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How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout 90% of deaths from cancer are a result of metastasis—that is, from cancer's ability to spread from

How cellular plasticity drives cancer metastasis

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout 90% of deaths from cancer are a result of metastasis—that is, from cancer's ability to spread from
Preoperative immunotherapy for mesothelioma shows favorable outcomes

Preoperative immunotherapy for mesothelioma shows favorable outcomes

by Dipali Pathak,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study published recently in the journalClinical Cancer Research, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine

Preoperative immunotherapy for mesothelioma shows favorable outcomes

by Dipali Pathak,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study published recently in the journalClinical Cancer Research, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine
Putting a dollar value on cancer survival

Putting a dollar value on cancer survival

by University of the Sunshine CoastCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew University of the Sunshine Coast-led research has for the first time estimated the health care costs of Queenslanders who surviv

Putting a dollar value on cancer survival

by University of the Sunshine CoastCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew University of the Sunshine Coast-led research has for the first time estimated the health care costs of Queenslanders who surviv
A treatment for metastasis? Using ferroptosis to attack migrating cancer cells

A treatment for metastasis? Using ferroptosis to attack migrating cancer cells

byFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–NurnbergZeb1 regulates the expression of enzymes crucial for adjusting the PUFA:MUFA ratio in phospholipids. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024

A treatment for metastasis? Using ferroptosis to attack migrating cancer cells

byFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–NurnbergZeb1 regulates the expression of enzymes crucial for adjusting the PUFA:MUFA ratio in phospholipids. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024
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
CAR-T Therapy Under Scrutiny: The Emerging Risk of Secondary Malignant Tumors

CAR-T Therapy Under Scrutiny: The Emerging Risk of Secondary Malignant Tumors

CAR-T therapy has long been an effective treatment for hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, some patients have developed secondary malignant tumors after undergoing CAR-T ......

CAR-T Therapy Under Scrutiny: The Emerging Risk of Secondary Malignant Tumors

CAR-T therapy has long been an effective treatment for hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, some patients have developed secondary malignant tumors after undergoing CAR-T ......
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
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
Study explores how antifragility in complex dynamical systems could revolutionize cancer treatment

Study explores how antifragility in complex dynamical systems could revolutionize cancer treatment

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteAntifragility-associated terms, defined for technical and natural (biological) systems. Credit:npj Complexity(2024). DOI: 10.10

Study explores how antifragility in complex dynamical systems could revolutionize cancer treatment

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteAntifragility-associated terms, defined for technical and natural (biological) systems. Credit:npj Complexity(2024). DOI: 10.10
Generation X, millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations

Generation X, millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations

byAmerican Cancer SocietyA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Societysuggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer

Generation X, millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations

byAmerican Cancer SocietyA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Societysuggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer
Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalDistribution of smoking duration (years), smoking intensity (cigarettes per day), and pack-year smoking history among SCCS participants diagnosed with

Proposed lung cancer screening guideline could eliminate racial disparities, allow for early detection

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalDistribution of smoking duration (years), smoking intensity (cigarettes per day), and pack-year smoking history among SCCS participants diagnosed with