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Researchers apply fat cells to deliver drug to suppress tumor growth

Researchers apply fat cells to deliver drug to suppress tumor growth

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new drug delivery pathway that may help stop tumor g

Researchers apply fat cells to deliver drug to suppress tumor growth

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new drug delivery pathway that may help stop tumor g
Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:

Some breast cancer patients with high responses to chemotherapy may not need surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit:
Breast MRI illuminates risk of second breast cancer

Breast MRI illuminates risk of second breast cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaPostoperative surveillance images in a 54-year-old woman who had undergone right breast–conserving surgery and postoperative radiation therapy 2 years prio

Breast MRI illuminates risk of second breast cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaPostoperative surveillance images in a 54-year-old woman who had undergone right breast–conserving surgery and postoperative radiation therapy 2 years prio
Researchers use machine learning to unlock the genomic code in clinical cancer samples

Researchers use machine learning to unlock the genomic code in clinical cancer samples

by University of HelsinkiMutational signatures of formalin exposure. a C>T FFPE-only mutation count increases with formalin fixation time. We observed this increase in both unrepaired and repa

Researchers use machine learning to unlock the genomic code in clinical cancer samples

by University of HelsinkiMutational signatures of formalin exposure. a C>T FFPE-only mutation count increases with formalin fixation time. We observed this increase in both unrepaired and repa
Minimal residual disease negativity predicts time to next treatment in multiple myeloma

Minimal residual disease negativity predicts time to next treatment in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity determined using next-generation sequencing (NGS) is predictive of longer time to next treatment (TTN

Minimal residual disease negativity predicts time to next treatment in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity determined using next-generation sequencing (NGS) is predictive of longer time to next treatment (TTN
Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon
Study sends strong signal not to sequence immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced kidney cancer

Study sends strong signal not to sequence immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced kidney cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with advanced kidney cancer are routinely given immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as first-line treatment. The CONTACT-0

Study sends strong signal not to sequence immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced kidney cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with advanced kidney cancer are routinely given immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as first-line treatment. The CONTACT-0
Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA schematic summary of the study. Credit: Douglas Hanahan (EPFL)Immunotherapy is a way of treating cancer by reprogramming the patient's immune syst

Drug combo breaks down cancer resistance to immunotherapy

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA schematic summary of the study. Credit: Douglas Hanahan (EPFL)Immunotherapy is a way of treating cancer by reprogramming the patient's immune syst
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
Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRelapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified h

Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRelapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified h
Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cancer treatments—from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells—have a host of side effects, in large part because they af

Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cancer treatments—from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells—have a host of side effects, in large part because they af
Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. co

Advance care planning produces trend toward less aggressive and more comfort-focused care for patients with cancer

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. co