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Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c
Football training may preserve bone health in prostate cancer patients

Football training may preserve bone health in prostate cancer patients

by WileyAndrogen deprivation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer can lead to loss of muscle and bone mass. In a recent Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sport study of el

Football training may preserve bone health in prostate cancer patients

by WileyAndrogen deprivation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer can lead to loss of muscle and bone mass. In a recent Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sport study of el
Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan
One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected

One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted drug has been accepted for routine use on the NHS in England for some adults with untreated, advanced lung cancer. But another precision d

One lung cancer drug receives NHS England approval, while another is rejected

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted drug has been accepted for routine use on the NHS in England for some adults with untreated, advanced lung cancer. But another precision d
Study: Conventional radiotherapy should remain standard of care for localized vertebral metastases of the spine

Study: Conventional radiotherapy should remain standard of care for localized vertebral metastases of the spine

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults from the NRG Oncology RTOG 0631 clinical trial comparing stereotactic vs. conventional radiotherapy for localized vertebral metastases of the sp

Study: Conventional radiotherapy should remain standard of care for localized vertebral metastases of the spine

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults from the NRG Oncology RTOG 0631 clinical trial comparing stereotactic vs. conventional radiotherapy for localized vertebral metastases of the sp
Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia?Smoking, sun exposure,poor

Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhat role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia?Smoking, sun exposure,poor
Advancing towards a novel, highly accurate method for cervical cancer screening

Advancing towards a novel, highly accurate method for cervical cancer screening

byFujita Health UniversityAfter a preliminary screening round, researchers identified a set of microRNAs (miRNAs) and cytokines that are abnormally expressed in serum and mucus samples in cases

Advancing towards a novel, highly accurate method for cervical cancer screening

byFujita Health UniversityAfter a preliminary screening round, researchers identified a set of microRNAs (miRNAs) and cytokines that are abnormally expressed in serum and mucus samples in cases
Could the zika virus fight the brain cancer that killed john McCain?

Could the zika virus fight the brain cancer that killed john McCain?

by E.j. Mundell, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Preliminary research in mice suggests that the Zika virus might be turned from foe into friend—enlisted to curb deadly glioblastoma brain tumors.A gliobl

Could the zika virus fight the brain cancer that killed john McCain?

by E.j. Mundell, Healthday Reporter(HealthDay)—Preliminary research in mice suggests that the Zika virus might be turned from foe into friend—enlisted to curb deadly glioblastoma brain tumors.A gliobl
Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

by Kelsey Herbers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainVanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeuti

Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

by Kelsey Herbers,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainVanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeuti
Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038
Predicting condensate formation by cancer-associated fusion oncoproteins

Predicting condensate formation by cancer-associated fusion oncoproteins

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalOverview of the fusion oncoprotein (FO) database (FOdb). Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41655-2Many cancers ar

Predicting condensate formation by cancer-associated fusion oncoproteins

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalOverview of the fusion oncoprotein (FO) database (FOdb). Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41655-2Many cancers ar
New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness

New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness

byUniversity of TorontoThe image shows culture, release and transfer of the tumoroids from the ReSCUE platform, as well as the released breast cancer disk-, rod-, and U-shaped tumoroids cultured

New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness

byUniversity of TorontoThe image shows culture, release and transfer of the tumoroids from the ReSCUE platform, as well as the released breast cancer disk-, rod-, and U-shaped tumoroids cultured