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Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat
Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are
Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMultiplex immunohistochemistry image of T-cells infiltrating stomach tumours. Credit: Katharina von Loga, Biomedical Research CentreAggressive, highly mutated cance

Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMultiplex immunohistochemistry image of T-cells infiltrating stomach tumours. Credit: Katharina von Loga, Biomedical Research CentreAggressive, highly mutated cance
Scientists identify potential drug target for BRCA-mutated tumours

Scientists identify potential drug target for BRCA-mutated tumours

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCrystal structure of EXD2 exonuclease domain in spacefill format. Credit: Image generated fromPDBA new study has uncovered a previously unknown role for the e

Scientists identify potential drug target for BRCA-mutated tumours

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCrystal structure of EXD2 exonuclease domain in spacefill format. Credit: Image generated fromPDBA new study has uncovered a previously unknown role for the e
Scientists develop mathematical model to evaluate potential cancer treatment protocols

Scientists develop mathematical model to evaluate potential cancer treatment protocols

by Luke Auburn,Rochester Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Rochester Institute of Technology scientist helped develop a new mathematical model that could aid doctors and

Scientists develop mathematical model to evaluate potential cancer treatment protocols

by Luke Auburn,Rochester Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Rochester Institute of Technology scientist helped develop a new mathematical model that could aid doctors and
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
Scientists learn what women know—and don't know—about breast density and cancer risk

Scientists learn what women know—and don't know—about breast density and cancer risk

byDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer

Scientists learn what women know—and don't know—about breast density and cancer risk

byDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer
Liver cancer research: Iron-dependent cell death could be key to novel combination therapies

Liver cancer research: Iron-dependent cell death could be key to novel combination therapies

byGoethe University Frankfurt am MainThe light microscope image shows the liver of a diseased mouse in which many tumours have formed. The tumours are slightly darker in colour, have a rounded s

Liver cancer research: Iron-dependent cell death could be key to novel combination therapies

byGoethe University Frankfurt am MainThe light microscope image shows the liver of a diseased mouse in which many tumours have formed. The tumours are slightly darker in colour, have a rounded s
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
Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastase

Scientists identify unique breast cancer cells that control their ability to proliferate and colonize the lungs

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered a mechanism by which certain breast cancer cells regulate their own metastase
A quicker answer on cancer, with waits cut from 84 days to 6

A quicker answer on cancer, with waits cut from 84 days to 6

bySwansea UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA rapid diagnosis centre has cut waiting times for patients with non-specific symptoms who may have cancer from 84 days to 6, and costs less than cur

A quicker answer on cancer, with waits cut from 84 days to 6

bySwansea UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA rapid diagnosis centre has cut waiting times for patients with non-specific symptoms who may have cancer from 84 days to 6, and costs less than cur
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