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Asbestos study highlights risk of Australian Capital Territory residents developing cancer

Asbestos study highlights risk of Australian Capital Territory residents developing cancer

byAustralian National UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew datapublishedin the latest edition of the ACT Asbestos Health Study, led by The Australian National University (

Asbestos study highlights risk of Australian Capital Territory residents developing cancer

byAustralian National UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew datapublishedin the latest edition of the ACT Asbestos Health Study, led by The Australian National University (
New discovery can help detect brain tumors

New discovery can help detect brain tumors

byUniversity of TurkuFluorine-18-labelled folate PET/CT 3D fusion image of a rat subject with a glioma visible in the central region of the brain. Credit: Maxwell MinerFolate-based radiopharmace

New discovery can help detect brain tumors

byUniversity of TurkuFluorine-18-labelled folate PET/CT 3D fusion image of a rat subject with a glioma visible in the central region of the brain. Credit: Maxwell MinerFolate-based radiopharmace
New genetic testing pathways could ensure patients get personalized BRCA-linked cancer treatments

New genetic testing pathways could ensure patients get personalized BRCA-linked cancer treatments

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchThe BRCA-DIRECT Pathway. Credit:British Journal of Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02832-2Scientists have developed a new clinical pathway for tes

New genetic testing pathways could ensure patients get personalized BRCA-linked cancer treatments

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchThe BRCA-DIRECT Pathway. Credit:British Journal of Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02832-2Scientists have developed a new clinical pathway for tes
Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor
Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes
Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:
Reprograming T cells to attack solid tumors

Reprograming T cells to attack solid tumors

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA colourful battle: Live human liver cancer cells (green) are attacked by engineered T cells (blue), resulting in a dead liver ca

Reprograming T cells to attack solid tumors

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA colourful battle: Live human liver cancer cells (green) are attacked by engineered T cells (blue), resulting in a dead liver ca
And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc
Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M
Team explores anti-breast cancer properties of soy

Team explores anti-breast cancer properties of soy

by University of ArizonaOrnella I. Selmin, PhD (left), and Donato F. Romagnolo, PhD (right). Credit: University of Arizona Cancer CenterA University of Arizona Cancer Center research team is enga

Team explores anti-breast cancer properties of soy

by University of ArizonaOrnella I. Selmin, PhD (left), and Donato F. Romagnolo, PhD (right). Credit: University of Arizona Cancer CenterA University of Arizona Cancer Center research team is enga
Study refines understanding of T cells' action in HIV immune response

Study refines understanding of T cells' action in HIV immune response

by Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe effect of M-T807R1 administration and RAL monotherapy on blood CD8+T cell dynamics. The effects of M-T807R1 on the dynamics of CD8 cells in individual m

Study refines understanding of T cells' action in HIV immune response

by Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe effect of M-T807R1 administration and RAL monotherapy on blood CD8+T cell dynamics. The effects of M-T807R1 on the dynamics of CD8 cells in individual m
Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

by Florida International UniversityCredit: Florida International UniversityJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness month and the message from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention is that

Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

by Florida International UniversityCredit: Florida International UniversityJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness month and the message from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention is that