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Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganSurvival over time. (A)Median overall survival (mOS) plotted over years of the study. (B)mOS improved from 1998 to 2007 to 2008–2019. (C)m

Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganSurvival over time. (A)Median overall survival (mOS) plotted over years of the study. (B)mOS improved from 1998 to 2007 to 2008–2019. (C)m
Researchers identify neutrophils as major culprits in treatment resistance of pancreatic cancer

Researchers identify neutrophils as major culprits in treatment resistance of pancreatic cancer

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown for the first time exactly how immature neutrophils—white blood cells that are an important part of the

Researchers identify neutrophils as major culprits in treatment resistance of pancreatic cancer

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have shown for the first time exactly how immature neutrophils—white blood cells that are an important part of the
A new therapeutic target for metastatic and resistant prostate cancers

A new therapeutic target for metastatic and resistant prostate cancers

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteÁlvaro Aytés & Katia Ruggero. Credit: IDIBELLProstate Cancer researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by D

A new therapeutic target for metastatic and resistant prostate cancers

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteÁlvaro Aytés & Katia Ruggero. Credit: IDIBELLProstate Cancer researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by D
Quitting smoking early linked with improved survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer

Quitting smoking early linked with improved survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer

byHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new

Quitting smoking early linked with improved survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer

byHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new
Team discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

Team discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

by University of VirginiaResearchers Lelisa F. Gemta (left) and Timothy Bullock have determined why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. Their finding could allow doctors to make the

Team discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

by University of VirginiaResearchers Lelisa F. Gemta (left) and Timothy Bullock have determined why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. Their finding could allow doctors to make the
Deadly 'two-faced' protein drives cancer growth, cripples T-cell avengers

Deadly 'two-faced' protein drives cancer growth, cripples T-cell avengers

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDScientists have deciphered a key st

Deadly 'two-faced' protein drives cancer growth, cripples T-cell avengers

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDScientists have deciphered a key st
Novel, non-invasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood cancers

Novel, non-invasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood cancers

by National University of SingaporeNeuroblastoma CTCs expressing characteristic markers are isolated using cell size-based separation. (A) Schema of experimental design and 3 serial timepoints wh

Novel, non-invasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood cancers

by National University of SingaporeNeuroblastoma CTCs expressing characteristic markers are isolated using cell size-based separation. (A) Schema of experimental design and 3 serial timepoints wh
AI can predict brain cancer patients' survival

AI can predict brain cancer patients' survival

byKing's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can predict whether adult patients with brain cancer will survive more than eight months

AI can predict brain cancer patients' survival

byKing's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can predict whether adult patients with brain cancer will survive more than eight months
Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPeripheral blood with chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Credit: Jon Aster, Harvard Medical SchoolNotch is one of the most frequen

Study links mutations in notch gene to role in B cell cancers

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPeripheral blood with chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Credit: Jon Aster, Harvard Medical SchoolNotch is one of the most frequen
Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues in Poland report promising

Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues in Poland report promising
How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsImmunofluorescence images showing the effects of contactless paracrine signaling interactions (left) or physical contact (right) in micropatterned endothelial cell

How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsImmunofluorescence images showing the effects of contactless paracrine signaling interactions (left) or physical contact (right) in micropatterned endothelial cell
Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye