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Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterCutaneous neurofibromas cover the back of a patient. Credit: UTSWUT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology

Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterCutaneous neurofibromas cover the back of a patient. Credit: UTSWUT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology
New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm
Five facts you may not know about brain tumors

Five facts you may not know about brain tumors

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrain tumors scare most people, but there are still reasons to be hopeful if you learn you have an abnormal growth

Five facts you may not know about brain tumors

by Laura Hegwer,Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrain tumors scare most people, but there are still reasons to be hopeful if you learn you have an abnormal growth
Scientists unlock potential for a small cell lung cancer blood test

Scientists unlock potential for a small cell lung cancer blood test

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMethylation score predicts survival in patients with SCLC. a, Kaplan–Meier curves showing OS of the 78 patients with SCLC stratified by high and low meth

Scientists unlock potential for a small cell lung cancer blood test

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMethylation score predicts survival in patients with SCLC. a, Kaplan–Meier curves showing OS of the 78 patients with SCLC stratified by high and low meth
Study opens door to targeted treatments for oesophageal cancer

Study opens door to targeted treatments for oesophageal cancer

byCancer Research UK| News5 September 2016Scientists have discovered thatoesophageal cancercan be classified into three different subtypes, paving the way for testing targeted

Study opens door to targeted treatments for oesophageal cancer

byCancer Research UK| News5 September 2016Scientists have discovered thatoesophageal cancercan be classified into three different subtypes, paving the way for testing targeted
Unique gene signature could help predict response to chemotherapy

Unique gene signature could help predict response to chemotherapy

byThe Francis Crick InstituteIn vitro anticancer drug screen. a Volcano plots showing differences in IC50 values between RAS high and low CCLE cell lines. Drugs with enriched target annotations

Unique gene signature could help predict response to chemotherapy

byThe Francis Crick InstituteIn vitro anticancer drug screen. a Volcano plots showing differences in IC50 values between RAS high and low CCLE cell lines. Drugs with enriched target annotations
Non-hormonal therapy reduces hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer

Non-hormonal therapy reduces hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer

by Cheryl Critchley,Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Monash University-led trial of a new drug known as Q-122 therapy significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flas

Non-hormonal therapy reduces hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer

by Cheryl Critchley,Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Monash University-led trial of a new drug known as Q-122 therapy significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flas
New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGOLPH3 mediates radioresistance formation of lung adenocarcinoma. Credit: Kong PeizhongA research team led by Prof. Han Wei from the Hefei Institutes o

New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGOLPH3 mediates radioresistance formation of lung adenocarcinoma. Credit: Kong PeizhongA research team led by Prof. Han Wei from the Hefei Institutes o
Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B
Racial disparity in pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment among women with residual breast cancer after NAC

Racial disparity in pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment among women with residual breast cancer after NAC

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResidual tumors from Black patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative primary breast cancer treated w

Racial disparity in pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment among women with residual breast cancer after NAC

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResidual tumors from Black patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative primary breast cancer treated w
Metabolic health may play role in obesity-related cancers

Metabolic health may play role in obesity-related cancers

byLund UniversityHazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of all obesity-related cancers and common cancer forms in 400 111 men according to combinations of metabolic health status and body mass

Metabolic health may play role in obesity-related cancers

byLund UniversityHazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of all obesity-related cancers and common cancer forms in 400 111 men according to combinations of metabolic health status and body mass
Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i