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Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

by Ellie Cawthera,Imperial College LondonDiscovery ofKRASG12mutation status as potential biomarker of outcome of FTD/TPI treatment in mCRC.a, Dot plot showing the associations

Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

by Ellie Cawthera,Imperial College LondonDiscovery ofKRASG12mutation status as potential biomarker of outcome of FTD/TPI treatment in mCRC.a, Dot plot showing the associations
Aspirin appears to curb colorectal cancer recurrence and tumor growth, study finds

Aspirin appears to curb colorectal cancer recurrence and tumor growth, study finds

by City of HopeCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe benefits of a daily aspirin may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment, say City of Hope researchers who have found aspirin appears to re

Aspirin appears to curb colorectal cancer recurrence and tumor growth, study finds

by City of HopeCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe benefits of a daily aspirin may extend beyond heart health to colorectal cancer treatment, say City of Hope researchers who have found aspirin appears to re
CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research

CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA comprehensive map of genes necessary for cancer survival is one step closer, following the validation of the two largest CRISPR-Cas9 g

CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA comprehensive map of genes necessary for cancer survival is one step closer, following the validation of the two largest CRISPR-Cas9 g
As segregation rises in communities, so do cancer death rates

As segregation rises in communities, so do cancer death rates

by Cara MurezWhether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death

As segregation rises in communities, so do cancer death rates

by Cara MurezWhether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death
Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetSingle-cell landscape of the ecosystem in primary ccRCC and adjacent normal tissue.aExperimental design created with Biorender.com and Adobe Illustrator.

Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetSingle-cell landscape of the ecosystem in primary ccRCC and adjacent normal tissue.aExperimental design created with Biorender.com and Adobe Illustrator.
Earth's simplest and smallest animals rocket into space for cancer research

Earth's simplest and smallest animals rocket into space for cancer research

byLa Trobe UniversityCredit: La Trobe UniversityThe mission was to test the effects of zero gravity on Trichoplax, the tiny animals traveling to more than 250 km above the Earth, whose ancient m

Earth's simplest and smallest animals rocket into space for cancer research

byLa Trobe UniversityCredit: La Trobe UniversityThe mission was to test the effects of zero gravity on Trichoplax, the tiny animals traveling to more than 250 km above the Earth, whose ancient m
Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce
Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.
New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better
New study reveals how blood cancer cells escape the immune system's natural killer cells

New study reveals how blood cancer cells escape the immune system's natural killer cells

byUniversity of HelsinkiGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.008The advent of T-cell therapies, where cells of the immune system are directed towa

New study reveals how blood cancer cells escape the immune system's natural killer cells

byUniversity of HelsinkiGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.008The advent of T-cell therapies, where cells of the immune system are directed towa
Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery

Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery

Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discoveryby Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA cancer cell undergoing abnormal mitosis an

Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery

Common chemotherapy drugs don't work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discoveryby Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonA cancer cell undergoing abnormal mitosis an