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Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea
New chemical technology leads to better targeted therapeutics against high-risk leukemia in lab

New chemical technology leads to better targeted therapeutics against high-risk leukemia in lab

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore-effective therapies are greatly needed for children with the high-risk blood cancer T-cell acute lymphoblastic l

New chemical technology leads to better targeted therapeutics against high-risk leukemia in lab

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore-effective therapies are greatly needed for children with the high-risk blood cancer T-cell acute lymphoblastic l
Financial toxicity after robotic prostate cancer surgery: Younger patients at higher risk

Financial toxicity after robotic prostate cancer surgery: Younger patients at higher risk

byWolters Kluwer HealthPatient-reported outcomes measures changes during follow-up for groups (a-d). EF indicates erectile function domain; FT, financial toxicity; ICIQ-SF, International Consult

Financial toxicity after robotic prostate cancer surgery: Younger patients at higher risk

byWolters Kluwer HealthPatient-reported outcomes measures changes during follow-up for groups (a-d). EF indicates erectile function domain; FT, financial toxicity; ICIQ-SF, International Consult
Deep learning–based virtual staining of tissue facilitates rapid assessment of breast cancer biomarker

Deep learning–based virtual staining of tissue facilitates rapid assessment of breast cancer biomarker

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementVirtual HER2 staining of unlabeled breast tissue sections using deep learning. Credit: Ozcan Lab @ UCLA.Breast cancer is one the leading ca

Deep learning–based virtual staining of tissue facilitates rapid assessment of breast cancer biomarker

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementVirtual HER2 staining of unlabeled breast tissue sections using deep learning. Credit: Ozcan Lab @ UCLA.Breast cancer is one the leading ca
Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ
Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence

Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase inhibitors, check out their own responses to the health questions patients co

Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase inhibitors, check out their own responses to the health questions patients co
Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec
Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,
Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesSIX2+CITED1+ cells in hFK and WT have different transcriptional signatures. A,B) Periodic acid Schiff (PAS, left, whole image) and H&E (right, close-up i

Researchers uncover new clues to origins of the most common pediatric kidney cancer

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesSIX2+CITED1+ cells in hFK and WT have different transcriptional signatures. A,B) Periodic acid Schiff (PAS, left, whole image) and H&E (right, close-up i
Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v
Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy

Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageCervical cancer is the cancer with the fourth highest mortality rate among women worldwide. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is tre

Locally advanced cervical cancer: Better odds using personalized brachytherapy

byMedical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageCervical cancer is the cancer with the fourth highest mortality rate among women worldwide. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is tre
Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer

Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detect

Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer

by Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detect