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Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera
Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterPlots of the confounder-adjusted continuous-time estimate of the log-hazard ratios for (A) disease-free survival, (B) time to recurrence and (C) overall surviva

Study shows physical activity prevents cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterPlots of the confounder-adjusted continuous-time estimate of the log-hazard ratios for (A) disease-free survival, (B) time to recurrence and (C) overall surviva
New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new lung cancer screening initiative has made significant strides in overcoming barriers to care for low-income, uninsured and m

New lung cancer screening model removes barriers for central Texas' most vulnerable

byUniversity of Texas at AustinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new lung cancer screening initiative has made significant strides in overcoming barriers to care for low-income, uninsured and m
Research reveals cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment

Research reveals cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment

by Maynooth UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMaynooth University's Kathleen Londsdale Institute for Human Health Research has just published research into the benefits of the popular obesity tre

Research reveals cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment

by Maynooth UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMaynooth University's Kathleen Londsdale Institute for Human Health Research has just published research into the benefits of the popular obesity tre
Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

by Maddie Massy-Westropp,University of New South WalesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre

Finances need to be a bigger part of our conversation about cancer, researchers say

by Maddie Massy-Westropp,University of New South WalesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Jessie Oldfield was experiencing some bleeding at 23 weeks pregnant, she was worried that she had pre
Substance use disorders on the rise for survivors of specific cancers

Substance use disorders on the rise for survivors of specific cancers

by Elana GotkineThe prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) seems to be elevated among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 11 inJAMA Oncology.Kati

Substance use disorders on the rise for survivors of specific cancers

by Elana GotkineThe prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) seems to be elevated among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 11 inJAMA Oncology.Kati
Natural mechanism causes 50-fold increase in T-cell activation sensitivity

Natural mechanism causes 50-fold increase in T-cell activation sensitivity

byLatrobe UniversityThymic cortical T cell deletion induced by a CDR3 cysteine. TCR-retrogenic mice expressing the 6218 or 6218αC TCR were made as described in Fig.1, except that all recip

Natural mechanism causes 50-fold increase in T-cell activation sensitivity

byLatrobe UniversityThymic cortical T cell deletion induced by a CDR3 cysteine. TCR-retrogenic mice expressing the 6218 or 6218αC TCR were made as described in Fig.1, except that all recip
Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

by Public Library of ScienceThe consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSAm-NPS), reflecting a lower nutritional quality, is assoc

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

by Public Library of ScienceThe consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system (FSAm-NPS), reflecting a lower nutritional quality, is assoc
Benefits of running in the cold outweigh warm weather running, says expert

Benefits of running in the cold outweigh warm weather running, says expert

by Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSHCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome year-round runners dread plunging temperatures, but according to recent research, the benefits of running in the cold weather outweigh warm

Benefits of running in the cold outweigh warm weather running, says expert

by Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSHCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome year-round runners dread plunging temperatures, but according to recent research, the benefits of running in the cold weather outweigh warm
Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise

Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise

by University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings now bei

Breakthrough in knowledge of how some sarcomas arise

by University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe origin of certain cancers in the sarcoma group is associated with a hitherto unknown interaction among different proteins. Findings now bei
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu
One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage", researche

One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage", researche