Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis

by Rebecca McClellan,Stanford UniversitySongnan Wang (left) and Lingyin Li (right) found that a protein called ENPP1 acts as an on/off switch for breast cancer metastases. High protein levels le

Updated on: December 28,2023 16

Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis

by Rebecca McClellan,Stanford UniversitySongnan Wang (left) and Lingyin Li (right) found that a protein called ENPP1 acts as an on/off switch for breast cancer metastases. High protein levels le

Updated on:December 28,2023 16

Resistance (exercise) is far from futile: The unheralded benefits of weight training

by Stuart Phillips,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainEveryone can agree that exercise is healthy. Among its many benefits, exercise improves heart and brain function, aids in controlling

Updated on: March 26,2024 16

Resistance (exercise) is far from futile: The unheralded benefits of weight training

by Stuart Phillips,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainEveryone can agree that exercise is healthy. Among its many benefits, exercise improves heart and brain function, aids in controlling

Updated on:March 26,2024 16

Extreme phenotype approach identifies rare ATR variants as potential male breast cancer susceptibility alleles

by Impact Journals LLCImpact of splicing variants. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28358In oncogenetics, some patients could be considered as "extreme phenotypes,&qu

Updated on: December 25,2023 10

Extreme phenotype approach identifies rare ATR variants as potential male breast cancer susceptibility alleles

by Impact Journals LLCImpact of splicing variants. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28358In oncogenetics, some patients could be considered as "extreme phenotypes,&qu

Updated on:December 25,2023 10

AI 'liquid biopsies' using cell-free DNA, protein biomarkers, could aid early detection of ovarian cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Carolyn Hruban, Ph.D.A blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer-related genetic changes and protein biomarkers coul

Updated on: October 30,2024 0

AI 'liquid biopsies' using cell-free DNA, protein biomarkers, could aid early detection of ovarian cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Carolyn Hruban, Ph.D.A blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer-related genetic changes and protein biomarkers coul

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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

Updated on: August 27,2024 0

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

Updated on:August 27,2024 0

Lazarus effect in a patient treated with osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal disease

by Impact Journals LLCTreatment timeline with chest computed tomography (CT) and brain magnetic resonance images (MRI) on osimertinib. (A) Pretreatment CT chest, demonstrating 18 mm spiculated mass in

Updated on: March 24,2024 15

Lazarus effect in a patient treated with osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal disease

by Impact Journals LLCTreatment timeline with chest computed tomography (CT) and brain magnetic resonance images (MRI) on osimertinib. (A) Pretreatment CT chest, demonstrating 18 mm spiculated mass in

Updated on:March 24,2024 15

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Updated on: February 20,2024 17

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Updated on:February 20,2024 17

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi

Updated on: December 28,2023 9

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi

Updated on:December 28,2023 9

Surgery first for colon cancer? Not so fast, according to new study

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkRadiologic response, TRG, and clinical T stage. (A) Radiologic response among patients with different clinical T stage; patients with cT2–3 disease were more li

Updated on: January 10,2024 9

Surgery first for colon cancer? Not so fast, according to new study

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkRadiologic response, TRG, and clinical T stage. (A) Radiologic response among patients with different clinical T stage; patients with cT2–3 disease were more li

Updated on:January 10,2024 9

Guideline updated for initial management of advanced prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with noncastrate advanced prostate cancer, docetaxel, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide are each recommended as standards of care with androgen depri

Updated on: January 08,2024 10

Guideline updated for initial management of advanced prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with noncastrate advanced prostate cancer, docetaxel, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide are each recommended as standards of care with androgen depri

Updated on:January 08,2024 10

Computer-aided detection colonoscopies tied to improved adenoma detection rate

by Elana GotkineCompared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma detection ra

Updated on: October 31,2024 0

Computer-aided detection colonoscopies tied to improved adenoma detection rate

by Elana GotkineCompared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma detection ra

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Not all patients want faster cancer drug approvals without certainty they work

byLondon School of EconomicsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer could be willing to wait for greater certainty of the benefit of new cancer drugs before they are approved by th

Updated on: November 29,2024 0

Not all patients want faster cancer drug approvals without certainty they work

byLondon School of EconomicsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer could be willing to wait for greater certainty of the benefit of new cancer drugs before they are approved by th

Updated on:November 29,2024 0