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Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.
Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityAcid reflux drugs that are sometimes recommended to ease stomach problems during cancer treatment may have an unintended side effect: impairment of bre

Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityAcid reflux drugs that are sometimes recommended to ease stomach problems during cancer treatment may have an unintended side effect: impairment of bre
Researchers elucidate roles of TP63 and SOX2 in squamous cell cancer progression

Researchers elucidate roles of TP63 and SOX2 in squamous cell cancer progression

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainSquamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are aggressive malignancies arising from the squamous epithelium of various organs, such as the esophag

Researchers elucidate roles of TP63 and SOX2 in squamous cell cancer progression

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainSquamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are aggressive malignancies arising from the squamous epithelium of various organs, such as the esophag
When cells cycle fast, cancer gets a jumpstart

When cells cycle fast, cancer gets a jumpstart

byYale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe progression of cancer has been studied extensively, and the key steps in this journey have been well mapped, at least in some solid tumors: Lesions

When cells cycle fast, cancer gets a jumpstart

byYale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe progression of cancer has been studied extensively, and the key steps in this journey have been well mapped, at least in some solid tumors: Lesions
Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyTrends in Overall Cancer Mortality Rates by Sex, United States, 1930 to 2017. Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population Credit: American Cancer SocietyTh

Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyTrends in Overall Cancer Mortality Rates by Sex, United States, 1930 to 2017. Rates are age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population Credit: American Cancer SocietyTh
Differences in animal biology can affect cancer drug development

Differences in animal biology can affect cancer drug development

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeDifferential co-occurrence and effects of KRAS, TP53 and LKB1 mutations on human and mouse LUADs (A) MSK Impact oncoprint of co-occurrence of KRAS, TP53 and LKB1 m

Differences in animal biology can affect cancer drug development

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeDifferential co-occurrence and effects of KRAS, TP53 and LKB1 mutations on human and mouse LUADs (A) MSK Impact oncoprint of co-occurrence of KRAS, TP53 and LKB1 m
Low income linked to high recurrence risk, poorer survival in women with ER-positive breast cancer

Low income linked to high recurrence risk, poorer survival in women with ER-positive breast cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who live in low-income neighborhoods are likelier to hav

Low income linked to high recurrence risk, poorer survival in women with ER-positive breast cancer

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who live in low-income neighborhoods are likelier to hav
Pinpointing the prevalence of mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient rectal adenocarcinomas

Pinpointing the prevalence of mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient rectal adenocarcinomas

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA widely-circulated clinical trial published earlier this year in theNew England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)describe

Pinpointing the prevalence of mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient rectal adenocarcinomas

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA widely-circulated clinical trial published earlier this year in theNew England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)describe
New way to determine whether metastatic cancer cells in breast cancer patients are dormant or soon to turn deadly

New way to determine whether metastatic cancer cells in breast cancer patients are dormant or soon to turn deadly

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalFor the first time ever, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a protein as a marker that can indicate whether a cancer patient will develop a reoccurrence of lethal,

New way to determine whether metastatic cancer cells in breast cancer patients are dormant or soon to turn deadly

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalFor the first time ever, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a protein as a marker that can indicate whether a cancer patient will develop a reoccurrence of lethal,
Researchers reveal most common complications associated with cancer in pregnant women

Researchers reveal most common complications associated with cancer in pregnant women

by Keele UniversityCredit:Mayo Clinic Proceedings(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.03.038A study led by Keele University aims to improve outcomes for pregnant women who are at a high

Researchers reveal most common complications associated with cancer in pregnant women

by Keele UniversityCredit:Mayo Clinic Proceedings(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.03.038A study led by Keele University aims to improve outcomes for pregnant women who are at a high
Estrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers

Estrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers

byMcGill UniversityCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthIt is known that the tumor microenvironment plays an important role in the progression of cancer. But co

Estrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers

byMcGill UniversityCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthIt is known that the tumor microenvironment plays an important role in the progression of cancer. But co
Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B

Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B