New approach to shutting down breast cancer recurrence shows promise in mice

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.032A new approach to treat advanced breast cancer shuts down the growth of

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New approach to shutting down breast cancer recurrence shows promise in mice

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.032A new approach to treat advanced breast cancer shuts down the growth of

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Single-cell analysis reveals how melanoma cells resist immunotherapy

by Karen Zusi,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardUnleashing the immune system to fight tumors—an approach enabled by immunotherapy—has led to remarkable

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Single-cell analysis reveals how melanoma cells resist immunotherapy

by Karen Zusi,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardUnleashing the immune system to fight tumors—an approach enabled by immunotherapy—has led to remarkable

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Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells

by Monica May,Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainOxygen is essential to life. When fast-growing tumor cells run out of oxygen, they quickly sprout new blo

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Scientists discover new survival strategy for oxygen-starved pancreatic cancer cells

by Monica May,Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainOxygen is essential to life. When fast-growing tumor cells run out of oxygen, they quickly sprout new blo

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Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

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Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese

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Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit

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Scientists discover how satellite RNA leads to cancer

by Salk InstituteCell with injected hSATa RNA (left) shows a high level of a marker for DNA damage, γH2AX (middle). Merge image (right) shows satellite RNA and γH2AX in cells; DNA is blue. Credit

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Research examines how to stay on task

by University of Texas at ArlingtonTask paradigm visual for a single trial on the four-choice reaction time task. Credit:Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics(2023). DOI: 10.3758

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Research examines how to stay on task

by University of Texas at ArlingtonTask paradigm visual for a single trial on the four-choice reaction time task. Credit:Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics(2023). DOI: 10.3758

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Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumor formation

by Kathleen Haughney,Florida State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of Florida State University researchers used a simple tumor model to show the importance of tissue microenvironment i

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Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumor formation

by Kathleen Haughney,Florida State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of Florida State University researchers used a simple tumor model to show the importance of tissue microenvironment i

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A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceOvary. Credit: Public DomainOver 20,000 women across the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually. The symptoms of this disease are often

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A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceOvary. Credit: Public DomainOver 20,000 women across the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually. The symptoms of this disease are often

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Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy

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Designing an emergency stop switch for immunotherapies

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA mollecule allows for 'switching off' the therapy when a cancer patient's life is in danger. Credit: EPFLImmunotherapy, unlike chemotherapy

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Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainDeath rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in 2019 with the exception of Poland, ac

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Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainDeath rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in 2019 with the exception of Poland, ac

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Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to theU.S. Surgeon General,yet almost ha

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Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to theU.S. Surgeon General,yet almost ha

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ASCO endorses integrative oncology guidelines for breast cancer patients

by Diane Mapes,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainThe first time Elizabeth Johnson told her on

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ASCO endorses integrative oncology guidelines for breast cancer patients

by Diane Mapes,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainThe first time Elizabeth Johnson told her on

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