Blood test spots early pancreatic cancers with 97% accuracy

by Dennis ThompsonA blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DN

Updated on: April 28,2024

Blood test spots early pancreatic cancers with 97% accuracy

by Dennis ThompsonA blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DN

Updated on:April 28,2024

AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed

byUniversity of GothenburgThe mass spectrometer can detect different structures of the sugar molecules, called glycans, in our cells. The structures can indicate different forms of cancer in the

Updated on: July 08,2024

AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed

byUniversity of GothenburgThe mass spectrometer can detect different structures of the sugar molecules, called glycans, in our cells. The structures can indicate different forms of cancer in the

Updated on:July 08,2024

New model could reduce reliance on chemotherapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA model co-designed by a professor at Anglia Ruskin University is expected to reduce the need for chemotherapy in up to 38% of breast

Updated on: July 17,2024

New model could reduce reliance on chemotherapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA model co-designed by a professor at Anglia Ruskin University is expected to reduce the need for chemotherapy in up to 38% of breast

Updated on:July 17,2024

Implanted pump safely delivers chemo straight to brain in patients with brain cancer

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterMRI scans show that chemotherapy delivered via the pump saturated the area in and around each patient's brain tumor. Top images show the brain befo

Updated on: January 02,2024

Implanted pump safely delivers chemo straight to brain in patients with brain cancer

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterMRI scans show that chemotherapy delivered via the pump saturated the area in and around each patient's brain tumor. Top images show the brain befo

Updated on:January 02,2024

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or

Updated on: April 01,2024

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or

Updated on:April 01,2024

Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteThe epigenetic hallmarks of cancer. The illustration depicts the six epigenetic hallmarks that are shared among human malignancies affecting Q8 DNA m

Updated on: October 26,2024

Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteThe epigenetic hallmarks of cancer. The illustration depicts the six epigenetic hallmarks that are shared among human malignancies affecting Q8 DNA m

Updated on:October 26,2024

The surprising link between circadian disruption and cancer may have to do with temperature

byThe Scripps Research InstituteFor mice placed in ‘chronic jet lag’ (CJL) conditions, they showed a 68% increase in tumor burden when compared to mice placed in 12 hours of light, 12 hours of d

Updated on: January 21,2024

The surprising link between circadian disruption and cancer may have to do with temperature

byThe Scripps Research InstituteFor mice placed in ‘chronic jet lag’ (CJL) conditions, they showed a 68% increase in tumor burden when compared to mice placed in 12 hours of light, 12 hours of d

Updated on:January 21,2024

Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114289Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehe

Updated on: July 17,2024

Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114289Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehe

Updated on:July 17,2024

Expert panel highlights patient choice for prostate cancer screen (Update)

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0(HealthDay)—More men could receiv

Updated on: April 01,2024

Expert panel highlights patient choice for prostate cancer screen (Update)

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday ReporterMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0(HealthDay)—More men could receiv

Updated on:April 01,2024

Breast cancer patients can safely avoid extensive removal of lymph nodes if they respond well to systemic treatment

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit can safely avoid e

Updated on: March 30,2024

Breast cancer patients can safely avoid extensive removal of lymph nodes if they respond well to systemic treatment

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit can safely avoid e

Updated on:March 30,2024

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

Updated on: December 28,2023

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

Updated on:December 28,2023

ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin

Updated on: April 28,2024

ACE inhibitor not protective against heart damage from chemotherapy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients who took an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor while undergoing cancer treatment with high-dose anthracyclin

Updated on:April 28,2024