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Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer

Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial res

Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial res
Encyclopedic tumor analysis for guiding treatment of advanced, broadly refractory cancers

Encyclopedic tumor analysis for guiding treatment of advanced, broadly refractory cancers

by OncotargetCONSORT diagram. Credit: Ajay SrinivasanRESILIENT was a single arm, open label, phase II/III study to test if label agnostic therapy regimens guided by Encyclopedic Tumor Analysis can off

Encyclopedic tumor analysis for guiding treatment of advanced, broadly refractory cancers

by OncotargetCONSORT diagram. Credit: Ajay SrinivasanRESILIENT was a single arm, open label, phase II/III study to test if label agnostic therapy regimens guided by Encyclopedic Tumor Analysis can off
Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

byUniversity of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit smoking before starting chemotherapy or

Smoking cessation before laryngeal cancer treatment improves survival, retention of voice box, study shows

byUniversity of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a study of patients who smoked when they were diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, those who quit smoking before starting chemotherapy or
Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou
Research targets metformin as breast cancer prescription

Research targets metformin as breast cancer prescription

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: LSU HealthResearch conducted by Suresh Alahari, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that met

Research targets metformin as breast cancer prescription

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: LSU HealthResearch conducted by Suresh Alahari, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that met
'Fingerprint database' could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits

'Fingerprint database' could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation 'fingerprints' that could help doctors pinpoint the enviro

'Fingerprint database' could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits

by University of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation 'fingerprints' that could help doctors pinpoint the enviro
Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityGBM cells can be highly invasive in the brain, or fast growing while being localised. Credit: Dr SK Singh, Gottingen Medical Centre, GermanyOne of the deadliest

Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityGBM cells can be highly invasive in the brain, or fast growing while being localised. Credit: Dr SK Singh, Gottingen Medical Centre, GermanyOne of the deadliest
Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit

Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit
Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese
Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex

Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

by University of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove ex
Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThe study was led by Matthew P. Banegas, PhD, an associate professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Health Equity Educ

Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThe study was led by Matthew P. Banegas, PhD, an associate professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Health Equity Educ
The hidden challenge: Imaging perineural invasion in head and neck tumors

The hidden challenge: Imaging perineural invasion in head and neck tumors

by Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHA. 39-year-old male diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of maxillary sinus, with multiple extensions. Clinically: Right abducens nerve palsy, d

The hidden challenge: Imaging perineural invasion in head and neck tumors

by Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHA. 39-year-old male diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of maxillary sinus, with multiple extensions. Clinically: Right abducens nerve palsy, d