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In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-American women at high risk of breast cancer are less likely than white women to pursue potentially life-saving preventive care, and r

In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-American women at high risk of breast cancer are less likely than white women to pursue potentially life-saving preventive care, and r
Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung
Study: Women more likely to postpone cancer screening than men during COVID-19 pandemic

Study: Women more likely to postpone cancer screening than men during COVID-19 pandemic

by eLifeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have revealed differences in cancer screening uptake during the pandemic according to people's sex, age, education, race and ethnicity.Th

Study: Women more likely to postpone cancer screening than men during COVID-19 pandemic

by eLifeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have revealed differences in cancer screening uptake during the pandemic according to people's sex, age, education, race and ethnicity.Th
Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a recently published editorial in the journalGenes & Cancer, researcher Tatsuro Jo from the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hosp

Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a recently published editorial in the journalGenes & Cancer, researcher Tatsuro Jo from the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hosp
No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

by University of EdinburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiotherapy does not improve survival rates in older patients with early breast cancer, new research suggests.The addition of radiothe

No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

by University of EdinburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiotherapy does not improve survival rates in older patients with early breast cancer, new research suggests.The addition of radiothe
Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00
The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe enzyme GalNAc-T6 is selectively up-regulated in colon adenocarcinomas, and its expression is associated with a cancer-like growth pat

The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe enzyme GalNAc-T6 is selectively up-regulated in colon adenocarcinomas, and its expression is associated with a cancer-like growth pat
HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

by University of British ColumbiaGardasil vaccine and box. Image: WikipediaA school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rat

HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

by University of British ColumbiaGardasil vaccine and box. Image: WikipediaA school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rat
Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalEarly skin cancer that is colonized with a commensal papillomavirus looks like a wart to the immune system and is effectively eliminated. Keratin 6+ hyperplastic

Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalEarly skin cancer that is colonized with a commensal papillomavirus looks like a wart to the immune system and is effectively eliminated. Keratin 6+ hyperplastic
Novel AI tools tackle soft tissue sarcomas, identify new treatment strategies

Novel AI tools tackle soft tissue sarcomas, identify new treatment strategies

byStanford University Medical CenterA machine-learning framework for large-scale identification and validation of sarcoma cell states and ecosystems. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI:

Novel AI tools tackle soft tissue sarcomas, identify new treatment strategies

byStanford University Medical CenterA machine-learning framework for large-scale identification and validation of sarcoma cell states and ecosystems. Credit:Nature Cancer(2024). DOI:
New review on p53 biology and reactivation in blood cancers

New review on p53 biology and reactivation in blood cancers

byKarolinska InstitutetA simplified scheme of p53 regulation in cells upon stress and the drugs currently evaluated in clinical trials for p53 reactivation for improved therapy in MDS and AML. C

New review on p53 biology and reactivation in blood cancers

byKarolinska InstitutetA simplified scheme of p53 regulation in cells upon stress and the drugs currently evaluated in clinical trials for p53 reactivation for improved therapy in MDS and AML. C
Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial