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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
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
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
How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence

How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women treated for breast cancer have something else in common: they worry about the cancer coming back.

How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost women treated for breast cancer have something else in common: they worry about the cancer coming back.
Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

by Ekaterina Korchagina, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsIdentification of marker genes for Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 (a) using the rank sum test. Scheme of PPI taking into accoun

Research finds genes associated with most aggressive kidney cancer

by Ekaterina Korchagina, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsIdentification of marker genes for Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 (a) using the rank sum test. Scheme of PPI taking into accoun
Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

by Kajal Gokal and Amanda Daley,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageYou might know that physical activity can help lower your risk of getting manycommon types of cancer. But what man

Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

by Kajal Gokal and Amanda Daley,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageYou might know that physical activity can help lower your risk of getting manycommon types of cancer. But what man
Model suggests increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

Model suggests increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

by University of Texas at AustinEpidemiology researchers have found that if just 20% of symptomatic COVID cases was treated with Paxlovid, it would reduce deaths, hospitalizations and costs. Cred

Model suggests increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

by University of Texas at AustinEpidemiology researchers have found that if just 20% of symptomatic COVID cases was treated with Paxlovid, it would reduce deaths, hospitalizations and costs. Cred
Study identifies enzyme that helps tumors evade the immune system

Study identifies enzyme that helps tumors evade the immune system

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern Medicine scientists in the Sonabend laboratory have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system. Credit: Northwestern

Study identifies enzyme that helps tumors evade the immune system

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern Medicine scientists in the Sonabend laboratory have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system. Credit: Northwestern
Gene set identifies glioblastomas most vulnerable to promising therapeutic

Gene set identifies glioblastomas most vulnerable to promising therapeutic

by Becky Ham,Translational Genomics Research InstituteGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers from TGen, part of City of Hope, and from the University of Califo

Gene set identifies glioblastomas most vulnerable to promising therapeutic

by Becky Ham,Translational Genomics Research InstituteGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers from TGen, part of City of Hope, and from the University of Califo
A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104437In a May publication iniScience, researchers led by Ludwig Johns Hopkins's

A new tool to screen drugs that target loss of tumor suppressor genes

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104437In a May publication iniScience, researchers led by Ludwig Johns Hopkins's
New cancer therapy takes personalized medicine to a new level

New cancer therapy takes personalized medicine to a new level

by Karen WeintraubCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPersonalized care has been a buzzword in medicine for years, but new research on cancer treatment is taking it to a new level.Detailed in a study pu

New cancer therapy takes personalized medicine to a new level

by Karen WeintraubCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPersonalized care has been a buzzword in medicine for years, but new research on cancer treatment is taking it to a new level.Detailed in a study pu