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Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer

Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoPeter Yingxiao Wang, Ph.D. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringPancreatic cancer is the third most lethal cancer in the United States. Patients

Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoPeter Yingxiao Wang, Ph.D. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringPancreatic cancer is the third most lethal cancer in the United States. Patients
New thesis on prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

New thesis on prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaria Creignou from the Hematology Unit (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Improving pro

New thesis on prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaria Creignou from the Hematology Unit (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Improving pro
Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted cancer drug will now be available for some adults with advanced liver cancer on the NHS.Regorafenib (Stivarga) is to be offered to people

Targeted cancer drug made available for some NHS liver cancer patients

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainA targeted cancer drug will now be available for some adults with advanced liver cancer on the NHS.Regorafenib (Stivarga) is to be offered to people
Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer

Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each year. Most cases are discovered too late for a cur

Potential markers identified for early detection and prevention of liver cancer

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, claiming 700,000 lives each year. Most cases are discovered too late for a cur
Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s
A step forward in the struggle against neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer

A step forward in the struggle against neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer

by University of SevilleCredit: CC0 Public DomainA group of researchers from the University of Seville and the Seville Biomedicine Institute (Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla—IBiS) has publish

A step forward in the struggle against neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer

by University of SevilleCredit: CC0 Public DomainA group of researchers from the University of Seville and the Seville Biomedicine Institute (Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla—IBiS) has publish
Genetic causes of tumors in salivary glands

Genetic causes of tumors in salivary glands

by University of Erlangen-NurembergCredit: CC0 Public DomainAcinic cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant form of salivary gland cancer. These tumours are similar to normal salivary gl

Genetic causes of tumors in salivary glands

by University of Erlangen-NurembergCredit: CC0 Public DomainAcinic cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant form of salivary gland cancer. These tumours are similar to normal salivary gl
Washington University will open second proton center for cancer treatment as others shut down

Washington University will open second proton center for cancer treatment as others shut down

by Blythe BernhardCredit: CC0 Public DomainProton beam therapy, which has struggled to live up to its promise for treating cancer, is poised for a resurgence in St. Louis.As several otherproton&

Washington University will open second proton center for cancer treatment as others shut down

by Blythe BernhardCredit: CC0 Public DomainProton beam therapy, which has struggled to live up to its promise for treating cancer, is poised for a resurgence in St. Louis.As several otherproton&
Current PSA monitoring ignores risk to some prostate cancer survivors

Current PSA monitoring ignores risk to some prostate cancer survivors

by Scott Maier,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: University of California, San FranciscoProstate cancer survivors make up the largest group, 41 percent, of male cancer survivors. In

Current PSA monitoring ignores risk to some prostate cancer survivors

by Scott Maier,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: University of California, San FranciscoProstate cancer survivors make up the largest group, 41 percent, of male cancer survivors. In
Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer

Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in The Netherlands and Australia has conducted the largest-ever whole-gen

Whole-genome study of metastatic tumors provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in The Netherlands and Australia has conducted the largest-ever whole-gen
Only a third of women take up all offered cancer screenings, new research finds

Only a third of women take up all offered cancer screenings, new research finds

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a paper published today in theJournal of Medical Screening, researchers from King's College London and Queen Mary University of L

Only a third of women take up all offered cancer screenings, new research finds

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a paper published today in theJournal of Medical Screening, researchers from King's College London and Queen Mary University of L
In high-risk neuroblastoma, two stem cell transplants may be better than one

In high-risk neuroblastoma, two stem cell transplants may be better than one

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Children's Hospital BostonSince the early 1990s, chemotherapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant has been the standard of

In high-risk neuroblastoma, two stem cell transplants may be better than one

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Children's Hospital BostonSince the early 1990s, chemotherapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant has been the standard of