Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve

Updated on: February 03,2024

Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Genomics(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100293Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselve

Updated on:February 03,2024

Formalized education on breast cancer survivorship can help nurses provide more streamlined care, study finds

byUniversity of MissouriPink ribbon. Credit: University of MissouriBy 2040, an estimated 26 million Americans will be living as survivors of cancer. While advances in technology and medical trea

Updated on: January 23,2024

Formalized education on breast cancer survivorship can help nurses provide more streamlined care, study finds

byUniversity of MissouriPink ribbon. Credit: University of MissouriBy 2040, an estimated 26 million Americans will be living as survivors of cancer. While advances in technology and medical trea

Updated on:January 23,2024

New cervical screening test could predict cell changes years before they occur

byUniversity College LondonDistribution of the WID-CIN index in the diagnostic validation set (A). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve corresponding to the diagnostic validation set wi

Updated on: January 13,2024

New cervical screening test could predict cell changes years before they occur

byUniversity College LondonDistribution of the WID-CIN index in the diagnostic validation set (A). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve corresponding to the diagnostic validation set wi

Updated on:January 13,2024

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.

Updated on: January 30,2024

A DNA protein may be responsible for causing cancerous 'stress balls' in the body

by Brooke Kleiboer,University of SaskatchewanCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells.

Updated on:January 30,2024

Numbers count in the genetics of moles and melanomas

by University of QueenslandReticular naevi pattern (left) Gene variations: MTAP, PLA2G6, MITF. Globular naevi pattern (right) Gene variations: IRF4. Credit: University of QueenslandUniversity of

Updated on: April 20,2024

Numbers count in the genetics of moles and melanomas

by University of QueenslandReticular naevi pattern (left) Gene variations: MTAP, PLA2G6, MITF. Globular naevi pattern (right) Gene variations: IRF4. Credit: University of QueenslandUniversity of

Updated on:April 20,2024

Blood cancer manipulates immune cells in order to survive, study shows

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe most comprehensive study to date of the blood cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, has provided fascinating insights into what tumor ce

Updated on: January 22,2024

Blood cancer manipulates immune cells in order to survive, study shows

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe most comprehensive study to date of the blood cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, has provided fascinating insights into what tumor ce

Updated on:January 22,2024

Benefits of running in the cold outweigh warm weather running, says expert

by Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSHCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome year-round runners dread plunging temperatures, but according to recent research, the benefits of running in the cold weather outweigh warm

Updated on: April 01,2024

Benefits of running in the cold outweigh warm weather running, says expert

by Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSHCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome year-round runners dread plunging temperatures, but according to recent research, the benefits of running in the cold weather outweigh warm

Updated on:April 01,2024

Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer

by FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant (

Updated on: June 28,2024

Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer

by FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant (

Updated on:June 28,2024

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Updated on:January 22,2024

New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.For t

Updated on: March 12,2024

New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.For t

Updated on:March 12,2024

Chemo toxicity: A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year

by Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died

Updated on: March 30,2024

Chemo toxicity: A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year

by Arthur Allen, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died

Updated on:March 30,2024

Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoEfficacy of Dato-DXd + durvalumab treatment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1Despite recent advances in the trea

Updated on: October 21,2024

Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoEfficacy of Dato-DXd + durvalumab treatment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1Despite recent advances in the trea

Updated on:October 21,2024