Researchers find key to help treat different cancers

by Yale UniversityYale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have uncovered the workings of a metabolic pathway or "gauge" that lets cancer cells detect when they have enough nutrients around

Updated on: June 01,2024

Researchers find key to help treat different cancers

by Yale UniversityYale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have uncovered the workings of a metabolic pathway or "gauge" that lets cancer cells detect when they have enough nutrients around

Updated on:June 01,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on: January 12,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on:January 12,2024

'Never did I imagine that I would have to ration chemotherapy'

by Mary HynesCredit: CC0 Public DomainNationwide shortages of two dozen chemotherapy drugs are leading to rationing and delays in treatment for cancer patients, local and national authorities say.&quo

Updated on: January 10,2024

'Never did I imagine that I would have to ration chemotherapy'

by Mary HynesCredit: CC0 Public DomainNationwide shortages of two dozen chemotherapy drugs are leading to rationing and delays in treatment for cancer patients, local and national authorities say.&quo

Updated on:January 10,2024

Technique developed in mice could aid detection of cancer in dense breasts

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Ca

Updated on: February 24,2024

Technique developed in mice could aid detection of cancer in dense breasts

by Georgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Ca

Updated on:February 24,2024

Researchers target commonly mutated or deleted gene in gynecological cancers

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)FBXW7 isoforms and SCF-FBXW7 complex. (A) Three FBXW7 isoforms (α, β, and γ), which are structurally different only at their N-terminal region, while shari

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers target commonly mutated or deleted gene in gynecological cancers

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)FBXW7 isoforms and SCF-FBXW7 complex. (A) Three FBXW7 isoforms (α, β, and γ), which are structurally different only at their N-terminal region, while shari

Updated on:January 30,2024

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Updated on: April 09,2024

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Updated on:April 09,2024

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c

Updated on: January 22,2024

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c

Updated on:January 22,2024

Addressing higher colon cancer rates in rural areas

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor health care professionals, it's maddening.The technology needed to stopcolorectal cancerbefore it turns deadly

Updated on: March 20,2024

Addressing higher colon cancer rates in rural areas

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor health care professionals, it's maddening.The technology needed to stopcolorectal cancerbefore it turns deadly

Updated on:March 20,2024

Team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer

by Mayo ClinicThis stylistic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). The chromosome is X-shaped because it is dividing. Introns are regi

Updated on: May 27,2024

Team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer

by Mayo ClinicThis stylistic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). The chromosome is X-shaped because it is dividing. Introns are regi

Updated on:May 27,2024

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at

Updated on: January 15,2024

Life-threatening side effects of novel cancer immunotherapies could be treatable

byKarolinska InstitutetLaboratory tests after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (A) Routine blood tests for the indicated markers at

Updated on:January 15,2024

Criteria for selecting who can enroll in multiple myeloma clinical trials may exclude patients from minority groups

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that people from racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials of new me

Updated on: January 15,2024

Criteria for selecting who can enroll in multiple myeloma clinical trials may exclude patients from minority groups

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that people from racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials of new me

Updated on:January 15,2024

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

by University of PennsylvaniaMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For cancer to spread, it needs a hosp

Updated on: May 11,2024

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

by University of PennsylvaniaMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For cancer to spread, it needs a hosp

Updated on:May 11,2024