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Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors

Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo metastatic cancer tumors "break bad" or are they "born bad"?This question is an essential mystery incancer&n

Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo metastatic cancer tumors "break bad" or are they "born bad"?This question is an essential mystery incancer&n
Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or
Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos
A 3-D bioprinted tumor-on-a-chip model

A 3-D bioprinted tumor-on-a-chip model

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical Xpress(A) The schematic illustration of the biofabrication process, (B) the printer and bioprinted constructs (Food coloring used for the purpose of illustration). C

A 3-D bioprinted tumor-on-a-chip model

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical Xpress(A) The schematic illustration of the biofabrication process, (B) the printer and bioprinted constructs (Food coloring used for the purpose of illustration). C
AI facilitates breakthrough in sinonasal cancer diagnostics

AI facilitates breakthrough in sinonasal cancer diagnostics

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichMethylation array for the determination of DNA modifications. Credit: Jurmeister et al.Although tumors in the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinus are con

AI facilitates breakthrough in sinonasal cancer diagnostics

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichMethylation array for the determination of DNA modifications. Credit: Jurmeister et al.Although tumors in the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinus are con
In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard
CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc

CAR T cell therapy may eliminate tumor cells missed by surgery

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood canc
High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik
Study links reconstructive surgery after breast cancer to changes in upper limb movement

Study links reconstructive surgery after breast cancer to changes in upper limb movement

byUniversity of SaskatchewanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA recently published study authored by a pair of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers shows that reconstructive surgery af

Study links reconstructive surgery after breast cancer to changes in upper limb movement

byUniversity of SaskatchewanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA recently published study authored by a pair of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers shows that reconstructive surgery af
Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer

Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterRAS oncogenes work in pairs, known as "dimers." Credit: UT SouthwesternMutated RAS genes are some of the most common genetic drivers of

Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterRAS oncogenes work in pairs, known as "dimers." Credit: UT SouthwesternMutated RAS genes are some of the most common genetic drivers of
Zapping brain cancer with long needles opens door to new treatments

Zapping brain cancer with long needles opens door to new treatments

by University of SaskatchewanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have developed a new method of killing brain cancer cells while preserving the delica

Zapping brain cancer with long needles opens door to new treatments

by University of SaskatchewanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have developed a new method of killing brain cancer cells while preserving the delica
More than 25% of cancer survivors report significant levels of disability after cancer diagnosis, according to new study

More than 25% of cancer survivors report significant levels of disability after cancer diagnosis, according to new study

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA survey of nearly 50,000 cancer survivors has found that more than a quarter had a physical disability that impaired their mobili

More than 25% of cancer survivors report significant levels of disability after cancer diagnosis, according to new study

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA survey of nearly 50,000 cancer survivors has found that more than a quarter had a physical disability that impaired their mobili