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Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type,

Researchers discover new tool for improving pancreatic cancer care

by Champalimaud Centre for the UnknownCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type,
Exercise has a direct role in fighting breast cancer

Exercise has a direct role in fighting breast cancer

by Megan Myers,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile it is generally accepted that exercise can benefit a person's overall health, a recently published paper has fou

Exercise has a direct role in fighting breast cancer

by Megan Myers,Texas A&M UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile it is generally accepted that exercise can benefit a person's overall health, a recently published paper has fou
Experimental test promises to predict side-effects and cancer's return in patients treated with immunotherapy

Experimental test promises to predict side-effects and cancer's return in patients treated with immunotherapy

by NYU Langone HealthCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA single research test has the potential to predict which patients treated with immunotherapies—which h

Experimental test promises to predict side-effects and cancer's return in patients treated with immunotherapy

by NYU Langone HealthCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA single research test has the potential to predict which patients treated with immunotherapies—which h
Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

by University of BarcelonaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.025During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex enviro

Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells

by University of BarcelonaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.025During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex enviro
Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t
Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class

Discovery boosts the potential of new cancer-fighting drugs

by The Scripps Research InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthScientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a critical feature that a promising new class
Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im
Study points to practice-changing care for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Study points to practice-changing care for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJosep Tabernero, Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), presented data from the international phase

Study points to practice-changing care for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

by Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJosep Tabernero, Director of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), presented data from the international phase
Leukemia treatment breakthrough for babies

Leukemia treatment breakthrough for babies

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityComparison of K562-t(7;12) transcriptional landscape with t(7;12) patient signatures. A 177-gene signature of t(7;12)-patient gene expression extrapolated from

Leukemia treatment breakthrough for babies

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityComparison of K562-t(7;12) transcriptional landscape with t(7;12) patient signatures. A 177-gene signature of t(7;12)-patient gene expression extrapolated from
Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterThe disruption of Wnt/PCP signaling by the oncoprotein CagA seems to promote gastric carcinogenesis. Credit: Atsushi Takahashi-Kanemitsu, Juntendo Unive

Study sheds light on mechanisms underlying H. pylori-induced gastric cancer

by Juntendo University Research Promotion CenterThe disruption of Wnt/PCP signaling by the oncoprotein CagA seems to promote gastric carcinogenesis. Credit: Atsushi Takahashi-Kanemitsu, Juntendo Unive
Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

by Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityMYC regulated St6galnac4 promotes display of the glycan disialyl-T. (A) Murine T-ALL cell surface sialic acids were quantified at various time points after do

Study shows how cancer gene tricks immune cells

by Krista Conger,Stanford UniversityMYC regulated St6galnac4 promotes display of the glycan disialyl-T. (A) Murine T-ALL cell surface sialic acids were quantified at various time points after do