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Newfound cancer cell biology suggests which patients will respond to immunotherapy

Newfound cancer cell biology suggests which patients will respond to immunotherapy

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with head and neck cancer who have more genetic material on chromosome 9 in their cancer cells survive three times longer after rece

Newfound cancer cell biology suggests which patients will respond to immunotherapy

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with head and neck cancer who have more genetic material on chromosome 9 in their cancer cells survive three times longer after rece
Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCumulative incidence rates of breast cancer and 95% confidence intervals in women with and without benign breast disease within year at ind

Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCumulative incidence rates of breast cancer and 95% confidence intervals in women with and without benign breast disease within year at ind
Map of tumors' immune cell populations points to new targets for immunotherapy

Map of tumors' immune cell populations points to new targets for immunotherapy

by Kevin Jiang,Harvard Medical SchoolMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteThe recent emergence of immuno

Map of tumors' immune cell populations points to new targets for immunotherapy

by Kevin Jiang,Harvard Medical SchoolMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteThe recent emergence of immuno
Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological

Toward a personalized approach to the study and treatment of bone cancers

by Lund UniversityPrimary acute myeloid leukemia cells preferentially home and engraft in MSOD-B hOss.a, Experimental scheme of AML patient sample transplantation. b, Representative histological
Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenome-wide detection of rREs in cancer genomes. a, Scheme of the method to identify rREs in 2,509 patients across 29 human cancer types: 1, head and neck squamous cell ca

Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenome-wide detection of rREs in cancer genomes. a, Scheme of the method to identify rREs in 2,509 patients across 29 human cancer types: 1, head and neck squamous cell ca
Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA "two-for-one" cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scient

Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA "two-for-one" cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scient
Targeting cancer's hidden master regulators

Targeting cancer's hidden master regulators

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterSchematic of the VIPER (A), OncoTarget (B), and OncoTreat (C) methodologies. G.E.S.: gene expression signature. MoR: mode of regulation—i.e., genes who

Targeting cancer's hidden master regulators

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterSchematic of the VIPER (A), OncoTarget (B), and OncoTreat (C) methodologies. G.E.S.: gene expression signature. MoR: mode of regulation—i.e., genes who
Oncology therapy at the end-of-life: Have we missed the mark?

Oncology therapy at the end-of-life: Have we missed the mark?

by Yale Cancer CenterCredit:JAMA Oncology(2022). DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4666Continued treatment for patients with cancer near end-of-life delays conversations about goals of care and

Oncology therapy at the end-of-life: Have we missed the mark?

by Yale Cancer CenterCredit:JAMA Oncology(2022). DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4666Continued treatment for patients with cancer near end-of-life delays conversations about goals of care and
Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

byRadiological Society of North AmericaForest plots show the incremental cancer detection rate (CDR) per 1000 screenings per modality. (A) Studies with handheld US. (B) Studies with automated wh

Breast MRI effective at detecting cancer in dense breasts, finds study

byRadiological Society of North AmericaForest plots show the incremental cancer detection rate (CDR) per 1000 screenings per modality. (A) Studies with handheld US. (B) Studies with automated wh
Foreign-born women in U.S. less likely to have mammograms

Foreign-born women in U.S. less likely to have mammograms

(HealthDay)—Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S.-born women, according to the Oc

Foreign-born women in U.S. less likely to have mammograms

(HealthDay)—Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S.-born women, according to the Oc
Arf1 inhibitors promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into tumors by affecting lipid metabolism

Arf1 inhibitors promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into tumors by affecting lipid metabolism

by Higher Education PressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHIn recent years, cancer immunotherapies, represented by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), have b

Arf1 inhibitors promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into tumors by affecting lipid metabolism

by Higher Education PressScanning electron micrograph of human T lymphocyte or T cell. Credit: NIAID/NIHIn recent years, cancer immunotherapies, represented by immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), have b
Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher