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Researchers identify a subset of patients with early melanoma who face a very low risk of dying from the disease

Researchers identify a subset of patients with early melanoma who face a very low risk of dying from the disease

by WileyMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteAlthough melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease. There is

Researchers identify a subset of patients with early melanoma who face a very low risk of dying from the disease

by WileyMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteAlthough melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease. There is
Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection, researchers discover

Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection, researchers discover

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardmIDH1 inhibition restores immune surveillance. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adl6173A number of cancers, including certa

Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection, researchers discover

by Ari Navetta,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardmIDH1 inhibition restores immune surveillance. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adl6173A number of cancers, including certa
More women in US receive 3-D mammography but disparities remain

More women in US receive 3-D mammography but disparities remain

by Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainUse of 3-D mammography, an advanced form of breast cancer screening, has risen rapidly in recent years, according to Yale researchers in a new study. Bu

More women in US receive 3-D mammography but disparities remain

by Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainUse of 3-D mammography, an advanced form of breast cancer screening, has risen rapidly in recent years, according to Yale researchers in a new study. Bu
Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

by Florida International UniversityCredit: Florida International UniversityJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness month and the message from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention is that

Facts women and men should know about cervical cancer

by Florida International UniversityCredit: Florida International UniversityJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness month and the message from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention is that
Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) have published asystematic reviewin&n

Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) have published asystematic reviewin&n
Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera
Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up

Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up

by Children's Hospital BostonExtracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes, cross the blood-brain barrier via a transcytosis process. Credit: Kristin Johnson/Vascular Biology Program, Boston

Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up

by Children's Hospital BostonExtracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes, cross the blood-brain barrier via a transcytosis process. Credit: Kristin Johnson/Vascular Biology Program, Boston
Nature-inspired peptide shows anti-tumor activity

Nature-inspired peptide shows anti-tumor activity

by Forschung & Bildung GmbHStructure and synthesis of kalata-type cyclotides. Pie-shaped flow chart demonstrates the solid phase peptide synthesis of kalata-type cyclotides by example of T20K. The

Nature-inspired peptide shows anti-tumor activity

by Forschung & Bildung GmbHStructure and synthesis of kalata-type cyclotides. Pie-shaped flow chart demonstrates the solid phase peptide synthesis of kalata-type cyclotides by example of T20K. The
New findings on therapy-related myeloid cancers

New findings on therapy-related myeloid cancers

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158992Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Me

New findings on therapy-related myeloid cancers

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-158992Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Me
Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4
Researchers report on intrathoracic synovial sarcoma with BRAF V600E mutation

Researchers report on intrathoracic synovial sarcoma with BRAF V600E mutation

by Impact Journals LLC(A) Axial T2 MR shows a heterogeneous mass in the cardiophrenic space with evidence of anterior chest wall invasion and intercostal invasion. (B) Axial T2 MR shows 35 % of reduct

Researchers report on intrathoracic synovial sarcoma with BRAF V600E mutation

by Impact Journals LLC(A) Axial T2 MR shows a heterogeneous mass in the cardiophrenic space with evidence of anterior chest wall invasion and intercostal invasion. (B) Axial T2 MR shows 35 % of reduct
Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav

Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

by Maxine Myers,Imperial College LondonCredit: Imperial College LondonAn immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments hav