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'RethiNKing' which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer

'RethiNKing' which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian researchers have identified 'natural killer' cells as an important component of anti-tumour immunity to lung cancer.Image: sections of lung co

'RethiNKing' which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian researchers have identified 'natural killer' cells as an important component of anti-tumour immunity to lung cancer.Image: sections of lung co
Blocking pro-fibrosis pathway may improve immunotherapy of metastatic breast cancer

Blocking pro-fibrosis pathway may improve immunotherapy of metastatic breast cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA Massachusetts G

Blocking pro-fibrosis pathway may improve immunotherapy of metastatic breast cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA Massachusetts G
Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas

Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas

by Institute of Cancer ResearchImage: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Credit: Michael Bonert.Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecti

Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas

by Institute of Cancer ResearchImage: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Credit: Michael Bonert.Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecti
Automated bone scan index prognostic for prostate cancer

Automated bone scan index prognostic for prostate cancer

(HealthDay)—The automated Bone Scan Index (aBSI) is an independent prognostic imaging biomarker of overall survival (OS) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to a stud

Automated bone scan index prognostic for prostate cancer

(HealthDay)—The automated Bone Scan Index (aBSI) is an independent prognostic imaging biomarker of overall survival (OS) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to a stud
Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

by Cancer Research UKAdding an inhibitor compound to cancer cells for analysis of how it affects cell signalling, growth and survival. Credit: the Babraham InstituteThe effectiveness of current t

Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance

by Cancer Research UKAdding an inhibitor compound to cancer cells for analysis of how it affects cell signalling, growth and survival. Credit: the Babraham InstituteThe effectiveness of current t
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
Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women's lives

Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women's lives

by Victoria University of WellingtonElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainCervical cancer is the second leading

Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women's lives

by Victoria University of WellingtonElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainCervical cancer is the second leading
Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThis image, obtained from a mouse brain using a brightfield microscope, shows the richly diverse cells of the hippocampus pseudocolored with different hues. Maria

Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThis image, obtained from a mouse brain using a brightfield microscope, shows the richly diverse cells of the hippocampus pseudocolored with different hues. Maria
Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r
Second opinions from comprehensive cancer centers changed treatment plans for African-American patients

Second opinions from comprehensive cancer centers changed treatment plans for African-American patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAfrican American breast cancer patients who received second opinions from an NCI-

Second opinions from comprehensive cancer centers changed treatment plans for African-American patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthAfrican American breast cancer patients who received second opinions from an NCI-
Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells

Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells

by RIKENCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and international collaborators have foun

Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells

by RIKENCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and international collaborators have foun