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AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa
Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

by Lori SolomonMost women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 inJAMA Network Open.Laura B. Beidler, from Dartmout

Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

by Lori SolomonMost women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 inJAMA Network Open.Laura B. Beidler, from Dartmout
Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite conclusive research that shows that all alcoholic beverages, including wine, increase the risk of many types of

Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite conclusive research that shows that all alcoholic beverages, including wine, increase the risk of many types of
Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors
Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v
Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

by Peter Saueressig,Heidelberg UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34312Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoreti

Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

by Peter Saueressig,Heidelberg UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34312Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoreti
Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityAcid reflux drugs that are sometimes recommended to ease stomach problems during cancer treatment may have an unintended side effect: impairment of bre

Acid reflux drugs may have negative side effects for breast cancer survivors

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityAcid reflux drugs that are sometimes recommended to ease stomach problems during cancer treatment may have an unintended side effect: impairment of bre
Study of rare cancer identifies patients at highest risk of metastasis and those who would respond to immunotherapy

Study of rare cancer identifies patients at highest risk of metastasis and those who would respond to immunotherapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCNIO researchers Bruna Calsina (left) and Mercedes Robledo. Credit: Laura M. Lombardía, CNIOPheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, with an incidence of th

Study of rare cancer identifies patients at highest risk of metastasis and those who would respond to immunotherapy

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCNIO researchers Bruna Calsina (left) and Mercedes Robledo. Credit: Laura M. Lombardía, CNIOPheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, with an incidence of th
Decrease noted in lung cancer cases over past five years

Decrease noted in lung cancer cases over past five years

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterThe number of new cases of lung cancer has decreased over the last five years, but screening rates are still low, according to a report published by the American Lun

Decrease noted in lung cancer cases over past five years

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterThe number of new cases of lung cancer has decreased over the last five years, but screening rates are still low, according to a report published by the American Lun
Targeted screening could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths

Targeted screening could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths

byUniversity College LondonMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Nearly one in six deaths from prostate

Targeted screening could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths

byUniversity College LondonMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Nearly one in six deaths from prostate
New algorithm detects even the smallest cancer metastases across the entire mouse body

New algorithm detects even the smallest cancer metastases across the entire mouse body

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresDeepMACT makes use of artificial intelligence to find even the smallest metastases in the entire mouse body. The picture shows single disseminat

New algorithm detects even the smallest cancer metastases across the entire mouse body

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresDeepMACT makes use of artificial intelligence to find even the smallest metastases in the entire mouse body. The picture shows single disseminat
Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

byScience China PressThe CDK4/6 inhibitors-resistant breast cancer cells expressed more Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins than the parental cells (Upper left). PI3K pathway was hyper-activated in the

Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

byScience China PressThe CDK4/6 inhibitors-resistant breast cancer cells expressed more Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins than the parental cells (Upper left). PI3K pathway was hyper-activated in the