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New research shows how cancer rewires a key immune pathway to spread

New research shows how cancer rewires a key immune pathway to spread

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeA collaboration between MSK and Weill Cornell Medicine used an approach called ContactTracing to predict the effect of interactions between cells in the tumor micr

New research shows how cancer rewires a key immune pathway to spread

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeA collaboration between MSK and Weill Cornell Medicine used an approach called ContactTracing to predict the effect of interactions between cells in the tumor micr
Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTrust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pand

Study finds that trust in cancer information declined among Black Americans during the pandemic

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTrust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pand
Hereditary colorectal cancer: Researchers reclassify a large proportion of leading gene variants as benign

Hereditary colorectal cancer: Researchers reclassify a large proportion of leading gene variants as benign

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnGraphical abstract. Credit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.09.002The genetic confirmation of a suspecte

Hereditary colorectal cancer: Researchers reclassify a large proportion of leading gene variants as benign

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnGraphical abstract. Credit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.09.002The genetic confirmation of a suspecte
Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

by Cancer Research UKAdding an inhibitor compound to cancer cells for analysis of how it affects cell signalling, growth and survival. Credit: the Babraham InstituteThe effectiveness of current t

Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

by Cancer Research UKAdding an inhibitor compound to cancer cells for analysis of how it affects cell signalling, growth and survival. Credit: the Babraham InstituteThe effectiveness of current t
Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from
Novobiocin attacks BRCA-mutated cancer cells from within and without, study shows

Novobiocin attacks BRCA-mutated cancer cells from within and without, study shows

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteEfficacy of POLθ inhibition in HR-deficient cancers requires CD8+T cells.a,bK14-Cre-Brca1f/f;Trp53f/fTNBC tumors from syngeneic FVB/12

Novobiocin attacks BRCA-mutated cancer cells from within and without, study shows

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteEfficacy of POLθ inhibition in HR-deficient cancers requires CD8+T cells.a,bK14-Cre-Brca1f/f;Trp53f/fTNBC tumors from syngeneic FVB/12
Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchUnlike healthy tissues, tumours thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despit

Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchUnlike healthy tissues, tumours thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despit
Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye

Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes

by The City University of New YorkCredit: The City University of New YorkThere is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each ye
miR-10b inhibition: A strategy for treating metastatic breast cancer

miR-10b inhibition: A strategy for treating metastatic breast cancer

by Impact Journals LLCmiR-10b inhibition by MN-anti-miR10b decreases Aldefluor accumulation and impairs spheroid formation. (A) Fluorescence microscopy of representative MDA-MB-231 cells after incubat

miR-10b inhibition: A strategy for treating metastatic breast cancer

by Impact Journals LLCmiR-10b inhibition by MN-anti-miR10b decreases Aldefluor accumulation and impairs spheroid formation. (A) Fluorescence microscopy of representative MDA-MB-231 cells after incubat
Triplet therapy including belamaf prolongs survival in multiple myeloma

Triplet therapy including belamaf prolongs survival in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), triplet therapy of belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) plus bortezomib and dexamethasone (BVd) improves outcomes, with an a

Triplet therapy including belamaf prolongs survival in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), triplet therapy of belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) plus bortezomib and dexamethasone (BVd) improves outcomes, with an a
New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainIn the last few decades, dozens of new breast cancer drugs—fr

New treatments, screening methods dramatically reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainIn the last few decades, dozens of new breast cancer drugs—fr
Low-dose radiotherapy boost helps prevent local recurrence with better cosmetic outcomes in young breast cancer patients

Low-dose radiotherapy boost helps prevent local recurrence with better cosmetic outcomes in young breast cancer patients

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Ima

Low-dose radiotherapy boost helps prevent local recurrence with better cosmetic outcomes in young breast cancer patients

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Ima