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Fake organs guide the way for 'impossible' cancer surgery

Fake organs guide the way for 'impossible' cancer surgery

by Mark Michaud,University of Rochester Medical CenterAhmed Ghazi, M.D., holds a lifelike model of Anthony Camnetar's kidney. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterAnthony Camnetar r

Fake organs guide the way for 'impossible' cancer surgery

by Mark Michaud,University of Rochester Medical CenterAhmed Ghazi, M.D., holds a lifelike model of Anthony Camnetar's kidney. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterAnthony Camnetar r
Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

by Nathan Collins,Stanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapies have given patients with particularly intractable cancers new hope, but not everyone benefits. One such immun

Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

by Nathan Collins,Stanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapies have given patients with particularly intractable cancers new hope, but not everyone benefits. One such immun
Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesResponse to ICI or MAPKi therapy is associated with increased T cell infiltration and enhanced interferon gamma (IFNγ) pathway activity in th

Researchers uncover potential biomarkers of positive response to immunotherapy

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesResponse to ICI or MAPKi therapy is associated with increased T cell infiltration and enhanced interferon gamma (IFNγ) pathway activity in th
Researchers map activity of inherited gene variants linked to prostate cancer

Researchers map activity of inherited gene variants linked to prostate cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUT Southwestern researchers have identified the molecular function of 87 inherited genetic variants that affect the risk of prost

Researchers map activity of inherited gene variants linked to prostate cancer

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUT Southwestern researchers have identified the molecular function of 87 inherited genetic variants that affect the risk of prost
Types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people with early vs. late-onset colorectal cancer

Types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people with early vs. late-onset colorectal cancer

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with color

Types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people with early vs. late-onset colorectal cancer

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with color
Using algorithms to track down cancer

Using algorithms to track down cancer

by Andres Eberhard ,ETH ZurichCEO Peter Nestorov's (2nd from right) company now employs over 20 people (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Scailyte).Modern medicine is looking for markers that p

Using algorithms to track down cancer

by Andres Eberhard ,ETH ZurichCEO Peter Nestorov's (2nd from right) company now employs over 20 people (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Scailyte).Modern medicine is looking for markers that p
Key human bladder cancer genes pinpointed in cats and dogs

Key human bladder cancer genes pinpointed in cats and dogs

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKey bladder cancer genes have been uncovered through studying the cancers in cats and dogs, in a significant stride for finding

Key human bladder cancer genes pinpointed in cats and dogs

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainKey bladder cancer genes have been uncovered through studying the cancers in cats and dogs, in a significant stride for finding
Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su

Drug hobbles deadly liver cancer by stifling protein production

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn laboratory experiments, UC San Francisco researchers successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers using a su
Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv

Researchers identify a new biomarker for personalised treatments against cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Different localization of the proteins involved in apoptosis in basal (Ctrl) and upon death receptor induction with TRAIL. Credit: Saška Iv
Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung
Working toward personalized cancer treatment

Working toward personalized cancer treatment

by Weizmann Institute of ScienceProf. Yardena Samuels wants to reveal the big cancer picture. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science"We don't just want to find the genes involved in cance

Working toward personalized cancer treatment

by Weizmann Institute of ScienceProf. Yardena Samuels wants to reveal the big cancer picture. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science"We don't just want to find the genes involved in cance
Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F