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When should NHS contact patients over faulty genes?

When should NHS contact patients over faulty genes?

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe NHS and health services worldwide need to develop policies on when patients should be "re-contacted" about faulty genes, as the curre

When should NHS contact patients over faulty genes?

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe NHS and health services worldwide need to develop policies on when patients should be "re-contacted" about faulty genes, as the curre
Researchers discover key genetic mutations in bowel cancer cells that lead to resistance to WRN inhibitors

Researchers discover key genetic mutations in bowel cancer cells that lead to resistance to WRN inhibitors

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered key mutations in certain cancer cells that make them resistant to WRN inhibit

Researchers discover key genetic mutations in bowel cancer cells that lead to resistance to WRN inhibitors

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered key mutations in certain cancer cells that make them resistant to WRN inhibit
Researchers relate amplification of chromosomal region with resistance to chemotherapeutic drug in breast cancer

Researchers relate amplification of chromosomal region with resistance to chemotherapeutic drug in breast cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteEmergence of docetaxel resistance. Credit: Eva González-SuárezResearchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), with the part

Researchers relate amplification of chromosomal region with resistance to chemotherapeutic drug in breast cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteEmergence of docetaxel resistance. Credit: Eva González-SuárezResearchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), with the part
Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) has been expanded to include adults with untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, the agency

Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) has been expanded to include adults with untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, the agency
Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe Japanese scientist who Mondaywon the Nobel Prizefor medicine vowed to continue his cancer treatment work to help as many sufferers as possible, saying treating

Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe Japanese scientist who Mondaywon the Nobel Prizefor medicine vowed to continue his cancer treatment work to help as many sufferers as possible, saying treating
Dietary factors affecting gut microbiome may influence response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

Dietary factors affecting gut microbiome may influence response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, consumption of a high-fiber diet was associated with higher gut m

Dietary factors affecting gut microbiome may influence response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, consumption of a high-fiber diet was associated with higher gut m
New law regulating out-of-pocket drug spending saves cancer patients more than $7,000 a year, study finds

New law regulating out-of-pocket drug spending saves cancer patients more than $7,000 a year, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsAs prescription oral chemotherapies have become a common form of cancer treatment, some patients were paying more than $10,000 a year for m

New law regulating out-of-pocket drug spending saves cancer patients more than $7,000 a year, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsAs prescription oral chemotherapies have become a common form of cancer treatment, some patients were paying more than $10,000 a year for m
'You have lung cancer' UK patients told in Xmas error

'You have lung cancer' UK patients told in Xmas error

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA doctors' surgery in England has apologised after sending patients a text telling them they had advanced lung cancer instead of wishing them a merry Christmas, re

'You have lung cancer' UK patients told in Xmas error

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA doctors' surgery in England has apologised after sending patients a text telling them they had advanced lung cancer instead of wishing them a merry Christmas, re
Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Uveal mela

Researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Uveal mela
Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas
Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

by University of CopenhagenSchematic representation of the PandaOmics application for a rapid biomarker discovery and target characterization in cancer. Gene expression signatures have been exami

Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

by University of CopenhagenSchematic representation of the PandaOmics application for a rapid biomarker discovery and target characterization in cancer. Gene expression signatures have been exami
Researchers show aspirin added to cancer drug improves effectiveness

Researchers show aspirin added to cancer drug improves effectiveness

by University of QueenslandCredit: University of QueenslandAdding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, new r

Researchers show aspirin added to cancer drug improves effectiveness

by University of QueenslandCredit: University of QueenslandAdding aspirin to some existing cancer drugs could increase their effectiveness against a group of tumours resistant to treatment, new r