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Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety

Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety
The search to discover why 'outliers' survive deadliest cancers

The search to discover why 'outliers' survive deadliest cancers

by Isabelle TOURNÉThe biotech start-up Cure51 is working on the first global molecular database of exceptional survivors of cancer.When Herve found out he had glioblastoma—the most aggressive form of

The search to discover why 'outliers' survive deadliest cancers

by Isabelle TOURNÉThe biotech start-up Cure51 is working on the first global molecular database of exceptional survivors of cancer.When Herve found out he had glioblastoma—the most aggressive form of
Researchers find new cancer gene drivers

Researchers find new cancer gene drivers

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityYale researchers exploring the structure of proteins have found evidence of how some genes drive the progression of cancer. Credit: Yale UniversityScientists have

Researchers find new cancer gene drivers

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityYale researchers exploring the structure of proteins have found evidence of how some genes drive the progression of cancer. Credit: Yale UniversityScientists have
Reversing chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

Reversing chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

byStanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPancreatic cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancer, in part because it is often resistant to chemotherapy. Now, researcher

Reversing chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

byStanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPancreatic cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancer, in part because it is often resistant to chemotherapy. Now, researcher
Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) has been expanded to include adults with untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, the agency

Adcetris FDA approval expanded to include later-stage Hodgkin's

(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) has been expanded to include adults with untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, the agency
Investigators build a better targeted drug therapy using the power of computation

Investigators build a better targeted drug therapy using the power of computation

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAntibody drug conjugates (ADCs)—cancer drugs that are designed to target and destroy canc

Investigators build a better targeted drug therapy using the power of computation

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAntibody drug conjugates (ADCs)—cancer drugs that are designed to target and destroy canc
A code for reprogramming immune sentinels

A code for reprogramming immune sentinels

by Lund UniversityArtistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. Credit: National Institutes of Health (NI

A code for reprogramming immune sentinels

by Lund UniversityArtistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. Credit: National Institutes of Health (NI
A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

by Trinity College DublinKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of geneticists with a desire to understand the inner workings of genes implicated in cellular identity has discov

A curiosity-driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

by Trinity College DublinKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHA team of geneticists with a desire to understand the inner workings of genes implicated in cellular identity has discov
Study reveals how treatment-resistant prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel

Study reveals how treatment-resistant prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisThin slice of a human prostate tumor. The dark staining throughout reveals the presence of histone acetylation promoting cholesterol p

Study reveals how treatment-resistant prostate cancer provides its own hormonal fuel

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisThin slice of a human prostate tumor. The dark staining throughout reveals the presence of histone acetylation promoting cholesterol p
Cancer prevention—why body shape may matter more than weight

Cancer prevention—why body shape may matter more than weight

by University of CalgaryA study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size.

Cancer prevention—why body shape may matter more than weight

by University of CalgaryA study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size.
Molecular change to immunotherapy antibody could accelerate immune response to cancer

Molecular change to immunotherapy antibody could accelerate immune response to cancer

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceTissue sample of a particularly aggressive skin cancer reveals immune cells (yellow) that express on their surfaces a “brake pedal” receptor called FcgIIb (purple)

Molecular change to immunotherapy antibody could accelerate immune response to cancer

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceTissue sample of a particularly aggressive skin cancer reveals immune cells (yellow) that express on their surfaces a “brake pedal” receptor called FcgIIb (purple)
The hitchhiker's guide to defeating glioblastoma

The hitchhiker's guide to defeating glioblastoma

by Brigham and Women's HospitalGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0In cancer therapeutics research, microRNAs—tiny strings of nucleotides that get churned out inside

The hitchhiker's guide to defeating glioblastoma

by Brigham and Women's HospitalGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0In cancer therapeutics research, microRNAs—tiny strings of nucleotides that get churned out inside