Stopping the spread: Targeting tumor metastasis

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTakahashi et al. show that TGF-β generates a population of cancer cells under cell cycle arrest in G1 phase with high motility by inducing unique Slug/HMGA2-indep

Updated on: January 22,2024

Stopping the spread: Targeting tumor metastasis

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTakahashi et al. show that TGF-β generates a population of cancer cells under cell cycle arrest in G1 phase with high motility by inducing unique Slug/HMGA2-indep

Updated on:January 22,2024

Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Adelaide and U.S. researchers has discovered a link between a less common form of rheumatoi

Updated on: April 28,2024

Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Adelaide and U.S. researchers has discovered a link between a less common form of rheumatoi

Updated on:April 28,2024

Tumor suppressor gene variants identified as cancer 'double whammy' for leukemia patients

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalJun J. Yang, Ph.D., identified 22 high-risk germline variations associated with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia that increases risk of relapse o

Updated on: April 07,2024

Tumor suppressor gene variants identified as cancer 'double whammy' for leukemia patients

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalJun J. Yang, Ph.D., identified 22 high-risk germline variations associated with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia that increases risk of relapse o

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Updated on: February 23,2024

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Updated on:February 23,2024

Study finds worsening metabolic syndrome increases the risk of developing cancer

by WileyCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsNew research indicates that individuals with persistent and worsening metabolic syndrome—which encompasses conditions such as high blood pressure, elevat

Updated on: March 20,2024

Study finds worsening metabolic syndrome increases the risk of developing cancer

by WileyCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsNew research indicates that individuals with persistent and worsening metabolic syndrome—which encompasses conditions such as high blood pressure, elevat

Updated on:March 20,2024

Hypnosis may help reduce distress of cancer treatment in children

by University of ExeterHypnosis may help reduce the distress of cancer treatment in children. Credit: University of ExeterHypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children

Updated on: March 01,2024

Hypnosis may help reduce distress of cancer treatment in children

by University of ExeterHypnosis may help reduce the distress of cancer treatment in children. Credit: University of ExeterHypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children

Updated on:March 01,2024

Enhanced anticancer compound may allow precise activation and tracking of treatment

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: The Wistar InstituteResearchers at The Wistar Institute and the University of South Florida have advanced a novel compound that specifically targets the endoplasmic

Updated on: April 18,2024

Enhanced anticancer compound may allow precise activation and tracking of treatment

by The Wistar InstituteCredit: The Wistar InstituteResearchers at The Wistar Institute and the University of South Florida have advanced a novel compound that specifically targets the endoplasmic

Updated on:April 18,2024

Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainTwenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research

Updated on: May 17,2024

Doctors and nurses reluctant to recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainTwenty-nine per cent of health professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to cancer patients who already smoke, according to research

Updated on:May 17,2024

First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untrea

Updated on: January 30,2024

First-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untrea

Updated on:January 30,2024

New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

byElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew American College of Radiology breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women—particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women—to have risk

Updated on: January 12,2024

New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

byElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew American College of Radiology breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women—particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women—to have risk

Updated on:January 12,2024

New treatment approach for prostate cancer could stop resistance in its tracks

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryFor the first time, researchers have discovered that prostate cancer can be killed by targetin

Updated on: January 02,2024

New treatment approach for prostate cancer could stop resistance in its tracks

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryFor the first time, researchers have discovered that prostate cancer can be killed by targetin

Updated on:January 02,2024

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su

Updated on: May 25,2024

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su

Updated on:May 25,2024