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Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their ca

Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients

by University of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their ca
Study fingers new player in cancer immunity

Study fingers new player in cancer immunity

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe immune system must strike an exquisite balance between vanquishing infections and cancer, while at the same time res

Study fingers new player in cancer immunity

by Harvard Medical SchoolKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe immune system must strike an exquisite balance between vanquishing infections and cancer, while at the same time res
New mammogram rule gives women more details to guard against breast cancer

New mammogram rule gives women more details to guard against breast cancer

by Helena Oliviero, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA

New mammogram rule gives women more details to guard against breast cancer

by Helena Oliviero, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA
Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSchematic summary of spatial distribution of distinct CAF subsets in human skin cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-5390

Subtypes of fibroblasts associated with skin cancer could lead to novel immunotherapies

byMedical University of ViennaSchematic summary of spatial distribution of distinct CAF subsets in human skin cancer. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-5390
'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S

'Collateral damage' from normal cell function may cause mutations that play a role in cancer

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteSpatial distribution of APOBEC-positive crypts. APOBEC-positive crypts and their surrounding crypts before microdissection with their SBS mutational spectrums. S
Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older ar

Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older ar
A new approach to targeting cancer cells

A new approach to targeting cancer cells

by University of California - RiversideThe Pellecchia lab at UC Riverside is working on an approach in which effective drugs can be obtained by appropriately designing molecules to contain an ary

A new approach to targeting cancer cells

by University of California - RiversideThe Pellecchia lab at UC Riverside is working on an approach in which effective drugs can be obtained by appropriately designing molecules to contain an ary
New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified

New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOn the left, four pathology images from a patient with atypical small cell lung cancer show hallmarks of carcinoid cancer in the lungs (thorax

New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOn the left, four pathology images from a patient with atypical small cell lung cancer show hallmarks of carcinoid cancer in the lungs (thorax
New precision tools make quick work of tumor dissection

New precision tools make quick work of tumor dissection

by Andrew Myers,Stanford UniversityScanning microscopy images of the microDicer (blade spacings 200 μm, 400 μm, and 800 μm, respectively) and microGrater. Credit: Seth Cordts and Saisneha Koppak

New precision tools make quick work of tumor dissection

by Andrew Myers,Stanford UniversityScanning microscopy images of the microDicer (blade spacings 200 μm, 400 μm, and 800 μm, respectively) and microGrater. Credit: Seth Cordts and Saisneha Koppak
Immune and tumor cell 'tug-of-war' controls anti-cancer activity, study finds

Immune and tumor cell 'tug-of-war' controls anti-cancer activity, study finds

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalIntratumoral glutamine supplementation promotes cDC1-mediated anti-tumor immunity.a, Levels of glutamine and glucose in plasma and TIF of mice be

Immune and tumor cell 'tug-of-war' controls anti-cancer activity, study finds

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalIntratumoral glutamine supplementation promotes cDC1-mediated anti-tumor immunity.a, Levels of glutamine and glucose in plasma and TIF of mice be
Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients

Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite a steady increase in palliative care utilization from 2004 to 2020, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian or

Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite a steady increase in palliative care utilization from 2004 to 2020, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian or
Artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy does not increase cancer detection

Artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy does not increase cancer detection

by Elana GotkineAdenoma and polyp detection rates (ADR/PDR) are lower with use of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy (AIAC), according to a study published in the November issue ofThe&nbs

Artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy does not increase cancer detection

by Elana GotkineAdenoma and polyp detection rates (ADR/PDR) are lower with use of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy (AIAC), according to a study published in the November issue ofThe&nbs