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Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal cancers are some of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and they continue to be associated with poor survival outcome

Researchers identify promising drug to treat gastrointestinal cancers

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastrointestinal cancers are some of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and they continue to be associated with poor survival outcome
Simple blood test for early detection of breast cancer

Simple blood test for early detection of breast cancer

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer could be detected up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it, using a blood test that identifies the body&#3

Simple blood test for early detection of breast cancer

by National Cancer Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer could be detected up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it, using a blood test that identifies the body&#3
Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi
News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo
New radiation technology raises a stir

New radiation technology raises a stir

by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)Credit: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)Nothing less than a breakthrough. That's how researchers at UMC Utrecht

New radiation technology raises a stir

by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)Credit: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)Nothing less than a breakthrough. That's how researchers at UMC Utrecht
Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

byFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma tumor cells express aberrant neuronal signatures and differentiate along a neurodevelopmental trajectory. (A) Healthy neuronal cells transform to a malignant ph

Hunting brain cancer cells: Neuronal and tumorigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

byFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma tumor cells express aberrant neuronal signatures and differentiate along a neurodevelopmental trajectory. (A) Healthy neuronal cells transform to a malignant ph
Research perspective: Cancer prevention with rapamycin

Research perspective: Cancer prevention with rapamycin

by Impact Journals LLCRapamycin prevents cancer by slowing tumor progression (hypothetical schema). (A) Rapamycin slows tumor progression and delays cancer and death from cancer. (B) Rapamycin slows t

Research perspective: Cancer prevention with rapamycin

by Impact Journals LLCRapamycin prevents cancer by slowing tumor progression (hypothetical schema). (A) Rapamycin slows tumor progression and delays cancer and death from cancer. (B) Rapamycin slows t
Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusSchematic for identifying subset of binding sites with TF footprints. (A) When TFs or nucleosomes are bound at TFBSs, they protect different lengths of DNA from nucle

Researchers find less risky way to monitor breast cancer progression

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusSchematic for identifying subset of binding sites with TF footprints. (A) When TFs or nucleosomes are bound at TFBSs, they protect different lengths of DNA from nucle
Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

by Dave Raney,University of CincinnatiJiajie Diao and his collaboratorare working with UC’s Technology Transfer team to commercialize their new method for early cancer diagnosis. Credit: C

Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate

by Dave Raney,University of CincinnatiJiajie Diao and his collaboratorare working with UC’s Technology Transfer team to commercialize their new method for early cancer diagnosis. Credit: C
Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri
Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop
Why some women should receive more than mammograms to screen for breast cancer

Why some women should receive more than mammograms to screen for breast cancer

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDense breast tissue, which contains a higher proportion of fibrous tissue than fat, is a risk factor for breast cancer and also makes it more difficult t

Why some women should receive more than mammograms to screen for breast cancer

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDense breast tissue, which contains a higher proportion of fibrous tissue than fat, is a risk factor for breast cancer and also makes it more difficult t