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Personalised blood test could help predict which lung cancers might return

Personalised blood test could help predict which lung cancers might return

byGraeme Sneddon| News1 April 2022Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, accordi

Personalised blood test could help predict which lung cancers might return

byGraeme Sneddon| News1 April 2022Patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by a personalised blood test that is performed after treatment, accordi
Protective mutation shown to impair esophagus tumor growth

Protective mutation shown to impair esophagus tumor growth

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDifferentiation and homeostasis in aged Notch1 mutant mouse tissue. a, YFPCreNotch1flox/floxmice were induced at high dose so mutant cells rapidly covered

Protective mutation shown to impair esophagus tumor growth

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDifferentiation and homeostasis in aged Notch1 mutant mouse tissue. a, YFPCreNotch1flox/floxmice were induced at high dose so mutant cells rapidly covered
Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas

Trial demonstrates acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment advance

by Diane Dragaud, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit:LBA-1 Consolidation Therapy with Blinatumomab Improves Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblas
Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSurvival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related
Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to
Universal genetic testing may improve risk stratification and treatment for rare and lethal cancer

Universal genetic testing may improve risk stratification and treatment for rare and lethal cancer

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20 percent. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett's esophagus (BE), is present i

Universal genetic testing may improve risk stratification and treatment for rare and lethal cancer

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20 percent. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett's esophagus (BE), is present i
Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma

Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDResults of an international clin

Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDResults of an international clin
Scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk

Scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.006A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unearthed

Scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.006A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unearthed
hematopoietic changes on colon cancer, unveiling therapeutic avenues

hematopoietic changes on colon cancer, unveiling therapeutic avenues

In a recent study published in theJournal of Experimental Medicine, researchers investigated whether bone marrow-derived cells with heterozygous loss of Dnmt3a (Dnmt3a+/Δ), the most common genet

hematopoietic changes on colon cancer, unveiling therapeutic avenues

In a recent study published in theJournal of Experimental Medicine, researchers investigated whether bone marrow-derived cells with heterozygous loss of Dnmt3a (Dnmt3a+/Δ), the most common genet
Intestinal microorganisms influence white blood cell levels, study finds

Intestinal microorganisms influence white blood cell levels, study finds

by Hokkaido UniversityUnder normal conditions (steady state) neutrophils regulate the gut microbiota. When the number of neutrophils drops (neutropenia), the composition of the gut microbiota cha

Intestinal microorganisms influence white blood cell levels, study finds

by Hokkaido UniversityUnder normal conditions (steady state) neutrophils regulate the gut microbiota. When the number of neutrophils drops (neutropenia), the composition of the gut microbiota cha
Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology

Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology