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Intracellular recycling: The key to surviving potent anti-cancer drugs

Intracellular recycling: The key to surviving potent anti-cancer drugs

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityER-phagy alleviates anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Credit: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, TMDUA cell contains many specialized subunits, called organe

Intracellular recycling: The key to surviving potent anti-cancer drugs

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityER-phagy alleviates anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Credit: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, TMDUA cell contains many specialized subunits, called organe
Study: Light alcohol consumption linked to cancer

Study: Light alcohol consumption linked to cancer

by Kiersten WillisCredit: CC0 Public DomainBad news for folks looking to continue indulging this holiday season.A recent Japanese study found that light to moderatedrinkingincreases the ri

Study: Light alcohol consumption linked to cancer

by Kiersten WillisCredit: CC0 Public DomainBad news for folks looking to continue indulging this holiday season.A recent Japanese study found that light to moderatedrinkingincreases the ri
Incidence of early-onset gastric cancer increasing in the U.S.

Incidence of early-onset gastric cancer increasing in the U.S.

(HealthDay)—The incidence of early-onset gastric cancer has been increasing in the United States, and it seems to be distinct clinically and genetically from late-onset gastric cancer, according to a

Incidence of early-onset gastric cancer increasing in the U.S.

(HealthDay)—The incidence of early-onset gastric cancer has been increasing in the United States, and it seems to be distinct clinically and genetically from late-onset gastric cancer, according to a
Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterCutaneous neurofibromas cover the back of a patient. Credit: UTSWUT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology

Marker found for condition that causes numerous tumors

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterCutaneous neurofibromas cover the back of a patient. Credit: UTSWUT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology
Cancer mortality rates correlate to geography as well as known behavioral risk factors

Cancer mortality rates correlate to geography as well as known behavioral risk factors

byCase Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that risk factors historically linked to cancer mortality vary region

Cancer mortality rates correlate to geography as well as known behavioral risk factors

byCase Western Reserve UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that risk factors historically linked to cancer mortality vary region
Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl
Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom
Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe field of precision cancer medicine has become so complex that even experienced oncologists can find it challenging to decipher

Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe field of precision cancer medicine has become so complex that even experienced oncologists can find it challenging to decipher
Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are
New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients

New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients

by Eric Hamilton,University of FloridaOverview of our transformer-based chronic pain prediction model: Three different data inputs are passed into dedicated encoders to generate a final vector t

New AI tool predicts risk for chronic pain in cancer patients

by Eric Hamilton,University of FloridaOverview of our transformer-based chronic pain prediction model: Three different data inputs are passed into dedicated encoders to generate a final vector t
Measuring changes in brain tissue oxygenation for personalized cancer radiotherapy

Measuring changes in brain tissue oxygenation for personalized cancer radiotherapy

bySPIEResearchers used a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device attached to the patient's forehead to measure changes in hemoglobin and tissue oxygenation levels. The device wa

Measuring changes in brain tissue oxygenation for personalized cancer radiotherapy

bySPIEResearchers used a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device attached to the patient's forehead to measure changes in hemoglobin and tissue oxygenation levels. The device wa
Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown