New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys

Updated on: December 22,2023

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys

Updated on:December 22,2023

Study identifies promising target for treating inflammatory bowel disease and colitis-induced colorectal cancers

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis image shows the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the growth of a mouse intestinal organoid. Intestinal stem cells (red) are indicative

Updated on: March 20,2024

Study identifies promising target for treating inflammatory bowel disease and colitis-induced colorectal cancers

by Will Cushman,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis image shows the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the growth of a mouse intestinal organoid. Intestinal stem cells (red) are indicative

Updated on:March 20,2024

Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Jérôme Martin-Babau from Centre Armoricain de Radiothérapie, Imagerie Médicale et Oncologie in Plérin, France, study author. Credit: European Society f

Updated on: December 18,2023

Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Jérôme Martin-Babau from Centre Armoricain de Radiothérapie, Imagerie Médicale et Oncologie in Plérin, France, study author. Credit: European Society f

Updated on:December 18,2023

Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected

by Wendy Plump,Princeton UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.They hypothesize

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cancer researchers find that tumors' metabolism is slower than suspected

by Wendy Plump,Princeton UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have never known precisely how much energy a cancerous tumor expends growing in the mammalian body.They hypothesize

Updated on:December 18,2023

Screening catches only one in seven cancers: Report

by Lori Solomon HealthDay ReporterOnly 14% of cancers diagnosed in the United States are diagnosed after the patient had a recommended screening test, according to a report released Dec. 14 by NORC at

Updated on: December 19,2023

Screening catches only one in seven cancers: Report

by Lori Solomon HealthDay ReporterOnly 14% of cancers diagnosed in the United States are diagnosed after the patient had a recommended screening test, according to a report released Dec. 14 by NORC at

Updated on:December 19,2023

Australia has potential to reduce lung cancer deaths, major international clinical trials show

by Cancer CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the Daffodil Center, published in theBritish Journal of Cancer, has strengthened the economic case for a targeted lung cancer scr

Updated on: December 20,2023

Australia has potential to reduce lung cancer deaths, major international clinical trials show

by Cancer CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by the Daffodil Center, published in theBritish Journal of Cancer, has strengthened the economic case for a targeted lung cancer scr

Updated on:December 20,2023

Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis

byeLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the di

Updated on: December 20,2023

Two cancer-causing genes work together to promote metastasis

byeLifeCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer-promoting genes MYC and TWIST1 co-opt immune system cells to enable cancer cells to spread, but blocking a key step in this process can help prevent the di

Updated on:December 20,2023

Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a cellular partnership that drives the growth of deadly brain tumors and co

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a cellular partnership that drives the growth of deadly brain tumors and co

Updated on:December 27,2023

Increased utilization of stereotactic body radiotherapy has decreased treatment disparities for early-stage NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with non-small cell lung cancer can reduce trea

Updated on: December 18,2023

Increased utilization of stereotactic body radiotherapy has decreased treatment disparities for early-stage NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with non-small cell lung cancer can reduce trea

Updated on:December 18,2023

The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on: July 27,2024

The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on:July 27,2024

Online educational videos boost cancer knowledge

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnline health videos can be an important source of cancer education, according to Rutgers researchers. Their review, published in theJournal of

Updated on: December 20,2023

Online educational videos boost cancer knowledge

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnline health videos can be an important source of cancer education, according to Rutgers researchers. Their review, published in theJournal of

Updated on:December 20,2023

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a

Updated on: October 29,2023

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients

Investigational drug may improve stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patientsby Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineShown are multiple myeloma cells from a

Updated on:October 29,2023