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Closing the loop to target brain glioblastomas

Closing the loop to target brain glioblastomas

by Joshua Stewart,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit:Science Advances(2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2288"Closing the loop" has become one of the jargony cliches of the b

Closing the loop to target brain glioblastomas

by Joshua Stewart,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit:Science Advances(2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2288"Closing the loop" has become one of the jargony cliches of the b
Review of American newspapers reveals positive coverage of lung cancer screening

Review of American newspapers reveals positive coverage of lung cancer screening

byAmerican Roentgen Ray SocietyKey developments in lung cancer screening are annotated by year. Study period included only first 3 months of 2022, resulting in lower number of articles for that

Review of American newspapers reveals positive coverage of lung cancer screening

byAmerican Roentgen Ray SocietyKey developments in lung cancer screening are annotated by year. Study period included only first 3 months of 2022, resulting in lower number of articles for that
Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i
More proof that concurrent use of multiple medications leads to adversity for older cancer patients

More proof that concurrent use of multiple medications leads to adversity for older cancer patients

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen older adults with cancer take multiple medications—including ordinary drugs like blood pressure pills, supplements,

More proof that concurrent use of multiple medications leads to adversity for older cancer patients

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen older adults with cancer take multiple medications—including ordinary drugs like blood pressure pills, supplements,
Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre

Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre
Pediatric early warning systems for children with cancer a success in Latin American Hospitals

Pediatric early warning systems for children with cancer a success in Latin American Hospitals

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)—bedside tools used by nurses to assess the health of hospitalized children and identify urgent medical issues—are n

Pediatric early warning systems for children with cancer a success in Latin American Hospitals

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)—bedside tools used by nurses to assess the health of hospitalized children and identify urgent medical issues—are n
Ectopic expression of lncRNA MVIH as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer

Ectopic expression of lncRNA MVIH as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer

by Impact JournalsExpression of lncRNA MVIH in CC tumor as compared to marginal non-tumor tissues. Credit:Genes & Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.224A new research paper was

Ectopic expression of lncRNA MVIH as a potential diagnostic biomarker in cervical cancer

by Impact JournalsExpression of lncRNA MVIH in CC tumor as compared to marginal non-tumor tissues. Credit:Genes & Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.224A new research paper was
Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published inJou

Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published inJou
Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi
Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

byColleen Fleisson August 18, 2023A cell metabolism process observed in males who have diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer holds the potential for future advancements in testing and tr

Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

byColleen Fleisson August 18, 2023A cell metabolism process observed in males who have diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer holds the potential for future advancements in testing and tr
Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncidence rates for hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancers are considerably higher in black men than white men, in stark contrast to low

Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncidence rates for hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancers are considerably higher in black men than white men, in stark contrast to low