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Examining the factors in air pollution that can lead to lung cancer

Examining the factors in air pollution that can lead to lung cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large international team of researchers has found that most lung cancers that result from exposure to air pollution are not due to indu

Examining the factors in air pollution that can lead to lung cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large international team of researchers has found that most lung cancers that result from exposure to air pollution are not due to indu
Jumping genes for early detection of gastric cancer

Jumping genes for early detection of gastric cancer

by Braulio Valdebenito-MaturanaExample of a transposable element following cancer development on spatially resolved data. In green the normal epithelium, in brown the serrated lesion, and in red the t

Jumping genes for early detection of gastric cancer

by Braulio Valdebenito-MaturanaExample of a transposable element following cancer development on spatially resolved data. In green the normal epithelium, in brown the serrated lesion, and in red the t
New bladder cancer classification predicts treatment response

New bladder cancer classification predicts treatment response

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterStudy design and gene signatures of patients with high-risk NMIBC according to BCG response subtypes (BRS). Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2023).

New bladder cancer classification predicts treatment response

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterStudy design and gene signatures of patients with high-risk NMIBC according to BCG response subtypes (BRS). Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2023).
Breast cancer findings 'suggest a new set of criteria for avoiding radiation'

Breast cancer findings 'suggest a new set of criteria for avoiding radiation'

by Maureen Salamon,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often can choose to have a lumpectomy, which removes only cancerous tiss

Breast cancer findings 'suggest a new set of criteria for avoiding radiation'

by Maureen Salamon,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often can choose to have a lumpectomy, which removes only cancerous tiss
Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

by Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was sh

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

by Catherine Sweeney, WPLN, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was sh
Using low-intensity continuous ultrasound to inhibit cancer cell migration

Using low-intensity continuous ultrasound to inhibit cancer cell migration

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells during a cell migration process. Credit: ITEFI-CSICA study led by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has d

Using low-intensity continuous ultrasound to inhibit cancer cell migration

by Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells during a cell migration process. Credit: ITEFI-CSICA study led by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has d
New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University

New tech addresses manufacturing bottlenecks for a lifesaving blood cancer treatment

byUniversity of South AustraliaSchematic of forces acting on cells in inertial microfluidics. Credit:Cytotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.005Researchers from the University
Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival
Researchers reveal mechanism of protection against breast and ovarian cancer

Researchers reveal mechanism of protection against breast and ovarian cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paper published today inNature, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have outlined the structure and function o

Researchers reveal mechanism of protection against breast and ovarian cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paper published today inNature, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have outlined the structure and function o
Boys should be given HPV jab, says vaccine committee

Boys should be given HPV jab, says vaccine committee

by Cancer Research UKHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Credit:Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0It's nearly a decade since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first introduced in t

Boys should be given HPV jab, says vaccine committee

by Cancer Research UKHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Credit:Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0It's nearly a decade since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first introduced in t
New patient guidelines for marginal zone lymphoma help caregivers better understand a rare form of blood cancer

New patient guidelines for marginal zone lymphoma help caregivers better understand a rare form of blood cancer

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNCCN Guidelines for Patients: Marginal Zone Lymphoma now available for free at NCCN.org/patientinformation. Credit: NCCNThe National Comprehensive Cancer Networ

New patient guidelines for marginal zone lymphoma help caregivers better understand a rare form of blood cancer

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNCCN Guidelines for Patients: Marginal Zone Lymphoma now available for free at NCCN.org/patientinformation. Credit: NCCNThe National Comprehensive Cancer Networ
Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer

Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClinical efficacy.a–c, Responses as shown by a waterfall plot (a), swimmers plot (b) and spider plot (c). The dashed lines correspond to +20% a

Novel drug combination shows promise for advanced HER2-negative breast cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClinical efficacy.a–c, Responses as shown by a waterfall plot (a), swimmers plot (b) and spider plot (c). The dashed lines correspond to +20% a