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Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat

Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat

by Abbey Bigler,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardAn illustration representing the cellular states of glioblastoma. Credit: Sébastien PerroudGlioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills

Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat

by Abbey Bigler,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardAn illustration representing the cellular states of glioblastoma. Credit: Sébastien PerroudGlioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills
Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyA highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether patients with HPV-related

Biomarker blood test confirms remission in patients with HPV+ oral cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyA highly sensitive blood test that detects minute traces of cancer-specific DNA has been shown to accurately determine whether patients with HPV-related
Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

by Ellie Cawthera,Imperial College LondonDiscovery ofKRASG12mutation status as potential biomarker of outcome of FTD/TPI treatment in mCRC.a, Dot plot showing the associations

Genetic test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy

by Ellie Cawthera,Imperial College LondonDiscovery ofKRASG12mutation status as potential biomarker of outcome of FTD/TPI treatment in mCRC.a, Dot plot showing the associations
Patients with cancer, suppressed immune system at high risk for severe COVID if treated with systemic drug therapies

Patients with cancer, suppressed immune system at high risk for severe COVID if treated with systemic drug therapies

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer and a weakened immune system who are treated with immunotherapies tend to fare far worse from COVID-19 than t

Patients with cancer, suppressed immune system at high risk for severe COVID if treated with systemic drug therapies

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer and a weakened immune system who are treated with immunotherapies tend to fare far worse from COVID-19 than t
Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation

Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Hisham Mehanna, Chair, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK, study author. Credit: © European

Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Hisham Mehanna, Chair, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK, study author. Credit: © European
Researchers develop priorities for interventions to address health disparities in lung nodule management

Researchers develop priorities for interventions to address health disparities in lung nodule management

by Boston University School of MedicineCascade-of-care framework for identifying potential areas for intervention to reduce disparities in lung nodule evaluation. This figure shows each step of a

Researchers develop priorities for interventions to address health disparities in lung nodule management

by Boston University School of MedicineCascade-of-care framework for identifying potential areas for intervention to reduce disparities in lung nodule evaluation. This figure shows each step of a
Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou

Exploring the biology of 'double positive' T cells

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe molecular markers CD4 and CD8—defining helper T cells and killer T cells, respectively—were once considered mutually exclusive. But "dou
Cellular 'fingerprint' may offer early warning of cancer risk

Cellular 'fingerprint' may offer early warning of cancer risk

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCellDRIFT is turned back upon reprogramming in human fibroblasts, but is not stabilized with additional passages. (A) Scatterplot showing reprogramming traject

Cellular 'fingerprint' may offer early warning of cancer risk

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCellDRIFT is turned back upon reprogramming in human fibroblasts, but is not stabilized with additional passages. (A) Scatterplot showing reprogramming traject
Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new

Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new
Cellular senescence plays a significant role in cerebral tumors

Cellular senescence plays a significant role in cerebral tumors

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteCells derived from a murine glioblastoma model and embedded in a 3D extracellular matrix. Confocal microscope. Credit: Isabelle Le Roux.Glioblastomas are the

Cellular senescence plays a significant role in cerebral tumors

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteCells derived from a murine glioblastoma model and embedded in a 3D extracellular matrix. Confocal microscope. Credit: Isabelle Le Roux.Glioblastomas are the
Researchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients

Researchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients

byEmory UniversityDavid Weiss, a professor at Emory University's School of Medicine and director of the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center. Credit: Emory UniversityEmory researcher David Wei

Researchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients

byEmory UniversityDavid Weiss, a professor at Emory University's School of Medicine and director of the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center. Credit: Emory UniversityEmory researcher David Wei
Nuclear radiologists 'outsmart' prostate cancer with an apparently ineffective drug

Nuclear radiologists 'outsmart' prostate cancer with an apparently ineffective drug

bySaarland UniversityProfessor Dr. Samer Ezziddin from Saarland University/Saarland University Hospital. Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten MohrWhen a non-scientist tries to imagine a scientis

Nuclear radiologists 'outsmart' prostate cancer with an apparently ineffective drug

bySaarland UniversityProfessor Dr. Samer Ezziddin from Saarland University/Saarland University Hospital. Credit: Saarland University/Thorsten MohrWhen a non-scientist tries to imagine a scientis