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Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon
Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M
Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver

Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver

by Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainBiomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that metastatic cancer cells can reprogram their metabolism to thrive in new organs. Specifica

Metastatic cancer gorges on fructose in the liver

by Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainBiomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that metastatic cancer cells can reprogram their metabolism to thrive in new organs. Specifica
Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery

Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusThomas Flaig, MD, and colleagues show that COXEN may predict which patients will respond to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery Credit: University of Colorado

Finally, a tool to predict response to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusThomas Flaig, MD, and colleagues show that COXEN may predict which patients will respond to chemotherapy before bladder cancer surgery Credit: University of Colorado
Researchers analyze cancer discrepancies among young Black men in the South

Researchers analyze cancer discrepancies among young Black men in the South

by Vinod Hopson,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonRegional Kaposi sarcoma incidence rate trends in non-Hispanic White men aged 20-34. Abbreviation: AAPC, average annual percent

Researchers analyze cancer discrepancies among young Black men in the South

by Vinod Hopson,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonRegional Kaposi sarcoma incidence rate trends in non-Hispanic White men aged 20-34. Abbreviation: AAPC, average annual percent
New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance
A PoEM on breast cancer metastasis

A PoEM on breast cancer metastasis

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen breast cancer cells spread through the body, they do so mainly through the lymph system that normally removes excess

A PoEM on breast cancer metastasis

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen breast cancer cells spread through the body, they do so mainly through the lymph system that normally removes excess
Study reveals potential target for precision colorectal cancer treatment

Study reveals potential target for precision colorectal cancer treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityFlowchart outlining the study. A: Metabolomics data collection and analysis; including targeted analysis of metabolites involved in ferroptosis pathways; B: Id

Study reveals potential target for precision colorectal cancer treatment

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityFlowchart outlining the study. A: Metabolomics data collection and analysis; including targeted analysis of metabolites involved in ferroptosis pathways; B: Id
Study reveals insights into how cancer cells evade treatment

Study reveals insights into how cancer cells evade treatment

by Addison Dehaven,South Dakota State UniversityCancers use sugar residues to engage in multidrug resistance. The research conducted by the RAWC Lab reveals breakthrough insights into exactly ho

Study reveals insights into how cancer cells evade treatment

by Addison Dehaven,South Dakota State UniversityCancers use sugar residues to engage in multidrug resistance. The research conducted by the RAWC Lab reveals breakthrough insights into exactly ho
More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

by ElsevierCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe know that there are many ways in which cancer can be prevented, but how many cancers can we prevent? And what do we have to do to really have an impact on r

More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

by ElsevierCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe know that there are many ways in which cancer can be prevented, but how many cancers can we prevent? And what do we have to do to really have an impact on r
Lost metabolic fitness of CAR NK cells is key mechanism of tumor resistance, study discovers

Lost metabolic fitness of CAR NK cells is key mechanism of tumor resistance, study discovers

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCAR-NK cells have a distinct single-cell transcriptome and metabolic profile. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add

Lost metabolic fitness of CAR NK cells is key mechanism of tumor resistance, study discovers

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCAR-NK cells have a distinct single-cell transcriptome and metabolic profile. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add
Major progress in curing brain tumors by blocking certain functions in cells with a docked molecule

Major progress in curing brain tumors by blocking certain functions in cells with a docked molecule

by University of GothenburgThe researchers’ molecule Z4P inhibits one of the mechanisms that regulate protein production in a cancer cell. This inhibition causes the cancer cell to die. Three pic

Major progress in curing brain tumors by blocking certain functions in cells with a docked molecule

by University of GothenburgThe researchers’ molecule Z4P inhibits one of the mechanisms that regulate protein production in a cancer cell. This inhibition causes the cancer cell to die. Three pic