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Unfruitful: Eating more produce will not cure, stop prostate cancer

Unfruitful: Eating more produce will not cure, stop prostate cancer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0National guidelines recomme

Unfruitful: Eating more produce will not cure, stop prostate cancer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0National guidelines recomme
Patient step counts predict lung cancer treatment outcomes, study finds

Patient step counts predict lung cancer treatment outcomes, study finds

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that monitoring physical activity promotes better health—from reducing body mass index to watching f

Patient step counts predict lung cancer treatment outcomes, study finds

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that monitoring physical activity promotes better health—from reducing body mass index to watching f
Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has
A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

byUniversity of BergenMass cytometry analysis of early response evaluation by single-cell signaling to profile.aPeripheral blood samples were collected from 32 AML patients treated w

A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

byUniversity of BergenMass cytometry analysis of early response evaluation by single-cell signaling to profile.aPeripheral blood samples were collected from 32 AML patients treated w
Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in

Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in
Simple laser treatments may prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

Simple laser treatments may prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal ce

Simple laser treatments may prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal ce
Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

by Steven ReinbergFollowing a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.Men who ate adiet&nbs

Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

by Steven ReinbergFollowing a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.Men who ate adiet&nbs
New targets in the fight against pancreatic cancer

New targets in the fight against pancreatic cancer

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTop, SETD1A, directly recruited to the RUVBL1 promoter, enhances RUVBL1 gene expression by increasing H3K4me3 levels in pancreatic cancer cells. Bottom, High co-e

New targets in the fight against pancreatic cancer

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTop, SETD1A, directly recruited to the RUVBL1 promoter, enhances RUVBL1 gene expression by increasing H3K4me3 levels in pancreatic cancer cells. Bottom, High co-e
Scientists find dramatic rise in anal cancer in Midwest and Southeast

Scientists find dramatic rise in anal cancer in Midwest and Southeast

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSouth Carolina is seeing one of the fastest rises in anal cancer incidence among women and anal cancer m

Scientists find dramatic rise in anal cancer in Midwest and Southeast

by Caroline Wallace,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSouth Carolina is seeing one of the fastest rises in anal cancer incidence among women and anal cancer m
Lung nodule program provides benefits to patients ineligible for lung cancer screening

Lung nodule program provides benefits to patients ineligible for lung cancer screening

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdopting a lung nodule program (LNP) may increase the detection of early lung cancer for patients who are not

Lung nodule program provides benefits to patients ineligible for lung cancer screening

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdopting a lung nodule program (LNP) may increase the detection of early lung cancer for patients who are not
Individuals with inflammatory breast cancer at higher risk of cancer spread to the brain

Individuals with inflammatory breast cancer at higher risk of cancer spread to the brain

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that among individuals with breast cancer, those with a rare subtype called inflammatory breast cancer face a higher risk that the

Individuals with inflammatory breast cancer at higher risk of cancer spread to the brain

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that among individuals with breast cancer, those with a rare subtype called inflammatory breast cancer face a higher risk that the
Machine learning to identify cancer type-specific driver mutations for the development of new drug targets

Machine learning to identify cancer type-specific driver mutations for the development of new drug targets

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Credit: POSTECHAccording to Statistics Korea, cancer is the top cause of death in 2021, accounting for 26% of deaths. Most cancer patients mis

Machine learning to identify cancer type-specific driver mutations for the development of new drug targets

by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Credit: POSTECHAccording to Statistics Korea, cancer is the top cause of death in 2021, accounting for 26% of deaths. Most cancer patients mis