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What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

by Sathana Dushyanthen and David Kok,The ConversationComparison of differences between traditional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy. Credit:Precision Radiation OncologyProstate c

What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

by Sathana Dushyanthen and David Kok,The ConversationComparison of differences between traditional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy. Credit:Precision Radiation OncologyProstate c
Researchers revisit potent drug as promising treatment for acute leukemia

Researchers revisit potent drug as promising treatment for acute leukemia

by National University of SingaporeChemical screening using the GIMAP enhancer reporter system. (A) Overview of the chemical screening strategy. Using a liquid handling workstation, 2,961 compoun

Researchers revisit potent drug as promising treatment for acute leukemia

by National University of SingaporeChemical screening using the GIMAP enhancer reporter system. (A) Overview of the chemical screening strategy. Using a liquid handling workstation, 2,961 compoun
Two types of HPV linked to cervical cancer have declined since the advent of the HPV vaccine

Two types of HPV linked to cervical cancer have declined since the advent of the HPV vaccine

by American Association for Cancer ResearchElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainAn analysis of cervical precan

Two types of HPV linked to cervical cancer have declined since the advent of the HPV vaccine

by American Association for Cancer ResearchElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainAn analysis of cervical precan
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlack women treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer were more likely to benefit than white women

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy may elicit differential responses in Black and white women with breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlack women treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer were more likely to benefit than white women
Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressscRNAseq of RMS identifies heterogeneity recapitulating muscle developmental programs. (A) Experimental workflow. (B) UMAP plot of 48,859 RMS cells after regre

Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressscRNAseq of RMS identifies heterogeneity recapitulating muscle developmental programs. (A) Experimental workflow. (B) UMAP plot of 48,859 RMS cells after regre
Using AI during cancer-screening results in more recommended controls

Using AI during cancer-screening results in more recommended controls

by Mathilde Coraline Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.08.022A polyp is a small growt

Using AI during cancer-screening results in more recommended controls

by Mathilde Coraline Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloGraphical abstract. Credit:Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.08.022A polyp is a small growt
Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center re

Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center re
Team identifies genes that increase risk for triple-negative breast cancer

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

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

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

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

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

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
UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of

UK urine test that can detect early-stage pancreatic cancer starts clinical study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of
Activating a specific pathway in a subset of immune cells eradicates immunologically 'cold' tumors, study shows

Activating a specific pathway in a subset of immune cells eradicates immunologically 'cold' tumors, study shows

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterThis illustration depicts a nanoparticle (purple) activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) proteins (yellow) in dendritic cells to recruit cytot

Activating a specific pathway in a subset of immune cells eradicates immunologically 'cold' tumors, study shows

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterThis illustration depicts a nanoparticle (purple) activating the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) proteins (yellow) in dendritic cells to recruit cytot