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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
Discovery adds to evidence that some children are predisposed to develop leukemia

Discovery adds to evidence that some children are predisposed to develop leukemia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCharles Mullighan, MBBS, M.D., Michelle Churchman Ph.D., Max Qian PhD, Jun Yang Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth DixonSt.

Discovery adds to evidence that some children are predisposed to develop leukemia

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCharles Mullighan, MBBS, M.D., Michelle Churchman Ph.D., Max Qian PhD, Jun Yang Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth DixonSt.
Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater inciden

Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater inciden
Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca

Balance of 'stop' and 'go' signaling could be key to cancer immunotherapy response

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA crucial signaling pathway that can tell the immune system to fight off cancer can also be co-opted by ca
Exceptional case of a patient who survived 12 tumors could lead to early cancer diagnosis and immunotherapy

Exceptional case of a patient who survived 12 tumors could lead to early cancer diagnosis and immunotherapy

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn exceptional cancer case is featured in a study published in the journalScience Advances. This individual fi

Exceptional case of a patient who survived 12 tumors could lead to early cancer diagnosis and immunotherapy

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn exceptional cancer case is featured in a study published in the journalScience Advances. This individual fi
New study shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

New study shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inDiabetologiashows that cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes is substantially higher than in the gen

New study shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inDiabetologiashows that cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes is substantially higher than in the gen
Study identifies potential combination therapy for testing in deadly brain cancer

Study identifies potential combination therapy for testing in deadly brain cancer

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.08.014A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a combination of three existing dr

Study identifies potential combination therapy for testing in deadly brain cancer

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.08.014A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a combination of three existing dr
Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityLesions (in green) akin to basal cell carcinoma that were induced by SOX9 in the epidermis. Abnormal differentiation is shown in red, and blue marks cell

Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityLesions (in green) akin to basal cell carcinoma that were induced by SOX9 in the epidermis. Abnormal differentiation is shown in red, and blue marks cell
Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c
With 'batwing' mastopexy, more women can undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy

With 'batwing' mastopexy, more women can undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNipple-sparing techniques can provide better outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy—but due to complication

With 'batwing' mastopexy, more women can undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNipple-sparing techniques can provide better outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy—but due to complication
Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c

Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCarcinoma of salivary gland. Credit: Nephron, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsA new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced c
Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

byAmerican Physiological SocietyBrown fat status is not associated with survival in patients with cancer-associated cachexia. Forest plot of the adjusted hazard ratio of brown fat predicting mor