Team targets tumor suppressor to treat 'triple-negative' breast cancer

by University of Arizona Health SciencesAgnieszka Witkiewicz, MD and Erik Knudsen, PhD, UA Cancer Center. Credit: BioCommunications, Kris HanningA study by scientists at the University of Arizona Canc

Updated on: May 27,2024 4

Team targets tumor suppressor to treat 'triple-negative' breast cancer

by University of Arizona Health SciencesAgnieszka Witkiewicz, MD and Erik Knudsen, PhD, UA Cancer Center. Credit: BioCommunications, Kris HanningA study by scientists at the University of Arizona Canc

Updated on:May 27,2024 4

Country-specific norms created for cancer-related quality of life

(HealthDay)—Country-specific norms have been established for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire to measure the self-reported quality of life of cancer

Updated on: April 14,2024 17

Country-specific norms created for cancer-related quality of life

(HealthDay)—Country-specific norms have been established for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire to measure the self-reported quality of life of cancer

Updated on:April 14,2024 17

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

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

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

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

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

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

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

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyKaplan-Meier Survival Curves for All-Cause Mortality by Quartiles (Q) of African Ancestry and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (nSES) in 1,575 Black Women wit

Updated on: May 13,2024 6

Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyKaplan-Meier Survival Curves for All-Cause Mortality by Quartiles (Q) of African Ancestry and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (nSES) in 1,575 Black Women wit

Updated on:May 13,2024 6

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA team of researchers led by Columbia

Updated on: March 01,2024 14

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA team of researchers led by Columbia

Updated on:March 01,2024 14

Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA novel method to generate natural killer cells from peripheral blood cell-derived stem cells may transform immunotherapies for d

Updated on: March 12,2024 15

Generating large numbers of universal immune cells could transform cancer immunotherapy

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeA novel method to generate natural killer cells from peripheral blood cell-derived stem cells may transform immunotherapies for d

Updated on:March 12,2024 15

Investigating the immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potentially lucrative yet elusive target for cancer therapy

by Impact Journals LLCMultiple mechanisms underly the pro-tumorigenic role of CD200. Credit: 2023 Shao and Owens.A new research perspective titled "The immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potenti

Updated on: January 30,2024 19

Investigating the immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potentially lucrative yet elusive target for cancer therapy

by Impact Journals LLCMultiple mechanisms underly the pro-tumorigenic role of CD200. Credit: 2023 Shao and Owens.A new research perspective titled "The immunoregulatory protein CD200 as a potenti

Updated on:January 30,2024 19

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

Updated on: January 02,2024 16

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

Updated on:January 02,2024 16

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

Updated on: February 24,2024 11

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

Updated on:February 24,2024 11

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

Updated on: February 18,2024 17

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

Updated on:February 18,2024 17

A novel method to better predict the outgrowth of ductal carcinoma in situ

by Netherlands Cancer InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.002An international team of researchers led by the Netherlands Cancer Institu

Updated on: February 03,2024 10

A novel method to better predict the outgrowth of ductal carcinoma in situ

by Netherlands Cancer InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.002An international team of researchers led by the Netherlands Cancer Institu

Updated on:February 03,2024 10