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Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

by British Medical JournalMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect

Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

by British Medical JournalMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect
Study confirms curable state between single and widespread cancers

Study confirms curable state between single and widespread cancers

by University of Chicago Medical CenterRalph Weichselbaum, M.D., the Daniel K. Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor, chair of radiation and cellular oncology at UChicago and director of the Lud

Study confirms curable state between single and widespread cancers

by University of Chicago Medical CenterRalph Weichselbaum, M.D., the Daniel K. Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor, chair of radiation and cellular oncology at UChicago and director of the Lud
Team targets tumor suppressor to treat 'triple-negative' breast cancer

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

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
Branched-chain amino acids regulate the development and progression of cancer

Branched-chain amino acids regulate the development and progression of cancer

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeFigure 1. Credit: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers at A*STAR's Singapore Bioimaging

Branched-chain amino acids regulate the development and progression of cancer

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeFigure 1. Credit: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers at A*STAR's Singapore Bioimaging
A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressComparison between mutation and methylation fractions in the same cfDNA sample. (A) The correlation between the AF based on mutation and methylation. (B) Comparison of the

A new method for conducting a liquid biopsy for liver cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressComparison between mutation and methylation fractions in the same cfDNA sample. (A) The correlation between the AF based on mutation and methylation. (B) Comparison of the
Genetic ancestry and social environment may influence how aggressive breast cancer is in Black women

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

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
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
First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of
Substance in the blood is found to increase as early as two years before diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

Substance in the blood is found to increase as early as two years before diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

by Ola Nilsson,Umea UniversitySeparating future PDAC cases from controls in pre-diagnostic and diagnostic samples with a cross-sectional analysis. Box plots of the individual marker concentratio

Substance in the blood is found to increase as early as two years before diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

by Ola Nilsson,Umea UniversitySeparating future PDAC cases from controls in pre-diagnostic and diagnostic samples with a cross-sectional analysis. Box plots of the individual marker concentratio
Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityGBM cells can be highly invasive in the brain, or fast growing while being localised. Credit: Dr SK Singh, Gottingen Medical Centre, GermanyOne of the deadliest

Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack

by Hayley Jarvis,Brunel UniversityGBM cells can be highly invasive in the brain, or fast growing while being localised. Credit: Dr SK Singh, Gottingen Medical Centre, GermanyOne of the deadliest
Study reveals persistent cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky

Study reveals persistent cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published inThe Journal of Rural Healthsheds lig

Study reveals persistent cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published inThe Journal of Rural Healthsheds lig
Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDJust like pe

Boosting T cell 'memory' may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDJust like pe