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Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for

Study shows giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for
Dietary selenium may help fight acute myeloid leukemia, researchers report

Dietary selenium may help fight acute myeloid leukemia, researchers report

by Chuck Gill,Pennsylvania State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112794Selenium-enriched diets may help ward off myeloid leukemia,

Dietary selenium may help fight acute myeloid leukemia, researchers report

by Chuck Gill,Pennsylvania State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112794Selenium-enriched diets may help ward off myeloid leukemia,
Researchers identify molecular characteristics of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases

Researchers identify molecular characteristics of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Patients w

Researchers identify molecular characteristics of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Patients w
Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo
Vemurafenib Induces Deep, Durable Remissions in Heavily Pretreated Hairy Cell Leukemia

Vemurafenib Induces Deep, Durable Remissions in Heavily Pretreated Hairy Cell Leukemia

October 25, 2019Kristi RosaAgnieszka Janus, MD, PhD, shares perspective on three cases of patients with HCL who were given vemurafenib after having progressed on multiple lines of treatment.Agnieszka

Vemurafenib Induces Deep, Durable Remissions in Heavily Pretreated Hairy Cell Leukemia

October 25, 2019Kristi RosaAgnieszka Janus, MD, PhD, shares perspective on three cases of patients with HCL who were given vemurafenib after having progressed on multiple lines of treatment.Agnieszka
Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment

Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment

byNYU Langone HealthMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked th

Plugging immune cell leakage from tumors could improve skin cancer treatment

byNYU Langone HealthMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteThe number of specialized immune cells available for fighting skin cancer doubled when a new treatment blocked th
Why men, wealthy people and maritime residents are more likely to develop skin cancer

Why men, wealthy people and maritime residents are more likely to develop skin cancer

byMcGill UniversityComparison of UV exposure and skin cancer history, sun protection and level of worry between high-incidence (PEI/NS) and low-incidence (NL) provinces for cutaneous melanoma.&n

Why men, wealthy people and maritime residents are more likely to develop skin cancer

byMcGill UniversityComparison of UV exposure and skin cancer history, sun protection and level of worry between high-incidence (PEI/NS) and low-incidence (NL) provinces for cutaneous melanoma.&n
Cancer prevention experts provide top tips for reducing cancer risk

Cancer prevention experts provide top tips for reducing cancer risk

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany forms of cancer are preventable. Although risk factors such as age or genetics cannot be changed, other risk factors for

Cancer prevention experts provide top tips for reducing cancer risk

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany forms of cancer are preventable. Although risk factors such as age or genetics cannot be changed, other risk factors for
Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

byNetherlands Cancer InstitutePreparing tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for melanoma patients in the lab. Credit: NKIA patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions o

Patient's own immune cells effective as living medicine for melanoma

byNetherlands Cancer InstitutePreparing tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for melanoma patients in the lab. Credit: NKIA patient's own immune cells, multiplied into an army of billions o
Scientists map genetic evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter's syndrome

Scientists map genetic evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter's syndrome

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, up to 1% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slow-growing blood cancer, have their disease transform

Scientists map genetic evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Richter's syndrome

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, up to 1% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slow-growing blood cancer, have their disease transform
Discovery explains cancer chemotherapy resistance, offers solution

Discovery explains cancer chemotherapy resistance, offers solution

byCornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.08.028Researchers have uncovered a novel pathway that explains how cancer cells become

Discovery explains cancer chemotherapy resistance, offers solution

byCornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.08.028Researchers have uncovered a novel pathway that explains how cancer cells become
Exploring key regulators of programmed cell death in melanoma and the immune system's response

Exploring key regulators of programmed cell death in melanoma and the immune system's response

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalExpression of type I interferon receptors by melanoma cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51496-2A new paperpublish

Exploring key regulators of programmed cell death in melanoma and the immune system's response

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalExpression of type I interferon receptors by melanoma cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51496-2A new paperpublish