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'I'm not going to be cured'. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

'I'm not going to be cured'. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

by Sophie Lewis, Andrea Smith and Katherine Kenny,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThere have been incredibleadvancesin breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in recent years

'I'm not going to be cured'. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

by Sophie Lewis, Andrea Smith and Katherine Kenny,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThere have been incredibleadvancesin breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in recent years
Interdisciplinary research team uses AI to quickly discover personalized cancer cures

Interdisciplinary research team uses AI to quickly discover personalized cancer cures

byLouisiana State UniversityCancerOmicsNet is a graph-based AI model. The LSU research team ran it on 2,300 drugs against 359 cancer cell lines—more than 800,000 combinations. CancerOmicsNet pre

Interdisciplinary research team uses AI to quickly discover personalized cancer cures

byLouisiana State UniversityCancerOmicsNet is a graph-based AI model. The LSU research team ran it on 2,300 drugs against 359 cancer cell lines—more than 800,000 combinations. CancerOmicsNet pre
Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo
Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with can

Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with can
Diabetes medication class tied to lower risk of kidney stones

Diabetes medication class tied to lower risk of kidney stones

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRates of kidney stones are on the rise in the United States and around the world. Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of kidn

Diabetes medication class tied to lower risk of kidney stones

by Mass General BrighamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRates of kidney stones are on the rise in the United States and around the world. Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of kidn
Researchers identify a protein that promotes cancer metastasis, providing a new potential treatment target

Researchers identify a protein that promotes cancer metastasis, providing a new potential treatment target

by City University of Hong KongThey also demonstrated that LH1 could bind and stabilize Septin2 (SEPT2), a protein that plays an essential role in preparing the cells for high mechanical migratio

Researchers identify a protein that promotes cancer metastasis, providing a new potential treatment target

by City University of Hong KongThey also demonstrated that LH1 could bind and stabilize Septin2 (SEPT2), a protein that plays an essential role in preparing the cells for high mechanical migratio
Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2

Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressTREM2 expression is higher in GBM tumors than normal brain tissue and inversely correlates with patient outcome. (A) Box plots of TREM2 expression in IDH1/2–wi

Antitumor cell activity in glioblastoma regulated by inhibiting triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressTREM2 expression is higher in GBM tumors than normal brain tissue and inversely correlates with patient outcome. (A) Box plots of TREM2 expression in IDH1/2–wi
Does diabetes mean worse outcomes for cancer patients?

Does diabetes mean worse outcomes for cancer patients?

by Ryan O'Hare,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiabetes is a known risk factor for developing cancer, but could it also predict how cancer patients respond to treatme

Does diabetes mean worse outcomes for cancer patients?

by Ryan O'Hare,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDiabetes is a known risk factor for developing cancer, but could it also predict how cancer patients respond to treatme
Drug combination shows potential in aggressive leukemia

Drug combination shows potential in aggressive leukemia

by Blake Belden,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of cancer that originates in

Drug combination shows potential in aggressive leukemia

by Blake Belden,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of cancer that originates in
Novel CAR T-cell therapy demonstrates efficacy and safety in preclinical models of HER2-positive solid tumors

Novel CAR T-cell therapy demonstrates efficacy and safety in preclinical models of HER2-positive solid tumors

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGeneration and characterization of p95HER2.CART cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53265-7One-third of

Novel CAR T-cell therapy demonstrates efficacy and safety in preclinical models of HER2-positive solid tumors

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGeneration and characterization of p95HER2.CART cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53265-7One-third of
Largest-ever genetic study of prostate cancer in men of African descent finds new risk factors for the disease

Largest-ever genetic study of prostate cancer in men of African descent finds new risk factors for the disease

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProstate cancer takes a greater toll on Black men than on men of other races. In the United States, one in six Black men will ge

Largest-ever genetic study of prostate cancer in men of African descent finds new risk factors for the disease

by Keck School of Medicine of USCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProstate cancer takes a greater toll on Black men than on men of other races. In the United States, one in six Black men will ge