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High magnetic field reduces side effects caused by anti-cancer drug imatinib

High magnetic field reduces side effects caused by anti-cancer drug imatinib

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of Sciences9.4 T static magnetic field ameliorates imatinib mesylate-induced toxicity and depression in mice. Credit: Ji XinmiaoResearchers led by Prof. Zhang Xin

High magnetic field reduces side effects caused by anti-cancer drug imatinib

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of Sciences9.4 T static magnetic field ameliorates imatinib mesylate-induced toxicity and depression in mice. Credit: Ji XinmiaoResearchers led by Prof. Zhang Xin
Major response to immunotherapy in early-stage mismatch repair deficient colon cancer

Major response to immunotherapy in early-stage mismatch repair deficient colon cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit:Annals of OncologyPre-operative treatment with a combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab achieves major patho

Major response to immunotherapy in early-stage mismatch repair deficient colon cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit:Annals of OncologyPre-operative treatment with a combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab achieves major patho
Signs there is a problem with your prostate

Signs there is a problem with your prostate

by Jason HowlandProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryNovember is the time of the Movember movement, which encourages growing a mustache during the month to raise awareness of men's heal

Signs there is a problem with your prostate

by Jason HowlandProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryNovember is the time of the Movember movement, which encourages growing a mustache during the month to raise awareness of men's heal
Robotic resection cuts perioperative morbidity with liver cancer

Robotic resection cuts perioperative morbidity with liver cancer

by Lori SolomonRobotic liver resection (RLR) is associated with a significant reduction in perioperative morbidity for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus open-liver resection (OLR), ac

Robotic resection cuts perioperative morbidity with liver cancer

by Lori SolomonRobotic liver resection (RLR) is associated with a significant reduction in perioperative morbidity for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus open-liver resection (OLR), ac
Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed
A case for routine evaluation of HER2 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ

A case for routine evaluation of HER2 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ

by Impact JournalsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncoscienceand is titled "HER2 expression should be routinely evaluated in DCIS to avoid unde

A case for routine evaluation of HER2 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ

by Impact JournalsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncoscienceand is titled "HER2 expression should be routinely evaluated in DCIS to avoid unde
Cancer screening and detection remain below prepandemic levels

Cancer screening and detection remain below prepandemic levels

At the end of 2021, population-based screening and diagnosis remained below prepandemic levels for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in&

Cancer screening and detection remain below prepandemic levels

At the end of 2021, population-based screening and diagnosis remained below prepandemic levels for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in&
An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo
Model illuminates environmental cues that may contribute to breast cancer recurrence

Model illuminates environmental cues that may contribute to breast cancer recurrence

by Karen B. Roberts,University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware post-doctoral researcher Lina Pradham loads a protocol and plate into a bioprinter made by Inventia. Called the RASTRUM, the Inve

Model illuminates environmental cues that may contribute to breast cancer recurrence

by Karen B. Roberts,University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware post-doctoral researcher Lina Pradham loads a protocol and plate into a bioprinter made by Inventia. Called the RASTRUM, the Inve
Study suggests the possibility of combination therapy of SORA and FGF21 in hepatocellular carcinoma

Study suggests the possibility of combination therapy of SORA and FGF21 in hepatocellular carcinoma

by Higher Education PressFGF21 combined with SORA promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation of 7721‐Smad3 cells under anaerobic conditions. Credit: Ting Zhang, Huiling Shi, Shihui Zhang, Qin Zhu,

Study suggests the possibility of combination therapy of SORA and FGF21 in hepatocellular carcinoma

by Higher Education PressFGF21 combined with SORA promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation of 7721‐Smad3 cells under anaerobic conditions. Credit: Ting Zhang, Huiling Shi, Shihui Zhang, Qin Zhu,