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Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

by McMaster UniversityTimothy Whelan is a professor of oncology at McMaster University and a radiation oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre of Hamilton Health Sciences. He holds a Canada Re

Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course

by McMaster UniversityTimothy Whelan is a professor of oncology at McMaster University and a radiation oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre of Hamilton Health Sciences. He holds a Canada Re
Investigating the immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potentially lucrative yet elusive target for cancer therapy

Investigating the immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potentially lucrative yet elusive target for cancer therapy

by Impact Journals LLCMultiple mechanisms underly the pro-tumorigenic role of CD200. Credit: 2023 Shao and Owens.A new research perspective titled "The immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potenti

Investigating the immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potentially lucrative yet elusive target for cancer therapy

by Impact Journals LLCMultiple mechanisms underly the pro-tumorigenic role of CD200. Credit: 2023 Shao and Owens.A new research perspective titled "The immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potenti
New mathematical model shows promising results for prostate cancer treatment

New mathematical model shows promising results for prostate cancer treatment

byUniversity of PortsmouthGraphical abstract. Credit:Mathematical Biosciences(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2022.108940A new mathematical model which aims to optimize treatment for prost

New mathematical model shows promising results for prostate cancer treatment

byUniversity of PortsmouthGraphical abstract. Credit:Mathematical Biosciences(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2022.108940A new mathematical model which aims to optimize treatment for prost
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth

First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth

by Purdue UniversityA new therapy targets cancer cells with a modified strand of micro-RNA that naturally blocks cell division. Credit: Second Bay Studios/Purdue UniversityA new cancer therapy de

First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth

by Purdue UniversityA new therapy targets cancer cells with a modified strand of micro-RNA that naturally blocks cell division. Credit: Second Bay Studios/Purdue UniversityA new cancer therapy de
Researchers develop new marker for cancer cell motility

Researchers develop new marker for cancer cell motility

by Leipzig UniversityTwo aggregate states of cancer cell clusters. In blue: densely packed, more rounded cancer cells jam together and cannot move, reducing the risk of metastasis. In green: more

Researchers develop new marker for cancer cell motility

by Leipzig UniversityTwo aggregate states of cancer cell clusters. In blue: densely packed, more rounded cancer cells jam together and cannot move, reducing the risk of metastasis. In green: more
'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S
Family of DNA damage–inducing microbial metabolites found in guts of people with IBD

Family of DNA damage–inducing microbial metabolites found in guts of people with IBD

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman gut microbes isolated from IBD patients produce small-molecule genotoxins. Diverse gut microbes isolated from patients with IBD exhibit direct genotoxicity. M. morga

Family of DNA damage–inducing microbial metabolites found in guts of people with IBD

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman gut microbes isolated from IBD patients produce small-molecule genotoxins. Diverse gut microbes isolated from patients with IBD exhibit direct genotoxicity. M. morga
Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing

Study: Diet, exercise improve outcomes of chemotherapy for women with breast cancer

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing
Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D
Skin cancer rewires its energy systems to spread more efficiently, finds study

Skin cancer rewires its energy systems to spread more efficiently, finds study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonDifferent modes of migration and mitochondrial metabolism.a,bOxygen consumption rate (OCR) from cells embedded in a 3D collagen I matrix (n = 

Skin cancer rewires its energy systems to spread more efficiently, finds study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonDifferent modes of migration and mitochondrial metabolism.a,bOxygen consumption rate (OCR) from cells embedded in a 3D collagen I matrix (n = 
Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients

Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn cancer patients with neutropenic fever, delaying antibiotic treatment past 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce

Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn cancer patients with neutropenic fever, delaying antibiotic treatment past 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce
Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

by Aisling Irwin, From Horizon Magazine,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineStudies show that hybrid cancer cells (in yellow) combine properties of different cells which can make t

Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

by Aisling Irwin, From Horizon Magazine,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineStudies show that hybrid cancer cells (in yellow) combine properties of different cells which can make t