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Only one in five Indonesian women are aware of cervical cancer screening

Only one in five Indonesian women are aware of cervical cancer screening

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: European Society for Medical OncologyJust one in five Indonesian women are aware of cervical cancer screening, according to a study presented at th

Only one in five Indonesian women are aware of cervical cancer screening

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: European Society for Medical OncologyJust one in five Indonesian women are aware of cervical cancer screening, according to a study presented at th
Book examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness

Book examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobin Scheffler and his new book, “A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine.” Credit: Jon

Book examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobin Scheffler and his new book, “A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine.” Credit: Jon
US regulators approve 2nd gene therapy for blood cancer

US regulators approve 2nd gene therapy for blood cancer

by Linda A. JohnsonIn this May 2016 file photo provided by Kite Pharma, cell therapy specialists at the company's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., prepare blood cells from a patient t

US regulators approve 2nd gene therapy for blood cancer

by Linda A. JohnsonIn this May 2016 file photo provided by Kite Pharma, cell therapy specialists at the company's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., prepare blood cells from a patient t
Pregnancy-associated cancers tied to higher five-year mortality

Pregnancy-associated cancers tied to higher five-year mortality

by Lori SolomonPregnancy-associated cancers are associated with increased five-year mortality, according to a study published online April 6 inJAMA Oncology.Zoe F. Cairncross, M.P.H., from the U

Pregnancy-associated cancers tied to higher five-year mortality

by Lori SolomonPregnancy-associated cancers are associated with increased five-year mortality, according to a study published online April 6 inJAMA Oncology.Zoe F. Cairncross, M.P.H., from the U
Study finds adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence

Study finds adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsA new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amoun

Study finds adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsA new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amoun
New bispecific antibody demonstrates clinical activity in patients with multiple myeloma

New bispecific antibody demonstrates clinical activity in patients with multiple myeloma

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were treated with the two highest doses of REGN5459, a bispe

New bispecific antibody demonstrates clinical activity in patients with multiple myeloma

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were treated with the two highest doses of REGN5459, a bispe
Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome

Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome

by American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their me

Study finds antibiotics may make melanoma worse, by depleting the gut microbiome

by American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their me
Potential new series of drugs targeting cancer-driving protein BCL6

Potential new series of drugs targeting cancer-driving protein BCL6

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchThe BCL6 BTB domain dimer (in grey/green) and compound hits in pink, superimposed on each other in the main compound binding site. Credit: Dr Rob van Montfort lab /

Potential new series of drugs targeting cancer-driving protein BCL6

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchThe BCL6 BTB domain dimer (in grey/green) and compound hits in pink, superimposed on each other in the main compound binding site. Credit: Dr Rob van Montfort lab /
Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct

Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct

by Rachel Tompa,Stanford University Medical CenterTurning kinase inhibitors into activators of therapeutic genes. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adl5361Our bodies divest

Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct

by Rachel Tompa,Stanford University Medical CenterTurning kinase inhibitors into activators of therapeutic genes. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adl5361Our bodies divest
Some breast cancer treatments may limit effectiveness of weight loss medications

Some breast cancer treatments may limit effectiveness of weight loss medications

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer medications, called aromatase inhibitors, may lessen the effect of weight loss drugs, according to a new study being presen

Some breast cancer treatments may limit effectiveness of weight loss medications

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer medications, called aromatase inhibitors, may lessen the effect of weight loss drugs, according to a new study being presen
Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe

Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe
Study uncovers role of ultraviolet radiation in development of rare leukemia in the skin

Study uncovers role of ultraviolet radiation in development of rare leukemia in the skin

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteSkin tumor (top) from a representative patient with BPDCN showing infiltration by malignant cells (haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), left) expressing the pDC marker

Study uncovers role of ultraviolet radiation in development of rare leukemia in the skin

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteSkin tumor (top) from a representative patient with BPDCN showing infiltration by malignant cells (haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), left) expressing the pDC marker