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Cytometry chip supports new revolution in cancer care for a truly personalized treatment plan

Cytometry chip supports new revolution in cancer care for a truly personalized treatment plan

by IMECImec's cell sorter concept uses integrated star-shaped microheaters to push the target cells into a side channel. Credit: IMECImec teamed up with the KU Leuven laboratory of tumor immu

Cytometry chip supports new revolution in cancer care for a truly personalized treatment plan

by IMECImec's cell sorter concept uses integrated star-shaped microheaters to push the target cells into a side channel. Credit: IMECImec teamed up with the KU Leuven laboratory of tumor immu
Research points the way toward an exhaled-breath test for lung cancer

Research points the way toward an exhaled-breath test for lung cancer

by Hackensack Meridian HealthOlivier Loudig, Ph.D., of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI). Credit: Hackensack Meridian HealthThe foundational science to develop an exhal

Research points the way toward an exhaled-breath test for lung cancer

by Hackensack Meridian HealthOlivier Loudig, Ph.D., of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI). Credit: Hackensack Meridian HealthThe foundational science to develop an exhal
Researchers target cancer's ability to survive at low oxygen levels

Researchers target cancer's ability to survive at low oxygen levels

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shed light on how cancer cells survive in the first few hours after being cut off fr

Researchers target cancer's ability to survive at low oxygen levels

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shed light on how cancer cells survive in the first few hours after being cut off fr
New drug delays progression of glioma, a deadly brain cancer, during clinical trial

New drug delays progression of glioma, a deadly brain cancer, during clinical trial

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn an international study co-led by UCLA, scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend

New drug delays progression of glioma, a deadly brain cancer, during clinical trial

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn an international study co-led by UCLA, scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend
Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGreen retinoblastoma cells in a zebra fish eye. Credit: David White, Jeff MummBy comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose canc

Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGreen retinoblastoma cells in a zebra fish eye. Credit: David White, Jeff MummBy comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose canc
Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately ai

Image-guided adaptive radiation treatments reduce short-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately ai
Team establishes a large collection of cholangiocarcinoma models for preclinical drug evaluation and biomarker discovery

Team establishes a large collection of cholangiocarcinoma models for preclinical drug evaluation and biomarker discovery

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are a highly aggressive and diverse group of malignancies of the biliary tract that currently account for 15% of all liver cancers

Team establishes a large collection of cholangiocarcinoma models for preclinical drug evaluation and biomarker discovery

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are a highly aggressive and diverse group of malignancies of the biliary tract that currently account for 15% of all liver cancers
Pancreatic lesions may occur more frequently than previously thought

Pancreatic lesions may occur more frequently than previously thought

by American Association for Cancer ResearchThe Pancreas. Credit: Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology Connexions Web sitehttp://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6//Wikimedia Commons,C

Pancreatic lesions may occur more frequently than previously thought

by American Association for Cancer ResearchThe Pancreas. Credit: Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology Connexions Web sitehttp://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6//Wikimedia Commons,C
How nutrition guidance can optimize fertility treatments for female cancer survivors

How nutrition guidance can optimize fertility treatments for female cancer survivors

by Drexel UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA cancer diagnosis can increase the risk of infertility in young women. While consuming a healthy diet—including whole grains, fruits, vegetab

How nutrition guidance can optimize fertility treatments for female cancer survivors

by Drexel UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA cancer diagnosis can increase the risk of infertility in young women. While consuming a healthy diet—including whole grains, fruits, vegetab
How tumors suppress the development of metastases

How tumors suppress the development of metastases

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit:Journal of Experimental Medicine(2022). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202595Why do metastases often only appear after the original tumor has been surgicall

How tumors suppress the development of metastases

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit:Journal of Experimental Medicine(2022). DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202595Why do metastases often only appear after the original tumor has been surgicall
Revolutionising radiotherapy: making a cornerstone cancer treatment more personal and powerful

Revolutionising radiotherapy: making a cornerstone cancer treatment more personal and powerful

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UK"We have a very powerful treatment which contributes to the cure of cancer in around a third of patients treated," says Professor David Se

Revolutionising radiotherapy: making a cornerstone cancer treatment more personal and powerful

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UK"We have a very powerful treatment which contributes to the cure of cancer in around a third of patients treated," says Professor David Se
Lu(a)minar flow odyssey—using the power of water and light in early leukemia diagnostics

Lu(a)minar flow odyssey—using the power of water and light in early leukemia diagnostics

by Polish Academy of SciencesOpto-hydrodynamic tweezers. (a) and (b) Schematic illustrations of the top view and side view of OHT, respectively, along with the major various forces acting on the

Lu(a)minar flow odyssey—using the power of water and light in early leukemia diagnostics

by Polish Academy of SciencesOpto-hydrodynamic tweezers. (a) and (b) Schematic illustrations of the top view and side view of OHT, respectively, along with the major various forces acting on the