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

Pancreatic cancer specialist explains treatment advances and challenges

by Nathan Bahary,The ConversationThe pancreas is located in the abdomen, making diagnosis of pancreatic cancer difficult. Credit:Bruce Blaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWithAlex

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pancreatic cancer specialist explains treatment advances and challenges

by Nathan Bahary,The ConversationThe pancreas is located in the abdomen, making diagnosis of pancreatic cancer difficult. Credit:Bruce Blaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWithAlex

Updated on:May 13,2024

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese

Updated on: May 25,2024

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese

Updated on:May 25,2024

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory

Updated on: June 19,2024

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory

Updated on:June 19,2024

Researchers turn cancer cells into less harmful cell types

by University of BaselHigh-throughput drug screen reveals estrogen receptor α (ERα) induction in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) upon polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibition. A Schematic of the

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers turn cancer cells into less harmful cell types

by University of BaselHigh-throughput drug screen reveals estrogen receptor α (ERα) induction in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) upon polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibition. A Schematic of the

Updated on:February 20,2024

A new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia could prove beneficial for even more people

by Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inScience Advancestoday conducted by researchers at Peter MacCallu

Updated on: February 20,2024

A new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia could prove beneficial for even more people

by Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inScience Advancestoday conducted by researchers at Peter MacCallu

Updated on:February 20,2024

Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to dim light at night, which is common in today's lifestyle, may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones, researchers

Updated on: March 06,2024

Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to dim light at night, which is common in today's lifestyle, may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones, researchers

Updated on:March 06,2024

Neutrons reveal how a common tropical plant preys on cancer, preserves healthy cells

by Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFrom left are UWindsor students Isabelle Dib, Dominik Dziura, Stuart Castillo and Maksymilian Dziura at ORNL’s Neutron Spin Echo spectrometer. Their work advances

Updated on: February 23,2024

Neutrons reveal how a common tropical plant preys on cancer, preserves healthy cells

by Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFrom left are UWindsor students Isabelle Dib, Dominik Dziura, Stuart Castillo and Maksymilian Dziura at ORNL’s Neutron Spin Echo spectrometer. Their work advances

Updated on:February 23,2024

Radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer explained

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiation therapy is a common component of breast cancer treatment for patients. The high-powered beams of intense energy kill cancer cells

Updated on: November 08,2024

Radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer explained

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiation therapy is a common component of breast cancer treatment for patients. The high-powered beams of intense energy kill cancer cells

Updated on:November 08,2024

Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClinical efficacy.a–c, Responses as shown by a waterfall plot (a), swimmers plot (b) and spider plot (c). The dashed lines correspond to +20% a

Updated on: May 09,2024

Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClinical efficacy.a–c, Responses as shown by a waterfall plot (a), swimmers plot (b) and spider plot (c). The dashed lines correspond to +20% a

Updated on:May 09,2024

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors a

Updated on: January 22,2024

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors a

Updated on:January 22,2024

Are the benefits of new cancer drugs worth the cost?

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)The rate of growth in costs (red) vs. outcomes (green) of cancer care, is here expressed as the derivative D[fx0] of both functions (i.e.: the angular coef

Updated on: January 12,2024

Are the benefits of new cancer drugs worth the cost?

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)The rate of growth in costs (red) vs. outcomes (green) of cancer care, is here expressed as the derivative D[fx0] of both functions (i.e.: the angular coef

Updated on:January 12,2024