Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Resea