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Here's proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths

Here's proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research led by the University of South Australia shows just how effective bowel cancer screening is in helping to reduce the number o

Here's proof that bowel cancer screening reduces deaths

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research led by the University of South Australia shows just how effective bowel cancer screening is in helping to reduce the number o
APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

by Institut PasteurHuman T lymphocytes expressing or lacking APC. Lack of APC impairs microtubule cytoskeleton organization (green filaments). Credit: Institut PasteurAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC)

APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

by Institut PasteurHuman T lymphocytes expressing or lacking APC. Lack of APC impairs microtubule cytoskeleton organization (green filaments). Credit: Institut PasteurAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC)
Editorial: GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates poor response to temozolomide

Editorial: GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates poor response to temozolomide

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncotarget, titled "GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates autophagy, anti-oxidative

Editorial: GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates poor response to temozolomide

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncotarget, titled "GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates autophagy, anti-oxidative
Team uncovers promising lead in genetic approach to treating glioblastoma

Team uncovers promising lead in genetic approach to treating glioblastoma

by Anna C. Christensen,University of ArizonaBaldassarre Stea, MD, PhD, (center), treats brain tumors with DNA-damaging radiation. Credit: Anna C. ChristensenGlioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer t

Team uncovers promising lead in genetic approach to treating glioblastoma

by Anna C. Christensen,University of ArizonaBaldassarre Stea, MD, PhD, (center), treats brain tumors with DNA-damaging radiation. Credit: Anna C. ChristensenGlioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer t
High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.029The cells that make up cancerous brain tumors are extremely varied and sometimes

High-resolution brain tumor mapping reveals possible reason why some patients don't respond to new drug

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.029The cells that make up cancerous brain tumors are extremely varied and sometimes
Researchers use computer modeling to understand how self-renewal processes impact skin cell evolution

Researchers use computer modeling to understand how self-renewal processes impact skin cell evolution

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteThis figure shows snapshots of simulations at three timepoints with cross-sections revealing the mosaic nature of mutations in normal epide

Researchers use computer modeling to understand how self-renewal processes impact skin cell evolution

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteThis figure shows snapshots of simulations at three timepoints with cross-sections revealing the mosaic nature of mutations in normal epide
Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer

Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer

by Katie Bohn,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are

Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer

by Katie Bohn,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are
Most non-English speakers in the US are turned away before their first cancer visit, according to new research

Most non-English speakers in the US are turned away before their first cancer visit, according to new research

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the September 2023 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkreveals an ala

Most non-English speakers in the US are turned away before their first cancer visit, according to new research

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the September 2023 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkreveals an ala
Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

by Greta Guest,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Michigan startup InheRET Inc. has launched an online program that helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cance

Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

by Greta Guest,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Michigan startup InheRET Inc. has launched an online program that helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cance
New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors

New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors

by Savannah Koplon,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an article recently published inJCI Insight, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and

New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors

by Savannah Koplon,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn an article recently published inJCI Insight, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and
Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older ar

Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older ar
Researchers use a new approach to hit an 'undruggable' target

Researchers use a new approach to hit an 'undruggable' target

by University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Nature Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-01248-4The protein STAT5 has long been an appealing target against cancer, b

Researchers use a new approach to hit an 'undruggable' target

by University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Nature Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-01248-4The protein STAT5 has long been an appealing target against cancer, b