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Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTG4050, a personalized neoantigen vaccine, induced tumor-specific immune responses and led to low rates of disease rela

Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTG4050, a personalized neoantigen vaccine, induced tumor-specific immune responses and led to low rates of disease rela
The tumor environment can affect breast cancer prognosis

The tumor environment can affect breast cancer prognosis

byLund UniversityFlowchart of included and excluded patients and representative pictures of each CAV1 staining category in stroma and cytoplasm. Credit:Translational Oncology(2022).

The tumor environment can affect breast cancer prognosis

byLund UniversityFlowchart of included and excluded patients and representative pictures of each CAV1 staining category in stroma and cytoplasm. Credit:Translational Oncology(2022).
Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: AI-generated imageBrain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they're getting a helping hand from re

Research is uncovering new ways to treat an aggressive brain cancer

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineCredit: AI-generated imageBrain surgeons need steady hands as well as cool heads. Now they're getting a helping hand from re
Solid organ transplant patients may be at higher risk for skin cancer and require coordinated care

Solid organ transplant patients may be at higher risk for skin cancer and require coordinated care

by Jay Furst,Mayo ClinicCredit: AI-generated imageMore than half of all patients who receive solid organ transplants will have an incidence of skin cancer at some point—most often a nonmelanoma

Solid organ transplant patients may be at higher risk for skin cancer and require coordinated care

by Jay Furst,Mayo ClinicCredit: AI-generated imageMore than half of all patients who receive solid organ transplants will have an incidence of skin cancer at some point—most often a nonmelanoma
Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He
Examining how some cancer cells cheat treatment-induced cell death

Examining how some cancer cells cheat treatment-induced cell death

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphic abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.025Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified

Examining how some cancer cells cheat treatment-induced cell death

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphic abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.07.025Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified
A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.
Team develops effective cigar warning signage

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza
Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological
Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

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

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
Researchers investigate cancer cluster in Alabama town

Researchers investigate cancer cluster in Alabama town

by Lindsey Piercy,University of KentuckyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFruithurst is your quintessential small town. Located in Cleburne County, Alabama—just five miles on the other side of t

Researchers investigate cancer cluster in Alabama town

by Lindsey Piercy,University of KentuckyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFruithurst is your quintessential small town. Located in Cleburne County, Alabama—just five miles on the other side of t
Determinants of overall survival in metastatic uveal melanoma identified

Determinants of overall survival in metastatic uveal melanoma identified

by Elana GotkineFactors associated with improved survival in metastatic uveal melanoma include female sex and use of anti‐cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)‐4 and anti‐programmed cell de

Determinants of overall survival in metastatic uveal melanoma identified

by Elana GotkineFactors associated with improved survival in metastatic uveal melanoma include female sex and use of anti‐cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)‐4 and anti‐programmed cell de