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Clinical trial generates promising results for immunotherapy drug nivolumab in patients with advanced skin cancer

Clinical trial generates promising results for immunotherapy drug nivolumab in patients with advanced skin cancer

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can boost the immune system's response against various cancers. Now a phase II clin

Clinical trial generates promising results for immunotherapy drug nivolumab in patients with advanced skin cancer

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumerous studies have shown that drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can boost the immune system's response against various cancers. Now a phase II clin
Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThe study was led by Matthew P. Banegas, PhD, an associate professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Health Equity Educ

Cancer patients facing housing instability show greater risk of mortality

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThe study was led by Matthew P. Banegas, PhD, an associate professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Health Equity Educ
Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi
What do you know about these three rare childhood cancers?

What do you know about these three rare childhood cancers?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed

What do you know about these three rare childhood cancers?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed
Researchers uncover how breast cancer cells become resistant to therapy

Researchers uncover how breast cancer cells become resistant to therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them res

Researchers uncover how breast cancer cells become resistant to therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them res
Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

by WileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs)—initially identified by de Villiers et al. in 2014—represent a class

Study supports links between bovine meat and milk factor protein expression, inflammation as cause of colorectal cancer

by WileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs)—initially identified by de Villiers et al. in 2014—represent a class
Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

by University of ZurichPigment cells (blue/green) with cilium (light green with red base). Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer InstituteMost cells in the human body have a cilium, a slender

Loss of cilia leads to melanoma

by University of ZurichPigment cells (blue/green) with cilium (light green with red base). Credit: Daniel Zingg, Netherlands Cancer InstituteMost cells in the human body have a cilium, a slender
Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol polic

Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol polic
Potential melanoma target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

Potential melanoma target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamConstitutive activation of JAK1/2 in IFNγR1KOmelanoma cells. a Identification of a JAK1/2-centric network of activated protein tyrosine ki

Potential melanoma target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamConstitutive activation of JAK1/2 in IFNγR1KOmelanoma cells. a Identification of a JAK1/2-centric network of activated protein tyrosine ki
Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr
Combination therapy outperforms chemotherapy in clinical trial for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Combination therapy outperforms chemotherapy in clinical trial for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by University of AmsterdamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChemotherapy has been the most effective treatment to date for young and fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The dise

Combination therapy outperforms chemotherapy in clinical trial for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by University of AmsterdamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChemotherapy has been the most effective treatment to date for young and fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The dise
Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGeneration and validation of pdCas9a-SAM construct in Eµ-Myc lymphoma cell lines. a Schematic representation of the pdCas9a-SAM lentiviral co

Researchers advance CRISPR technology to replicate human diseases with unprecedented accuracy

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGeneration and validation of pdCas9a-SAM construct in Eµ-Myc lymphoma cell lines. a Schematic representation of the pdCas9a-SAM lentiviral co