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Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterLeft, illuminated tumor by iPET expressing immunotherapy target, compared to control tumor (right). Credit: UTSWA novel imaging test shows promise for identifying

Team develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterLeft, illuminated tumor by iPET expressing immunotherapy target, compared to control tumor (right). Credit: UTSWA novel imaging test shows promise for identifying
New therapy harnesses patients' blood cells to fight tumors

New therapy harnesses patients' blood cells to fight tumors

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdoptive cell therapy (ACT) has become a promising immunotherapy tool to help treat advanced melanoma. The therapy, which harnesse

New therapy harnesses patients' blood cells to fight tumors

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdoptive cell therapy (ACT) has become a promising immunotherapy tool to help treat advanced melanoma. The therapy, which harnesse
Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown Schoo

Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown Schoo
Less lung tissue removal needed for early-stage cancer, study finds

Less lung tissue removal needed for early-stage cancer, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageSurgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes

Less lung tissue removal needed for early-stage cancer, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageSurgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes
Clinicians supporting cancer patients with taste loss need educational materials and training, finds survey

Clinicians supporting cancer patients with taste loss need educational materials and training, finds survey

by University of Massachusetts AmherstParticipants describe important criteria to consider upon developing educational materials to facilitate learning about taste alterations. Credit:Suppo

Clinicians supporting cancer patients with taste loss need educational materials and training, finds survey

by University of Massachusetts AmherstParticipants describe important criteria to consider upon developing educational materials to facilitate learning about taste alterations. Credit:Suppo
Restoring the gut biome after antibiotics could lead to better outcomes for ovarian cancer patients

Restoring the gut biome after antibiotics could lead to better outcomes for ovarian cancer patients

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAntibiotics routinely used in ovarian cancer care indiscriminately kill gut bacteria, leading to faster cancer progression and lower survival r

Restoring the gut biome after antibiotics could lead to better outcomes for ovarian cancer patients

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAntibiotics routinely used in ovarian cancer care indiscriminately kill gut bacteria, leading to faster cancer progression and lower survival r
Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe

Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe
Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type

Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer

by King's College LondonCSPG4 expression in malignant melanoma and normal tissues.aCSPG4 mRNA expression, derived from RNAseq data, across cell lines of different cancer cell type
Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

by Maddie Massy-Westropp,University of New South WalesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre

Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

by Maddie Massy-Westropp,University of New South WalesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre
Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTG4050, a personalized neoantigen vaccine, induced tumor-specific immune responses and led to low rates of disease rela

Investigational personalized vaccine provides clinical benefit for some patients with resected head and neck cancers

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTG4050, a personalized neoantigen vaccine, induced tumor-specific immune responses and led to low rates of disease rela
Researchers discover pathway critical for lymphoma development

Researchers discover pathway critical for lymphoma development

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteActivation of the polyamine-hypusine circuit is a hallmark of human cancer and of MYC-driven lymphoma. A, Copy number alterations (CNA) of

Researchers discover pathway critical for lymphoma development

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteActivation of the polyamine-hypusine circuit is a hallmark of human cancer and of MYC-driven lymphoma. A, Copy number alterations (CNA) of
Predicting oral cancer-related mortality among adults using machine learning approach

Predicting oral cancer-related mortality among adults using machine learning approach

by International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study aiming to predict oral cancer-related mortality among adults in the United States and

Predicting oral cancer-related mortality among adults using machine learning approach

by International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study aiming to predict oral cancer-related mortality among adults in the United States and