Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

by Diane Duke Williams,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had

Women seeking help for unmet needs often overdue for cervical cancer screenings

by Diane Duke Williams,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had
Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc
Small device for earlier ovarian cancer detection

Small device for earlier ovarian cancer detection

by Emily Dieckman,University of ArizonaJennifer Barton, director of the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering, has spent years de

Small device for earlier ovarian cancer detection

by Emily Dieckman,University of ArizonaJennifer Barton, director of the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering, has spent years de
Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

by Jeannette Sanchez,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of develop

Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring

by Jeannette Sanchez,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of develop
Can liquid biopsies compete with scopes and scans in cancer diagnosis?

Can liquid biopsies compete with scopes and scans in cancer diagnosis?

by Ricki Lewis,Public Library of ScienceInvasion and metastasis.March isNational Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to bring up the value of colonoscopies and mammograms.

Can liquid biopsies compete with scopes and scans in cancer diagnosis?

by Ricki Lewis,Public Library of ScienceInvasion and metastasis.March isNational Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to bring up the value of colonoscopies and mammograms.
Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

by Aisling Irwin, From Horizon Magazine,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineStudies show that hybrid cancer cells (in yellow) combine properties of different cells which can make t

Discovery of hybrid cancer cells reveals how disease spreads

by Aisling Irwin, From Horizon Magazine,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineStudies show that hybrid cancer cells (in yellow) combine properties of different cells which can make t
A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?

A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOn the left is a section of a pancreatic cancer patient's primary tumor, with cancer cells (red) and CK19, a marker of proliferation (green), evident. On the r

A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOn the left is a section of a pancreatic cancer patient's primary tumor, with cancer cells (red) and CK19, a marker of proliferation (green), evident. On the r
New, revised topics released in ACR appropriateness criteria

New, revised topics released in ACR appropriateness criteria

(HealthDay)—The latest edition of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria has been released and includes 188 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics, with 908 c

New, revised topics released in ACR appropriateness criteria

(HealthDay)—The latest edition of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria has been released and includes 188 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics, with 908 c
Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent anti-cancer drugs can be quite effective but too often, tumors are not fought off completely and end u

Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent anti-cancer drugs can be quite effective but too often, tumors are not fought off completely and end u
Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by Tom

Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by Tom