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ACO enrollment ups appropriateness of CA screening

ACO enrollment ups appropriateness of CA screening

(HealthDay)—Enrollment in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is associated with a reduction in breast cancer screening and an increase in colorectal cancer

ACO enrollment ups appropriateness of CA screening

(HealthDay)—Enrollment in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is associated with a reduction in breast cancer screening and an increase in colorectal cancer
Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti
New heated drug baths provide hope for patients with stomach cancer

New heated drug baths provide hope for patients with stomach cancer

by Megan Lakatos,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have used a new approach to chemotherapy to more than double the typical survival rate for patients with stom

New heated drug baths provide hope for patients with stomach cancer

by Megan Lakatos,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have used a new approach to chemotherapy to more than double the typical survival rate for patients with stom
Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

by Society of Nuclear MedicineA radiotheranostic platform that employs a MUC16-targeting humanized antibody, huAR9.6. Ovarian cancer cells that express hypoglycosylated MUC16 residues are detecte

Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer

by Society of Nuclear MedicineA radiotheranostic platform that employs a MUC16-targeting humanized antibody, huAR9.6. Ovarian cancer cells that express hypoglycosylated MUC16 residues are detecte
Study reveals somatic mutation profile of colorectal tumor with simultaneous APC and MLH1 germline mutations

Study reveals somatic mutation profile of colorectal tumor with simultaneous APC and MLH1 germline mutations

by Zhao Weiwei; Hong Bo, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesThe pedigree of the studied family, and hematoxylin-eosin staining of colorectal adenocarcinoma or adenomas in

Study reveals somatic mutation profile of colorectal tumor with simultaneous APC and MLH1 germline mutations

by Zhao Weiwei; Hong Bo, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesThe pedigree of the studied family, and hematoxylin-eosin staining of colorectal adenocarcinoma or adenomas in
Study connects research scientists with the communities they serve

Study connects research scientists with the communities they serve

by Mark Anthony Febbo,University of ArizonaJoann Sweasy, PhD, director of the UArizona Cancer Center, speaks at a Scientific Café event at Rollies Mexican Patio restaurant. Credit: UArizona Heal

Study connects research scientists with the communities they serve

by Mark Anthony Febbo,University of ArizonaJoann Sweasy, PhD, director of the UArizona Cancer Center, speaks at a Scientific Café event at Rollies Mexican Patio restaurant. Credit: UArizona Heal
No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA

No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA
Predicting the risk of cancer with computational electrodynamics

Predicting the risk of cancer with computational electrodynamics

by Nils Heinonen,Argonne National LaboratoryAlterations of the nanoscale structure of live HeLa cells after chemical fixation, as observed using partial wave spectroscopic (PWS) optical microsco

Predicting the risk of cancer with computational electrodynamics

by Nils Heinonen,Argonne National LaboratoryAlterations of the nanoscale structure of live HeLa cells after chemical fixation, as observed using partial wave spectroscopic (PWS) optical microsco
Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood

Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood

byAmerican Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04187Despite significant advances, mortality from brain tumors remains high with five-yea

Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood

byAmerican Chemical SocietyGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04187Despite significant advances, mortality from brain tumors remains high with five-yea
Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo
Chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect their neighbors, shows study

Chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect their neighbors, shows study

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCertain chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect neighboring cancer cells by sending signals that induce resistance, accord

Chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect their neighbors, shows study

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCertain chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect neighboring cancer cells by sending signals that induce resistance, accord
Expansion of cell-to-cell communication drives early development of pancreatic cancer, finds new research

Expansion of cell-to-cell communication drives early development of pancreatic cancer, finds new research

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterA lens into epigenetic plasticity and its consequences on tumorigenesis. A genetically engineered mouse model enabled a longitudinal view of c

Expansion of cell-to-cell communication drives early development of pancreatic cancer, finds new research

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterA lens into epigenetic plasticity and its consequences on tumorigenesis. A genetically engineered mouse model enabled a longitudinal view of c