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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
US requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

US requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

by Matthew PerroneA radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breas

US requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

by Matthew PerroneA radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breas
Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesResponse to ICI or MAPKi therapy is associated with increased T cell infiltration and enhanced interferon gamma (IFNγ) pathway activity in th

Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesResponse to ICI or MAPKi therapy is associated with increased T cell infiltration and enhanced interferon gamma (IFNγ) pathway activity in th
New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

byElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew American College of Radiology breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women—particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women—to have risk

New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

byElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew American College of Radiology breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women—particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women—to have risk
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
Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111742MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have i

Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111742MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have i
Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

byUniversity of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainManchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish b

Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

byUniversity of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainManchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish b
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
Presidential panel says high-priced cancer drugs harm patient care

Presidential panel says high-priced cancer drugs harm patient care

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—"Financial toxicity" caused by high cancer drug prices is harming people's ability to fight the dreaded disease, a new report from the P

Presidential panel says high-priced cancer drugs harm patient care

by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—"Financial toxicity" caused by high cancer drug prices is harming people's ability to fight the dreaded disease, a new report from the P
Researchers identify drug characteristics that make cancer metastasis therapy more effective

Researchers identify drug characteristics that make cancer metastasis therapy more effective

by Tohoku UniversityOptimal osmotic pressure and viscosity ranges for anticancer drug solvents used in lymphatic delivery (blue area). It is applicable to all types of cancer. Credit: Tohoku Univ

Researchers identify drug characteristics that make cancer metastasis therapy more effective

by Tohoku UniversityOptimal osmotic pressure and viscosity ranges for anticancer drug solvents used in lymphatic delivery (blue area). It is applicable to all types of cancer. Credit: Tohoku Univ
Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther

Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpithelial cancers, such as cancers of the lung and pancreas, use the ανβ3 molecule to gain drug resistance to standard cancer ther
Study: Living in disadvantaged neighborhood shortens breast cancer survival

Study: Living in disadvantaged neighborhood shortens breast cancer survival

by Lori SolomonBreast cancer-specific survival is shorter in women from disadvantaged neighborhoods versus advantaged neighborhoods, according to a study published online April 21 inJAMA Network

Study: Living in disadvantaged neighborhood shortens breast cancer survival

by Lori SolomonBreast cancer-specific survival is shorter in women from disadvantaged neighborhoods versus advantaged neighborhoods, according to a study published online April 21 inJAMA Network