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Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell
Epigenetic therapy worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer

Epigenetic therapy worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic therapy with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors is worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cance

Epigenetic therapy worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic therapy with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors is worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cance
CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1
Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

byUniversity of BaselOne of the main causes of liver cancer is excessive alcohol consumption. Credit: Biozentrum, University of BaselThe causes of liver cancer are manifold. In addition to metab

Liver cancer: How liver cells go astray

byUniversity of BaselOne of the main causes of liver cancer is excessive alcohol consumption. Credit: Biozentrum, University of BaselThe causes of liver cancer are manifold. In addition to metab
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors

A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: CC0 Public DomainOne of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural defenses is that they are in fact human cells, and as such t

A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: CC0 Public DomainOne of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural defenses is that they are in fact human cells, and as such t
Discoveries detail role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

Discoveries detail role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

byCornell UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA Cornell study provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer.Incidence of this cancer, ca

Discoveries detail role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

byCornell UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA Cornell study provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer.Incidence of this cancer, ca
High-dose, high-precision radiation therapy safe, effective for solitary kidney cancer patients with only one kidney

High-dose, high-precision radiation therapy safe, effective for solitary kidney cancer patients with only one kidney

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyTreatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one kidney as it is for those who have t

High-dose, high-precision radiation therapy safe, effective for solitary kidney cancer patients with only one kidney

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyTreatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective for patients with one kidney as it is for those who have t
First map of circular DNA in childhood cancer

First map of circular DNA in childhood cancer

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinDNA of a neuroblastoma cell: Between the chromosomes (blue) there are numerous small DNA rings (green). The centromere of chromosome 2 is stained red. Credi

First map of circular DNA in childhood cancer

byCharité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinDNA of a neuroblastoma cell: Between the chromosomes (blue) there are numerous small DNA rings (green). The centromere of chromosome 2 is stained red. Credi
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

by Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.Navratilova, 6

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

by Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.Navratilova, 6
Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate