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Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

byWileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many

Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

byWileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many
Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMultiplex immunohistochemistry image of T-cells infiltrating stomach tumours. Credit: Katharina von Loga, Biomedical Research CentreAggressive, highly mutated cance

Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMultiplex immunohistochemistry image of T-cells infiltrating stomach tumours. Credit: Katharina von Loga, Biomedical Research CentreAggressive, highly mutated cance
Finding community online after finding a lump: Social media and younger adults with cancer

Finding community online after finding a lump: Social media and younger adults with cancer

by Jaigris Hodson and Cheryl Heykoop,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOctober marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Canadian Cancer Society estimates thatone in eight women wil

Finding community online after finding a lump: Social media and younger adults with cancer

by Jaigris Hodson and Cheryl Heykoop,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOctober marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Canadian Cancer Society estimates thatone in eight women wil
New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys
New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm

New gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of sm
Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S
New factor in the development of hereditary kidney cancer discovered

New factor in the development of hereditary kidney cancer discovered

by Gabriele Meseg-Rutzen,University of CologneHira-andFh1-deficient cells promote tumor initiation, growth, and invasion in vivo.(A) Scheme of xenograft injections in the flank of nu

New factor in the development of hereditary kidney cancer discovered

by Gabriele Meseg-Rutzen,University of CologneHira-andFh1-deficient cells promote tumor initiation, growth, and invasion in vivo.(A) Scheme of xenograft injections in the flank of nu
Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityThe signature of TRIM21low/CD73highis associated with unfavorable immune response. (A) Proteomic data from CPTAC identified that the expression of

Novel therapeutic targets discovered for triple-negative breast cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityThe signature of TRIM21low/CD73highis associated with unfavorable immune response. (A) Proteomic data from CPTAC identified that the expression of
Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi

Novel cell 'switches' found to promote lung cancer growth, treatment resistance

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversitySCLC cell lines have divergent gene regulatory networks and phenotypes. (A) Hierarchical clustering was performed using 53 SCLC cell lines. Silhouette wi
A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat
New epigenetic markers for prostate cancer discovered

New epigenetic markers for prostate cancer discovered

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchHistopathological image of a high grade prostate cancer. Credit: Prof James KenchNew epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate canc

New epigenetic markers for prostate cancer discovered

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchHistopathological image of a high grade prostate cancer. Credit: Prof James KenchNew epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate canc