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Researchers look to the gut to boost cancer immunotherapy's fighting power

Researchers look to the gut to boost cancer immunotherapy's fighting power

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of many types of cancer. Yet, for reasons that remain poorly understood, not all patie

Researchers look to the gut to boost cancer immunotherapy's fighting power

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of many types of cancer. Yet, for reasons that remain poorly understood, not all patie
Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only

Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only
Researchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move

Researchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move

by Virginia TechPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteVirginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Enginee

Researchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move

by Virginia TechPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteVirginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Enginee
Breast cancer mortality reflected differently in certain Georgia neighborhoods, study reveals

Breast cancer mortality reflected differently in certain Georgia neighborhoods, study reveals

by Adam Pope,University of Alabama at BirminghamAssociations Between Area Depriviation Index (ADI) and Probability of Patient Mortality for Black and White Patients With Breast Cancer. Data are

Breast cancer mortality reflected differently in certain Georgia neighborhoods, study reveals

by Adam Pope,University of Alabama at BirminghamAssociations Between Area Depriviation Index (ADI) and Probability of Patient Mortality for Black and White Patients With Breast Cancer. Data are
Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for

Researcher recommends tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

by Regenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a year since national recommendations issued by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force called for
Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients

Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients

by Kathryn F. Sykes , Medical XpressCancer is the result of the uncontrolled division and spread of cells into surrounding tissue. Recently researchers have begun to focus on biomarkers as a source of

Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients

by Kathryn F. Sykes , Medical XpressCancer is the result of the uncontrolled division and spread of cells into surrounding tissue. Recently researchers have begun to focus on biomarkers as a source of
A new tumor-suppressive gene that boosts personalized treatment response in breast cancer

A new tumor-suppressive gene that boosts personalized treatment response in breast cancer

by The University of Hong KongGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111821A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong

A new tumor-suppressive gene that boosts personalized treatment response in breast cancer

by The University of Hong KongGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111821A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong
Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities

Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with Euro

Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with Euro
How pancreatic cancer defies treatment by leveraging a protein

How pancreatic cancer defies treatment by leveraging a protein

by University of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cancer is the

How pancreatic cancer defies treatment by leveraging a protein

by University of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cancer is the
Researchers find link between immune cells' closest neighbors and survival time in patients with pancreatic cancer

Researchers find link between immune cells' closest neighbors and survival time in patients with pancreatic cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteResearchers from Johns Hopkins

Researchers find link between immune cells' closest neighbors and survival time in patients with pancreatic cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteResearchers from Johns Hopkins
Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo
Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

byUniversity of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainManchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish b

Study improves accuracy of breast cancer test for Ashkenazi Jewish women

byUniversity of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainManchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish b