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Transplant medication matters for controlling cancer risk

Transplant medication matters for controlling cancer risk

by University of QueenslandCredit: University of QueenslandResearch reveals organ transplant recipients could reduce their risk of developing secondary skin cancer by changing their immunosuppres

Transplant medication matters for controlling cancer risk

by University of QueenslandCredit: University of QueenslandResearch reveals organ transplant recipients could reduce their risk of developing secondary skin cancer by changing their immunosuppres
New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance
Immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer

Immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer

by Etty Coffman,University of LouisvilleA confocal microscope image shows the SA-4-1BBL (green color) bound to its receptor on an immune cell (red color) to initiate an immune activation cascade

Immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer

by Etty Coffman,University of LouisvilleA confocal microscope image shows the SA-4-1BBL (green color) bound to its receptor on an immune cell (red color) to initiate an immune activation cascade
Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

by Baylor College of MedicineThis image shows pancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteDr. Christian Marín-Muller&

Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients

by Baylor College of MedicineThis image shows pancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteDr. Christian Marín-Muller&
Proximity to muscle cells may promote spread of prostate cancer cells, NIH study suggests

Proximity to muscle cells may promote spread of prostate cancer cells, NIH study suggests

by National Institutes of HealthFrom left to right: prostate cancer cells (square) near skeletal (oblong) and smooth (oval) muscle cells respond to Interleukins 4 and 13 (IL4/13) by producing ann

Proximity to muscle cells may promote spread of prostate cancer cells, NIH study suggests

by National Institutes of HealthFrom left to right: prostate cancer cells (square) near skeletal (oblong) and smooth (oval) muscle cells respond to Interleukins 4 and 13 (IL4/13) by producing ann
New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in
Drug prices based on success could speed up cancer patients' treatment

Drug prices based on success could speed up cancer patients' treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainPaying for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could help patients get new treatments faster, according to a Cancer Research UK repo

Drug prices based on success could speed up cancer patients' treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainPaying for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could help patients get new treatments faster, according to a Cancer Research UK repo
Study confirms new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

Study confirms new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery tre

Study confirms new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery tre
Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant

Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThese images from scientists at Cincinnati Children's show hematopoietic stem cells (blood stem cells) from donor laboratory mice. The dono

Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThese images from scientists at Cincinnati Children's show hematopoietic stem cells (blood stem cells) from donor laboratory mice. The dono
Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline
Daiichi Sankyo soars on $22bn Merck cancer drugs deal

Daiichi Sankyo soars on $22bn Merck cancer drugs deal

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShares in Japan's Daiichi Sankyo soared on Friday after the pharma group announced a major cancer drug deal with US giant Merck worth up to $22 billion.Merck will

Daiichi Sankyo soars on $22bn Merck cancer drugs deal

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainShares in Japan's Daiichi Sankyo soared on Friday after the pharma group announced a major cancer drug deal with US giant Merck worth up to $22 billion.Merck will
New research explores policies on timely breast cancer diagnosis for underserved women

New research explores policies on timely breast cancer diagnosis for underserved women

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests delays in diagnosis and use of under-resourced health centers

New research explores policies on timely breast cancer diagnosis for underserved women

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests delays in diagnosis and use of under-resourced health centers