Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

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Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

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Unique gene signature could help predict response to chemotherapy

byThe Francis Crick InstituteIn vitro anticancer drug screen. a Volcano plots showing differences in IC50 values between RAS high and low CCLE cell lines. Drugs with enriched target annotations

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Unique gene signature could help predict response to chemotherapy

byThe Francis Crick InstituteIn vitro anticancer drug screen. a Volcano plots showing differences in IC50 values between RAS high and low CCLE cell lines. Drugs with enriched target annotations

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Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment

byNYU Langone HealthMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked th

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Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment

byNYU Langone HealthMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked th

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Colorectal cancer risk remains despite modern treatment for ulcerative colitis

byKarolinska InstitutetJonas Ludvigsson, professor in the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Credit: Gustav MårtenssonPatients with the infl

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Colorectal cancer risk remains despite modern treatment for ulcerative colitis

byKarolinska InstitutetJonas Ludvigsson, professor in the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Credit: Gustav MårtenssonPatients with the infl

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Scientists find powerhouses that fight tumours from within

In recent years doctors have turned to a new treatment for cancer, immunotherapy, which works by leveraging the body's own immune system to fight tumoursLurking deep inside some tumours are "

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Scientists find powerhouses that fight tumours from within

In recent years doctors have turned to a new treatment for cancer, immunotherapy, which works by leveraging the body's own immune system to fight tumoursLurking deep inside some tumours are "

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Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: Data are not yet sufficient

byInstitute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareCredit: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareIn the summer of 2019, larotrectinib was approved as the first drug in Europe to b

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Larotrectinib in tumours with NTRK gene fusion: Data are not yet sufficient

byInstitute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareCredit: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health CareIn the summer of 2019, larotrectinib was approved as the first drug in Europe to b

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Analysis of cancer treatment reveals need for standardized methods to measure waiting times

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA review of associations between cancer waiting times and treatment outcomes highlights inconsistencies in reporting that make it hard to draw firm conclu

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Analysis of cancer treatment reveals need for standardized methods to measure waiting times

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA review of associations between cancer waiting times and treatment outcomes highlights inconsistencies in reporting that make it hard to draw firm conclu

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Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es

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Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es

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Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUNC Lineberger's Trevor Royce, MD, MS, MPH, is author of a study that found a federal rule that requires hospitals to publicly list standard charg

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Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUNC Lineberger's Trevor Royce, MD, MS, MPH, is author of a study that found a federal rule that requires hospitals to publicly list standard charg

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Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs

byTemple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike security screening to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area, cells in the human body use checkpoints to control their growt

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Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs

byTemple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike security screening to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area, cells in the human body use checkpoints to control their growt

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Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the

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Brain tumor research could help future precision medicine

byUniversity of BristolCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research on brain tumors could improve patient diagnosis and treatment options as part of a precision medicine approach. Brain tumors are the

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Researchers surprised by high levels of alcohol consumption among cancer survivors

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research in the January 2020 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkuses data from the Natio

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Researchers surprised by high levels of alcohol consumption among cancer survivors

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research in the January 2020 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkuses data from the Natio

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