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Colorless, odorless gas likely linked to alarming rise in non-smoking lung cancer

Colorless, odorless gas likely linked to alarming rise in non-smoking lung cancer

byOhio State University Medical CenterExperts say the only way to know if there are high levels of radon in your home is to test for it. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smoke

Colorless, odorless gas likely linked to alarming rise in non-smoking lung cancer

byOhio State University Medical CenterExperts say the only way to know if there are high levels of radon in your home is to test for it. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smoke
Study: Cancer database's cases dropped 14% in pandemic's first year, indicating 200,000 'missing cases'

Study: Cancer database's cases dropped 14% in pandemic's first year, indicating 200,000 'missing cases'

by Lisa Aubry, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences CenterCredit:JAMA Surgery(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0652Researchers say newly reported cases of cancer diagnoses decl

Study: Cancer database's cases dropped 14% in pandemic's first year, indicating 200,000 'missing cases'

by Lisa Aubry, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences CenterCredit:JAMA Surgery(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0652Researchers say newly reported cases of cancer diagnoses decl
Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

byNanyang Technological UniversityScanning electron microscope photo of Streptococcus anginosus. Credit: CUHKA new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which

Bacteria commonly found in the body contribute to stomach cancer, finds study

byNanyang Technological UniversityScanning electron microscope photo of Streptococcus anginosus. Credit: CUHKA new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which
Inflammation levels tied to severity of blood cancer

Inflammation levels tied to severity of blood cancer

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSevere inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study sh

Inflammation levels tied to severity of blood cancer

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSevere inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study sh
Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c
Accurate assessment of heart rhythm can optimize chemotherapy use

Accurate assessment of heart rhythm can optimize chemotherapy use

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing the wrong mathematical formula to assess heartbeat rhythms may lead oncologists to inappropriately stop life-sa

Accurate assessment of heart rhythm can optimize chemotherapy use

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing the wrong mathematical formula to assess heartbeat rhythms may lead oncologists to inappropriately stop life-sa
Exploring the impact of pancreatic enzyme therapy in pediatric pancreatitis: A leap toward personalized medicine

Exploring the impact of pancreatic enzyme therapy in pediatric pancreatitis: A leap toward personalized medicine

by Ochsner Health SystemAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA research study recently published in theAmerican Journal of G

Exploring the impact of pancreatic enzyme therapy in pediatric pancreatitis: A leap toward personalized medicine

by Ochsner Health SystemAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA research study recently published in theAmerican Journal of G
Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla

Investigating racial differences in multiple myeloma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGenome-wide profiling of 5hmC from cfDNA derived from EA and AA patients with MM and its precursors. Genome-wide 5hmC was profiled in patient-derived pla
Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

by Anne Manning,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSince the start of her career, Jennifer DeLuca has been fascinated by mitosis, the everyday biological process of cell d

Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

by Anne Manning,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSince the start of her career, Jennifer DeLuca has been fascinated by mitosis, the everyday biological process of cell d
Immunotherapy shows potential to treat deadly thyroid cancer

Immunotherapy shows potential to treat deadly thyroid cancer

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA type of immunotherapy appears to be effective in treating a deadly subset of thyroid cancer, according to the results o

Immunotherapy shows potential to treat deadly thyroid cancer

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA type of immunotherapy appears to be effective in treating a deadly subset of thyroid cancer, according to the results o
Artificial intelligence analysis of DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers noninvasively detects ovarian cancer

Artificial intelligence analysis of DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers noninvasively detects ovarian cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of the proteins

Artificial intelligence analysis of DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers noninvasively detects ovarian cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA blood-based machine learning assay that combines cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment patterns and levels of the proteins