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Experts have new advice on prostate cancer screening. Here's why they put it back on the table

Experts have new advice on prostate cancer screening. Here's why they put it back on the table

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0In a shift that puts early detection

Experts have new advice on prostate cancer screening. Here's why they put it back on the table

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0In a shift that puts early detection
Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

by American College of SurgeonsBaseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities thes

Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

by American College of SurgeonsBaseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons describe the many challenges and missed opportunities thes
Genomic features of AML in patients over age 60 can predict success of stem cell transplant

Genomic features of AML in patients over age 60 can predict success of stem cell transplant

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteR. Coleman Lindsley, MD, PhD. Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFor older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the prospects for success of a stem cell tra

Genomic features of AML in patients over age 60 can predict success of stem cell transplant

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteR. Coleman Lindsley, MD, PhD. Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFor older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the prospects for success of a stem cell tra
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.
Forty-three percent of melanoma patients have chronic complications from immunotherapies

Forty-three percent of melanoma patients have chronic complications from immunotherapies

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Chronic side effects among

Forty-three percent of melanoma patients have chronic complications from immunotherapies

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Chronic side effects among
Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of circulating tumor cell (CTC) count to guide the choice between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy as first-

Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of circulating tumor cell (CTC) count to guide the choice between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy as first-
Novel liquid biopsy methodology enables monitoring of disease evolution in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Novel liquid biopsy methodology enables monitoring of disease evolution in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.06.003Published today inCancer Cell, results of astudy&nb

Novel liquid biopsy methodology enables monitoring of disease evolution in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.06.003Published today inCancer Cell, results of astudy&nb
A promising discovery in the fight against incurable cancers

A promising discovery in the fight against incurable cancers

by Katherine Moss,University of KentT cells induce galectin-9 secretion in human cancer cells derived from solid malignant tumors and keratinocytes. (A) Human cancer cells derived from solid mal

A promising discovery in the fight against incurable cancers

by Katherine Moss,University of KentT cells induce galectin-9 secretion in human cancer cells derived from solid malignant tumors and keratinocytes. (A) Human cancer cells derived from solid mal
Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressStudy overview. Experimental and cohort design. Single-cell genomes, transcriptomes and long-read sequencing libraries were generated from isogenic 184-hTERT cell lines (W

Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressStudy overview. Experimental and cohort design. Single-cell genomes, transcriptomes and long-read sequencing libraries were generated from isogenic 184-hTERT cell lines (W
Mechanism facilitates brain metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma by inducing neuroinflammation

Mechanism facilitates brain metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma by inducing neuroinflammation

byTel-Aviv UniversityBrain metastatic burden and survival in mice injected with breast cancer cells. a. Experimental scheme analyzed in (b,c). b. Survival curve analysis of WT and Lcn2-/-m

Mechanism facilitates brain metastasis from breast cancer and melanoma by inducing neuroinflammation

byTel-Aviv UniversityBrain metastatic burden and survival in mice injected with breast cancer cells. a. Experimental scheme analyzed in (b,c). b. Survival curve analysis of WT and Lcn2-/-m
Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

by Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.006Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defe

Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

by Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.006Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defe
New treatment could increase lung cancer survival

New treatment could increase lung cancer survival

byHudson Institute of Medical ResearchMYC-expression drives platinum resistance in vivo. A Schematic overview of experimental approach. B Representative CT images of RPM mice at time-points foll

New treatment could increase lung cancer survival

byHudson Institute of Medical ResearchMYC-expression drives platinum resistance in vivo. A Schematic overview of experimental approach. B Representative CT images of RPM mice at time-points foll