Can liquid biopsies compete with scopes and scans in cancer diagnosis?

by Ricki Lewis,Public Library of ScienceInvasion and metastasis.March isNational Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to bring up the value of colonoscopies and mammograms.

Updated on: May 05,2024

Can liquid biopsies compete with scopes and scans in cancer diagnosis?

by Ricki Lewis,Public Library of ScienceInvasion and metastasis.March isNational Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to bring up the value of colonoscopies and mammograms.

Updated on:May 05,2024

Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to theU.S. Surgeon General,yet almost ha

Updated on: March 09,2024

Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainQuitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to theU.S. Surgeon General,yet almost ha

Updated on:March 09,2024

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

Updated on: February 18,2024

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

Updated on:February 18,2024

Atezolizumab + bevacizumab shows benefit in met renal CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is associated with a progression-free survival benefit versus sunitinib, according to a study presen

Updated on: March 30,2024

Atezolizumab + bevacizumab shows benefit in met renal CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), atezolizumab plus bevacizumab is associated with a progression-free survival benefit versus sunitinib, according to a study presen

Updated on:March 30,2024

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca

Updated on: January 30,2024

Cancer cell repopulation after therapy: Study explores the mechanism

by Impact Journals LLCPresumed models of tumor cell repopulation after escaping chemoradiation. Credit: 2023 Prakash and TelleriaThe past two decades have brought great progress in the treatment of ca

Updated on:January 30,2024

Team discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

by University of VirginiaResearchers Lelisa F. Gemta (left) and Timothy Bullock have determined why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. Their finding could allow doctors to make the

Updated on: May 27,2024

Team discovers secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

by University of VirginiaResearchers Lelisa F. Gemta (left) and Timothy Bullock have determined why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. Their finding could allow doctors to make the

Updated on:May 27,2024

Exploring ferroptosis and its implications in lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsEven with advances in diagnosis and treatments, the survival rate of patients with lung cancer, remains to be low. Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent programmed cell death

Updated on: March 30,2024

Exploring ferroptosis and its implications in lung cancer

by Cactus CommunicationsEven with advances in diagnosis and treatments, the survival rate of patients with lung cancer, remains to be low. Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent programmed cell death

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study identifies five key factors that predict response of cancer patients to immunotherapy

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at IRB Barcelona has identified five independent factors that predict cancer patien

Updated on: September 28,2024

Study identifies five key factors that predict response of cancer patients to immunotherapy

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at IRB Barcelona has identified five independent factors that predict cancer patien

Updated on:September 28,2024

Enhanced cancer immunotherapies through cytokine-labeled T cells

by Benjamin Boettner,Harvard UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe recent years have seen a wave of adoptive cell therapies (ACTs), a type of immunotherapy in which T cells (T cell transfer the

Updated on: January 07,2024

Enhanced cancer immunotherapies through cytokine-labeled T cells

by Benjamin Boettner,Harvard UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe recent years have seen a wave of adoptive cell therapies (ACTs), a type of immunotherapy in which T cells (T cell transfer the

Updated on:January 07,2024

Study deciphers packaging of tumor 'cargo,' leading to better understanding of how cancers spread

by Deanna Csomo Mccool,University of Notre DameCredit: Crislyn D’Souza-SchoreyResearchers at the University of Notre Dame have outlined the delivery mechanism tumor cells use to move nucleic aci

Updated on: May 21,2024

Study deciphers packaging of tumor 'cargo,' leading to better understanding of how cancers spread

by Deanna Csomo Mccool,University of Notre DameCredit: Crislyn D’Souza-SchoreyResearchers at the University of Notre Dame have outlined the delivery mechanism tumor cells use to move nucleic aci

Updated on:May 21,2024

Researchers set new bases to develop therapies against colorectal cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteDr. David G. Molleví and Dr. Natalia Guillén Díaz-Maroto, the group leader and first author of the study, respectively. Credit: Gemma FornonsRese

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researchers set new bases to develop therapies against colorectal cancer

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteDr. David G. Molleví and Dr. Natalia Guillén Díaz-Maroto, the group leader and first author of the study, respectively. Credit: Gemma FornonsRese

Updated on:June 04,2024

Research shows effectiveness of new technique to detect ovarian cancer marker peptides

by Brian McNeill,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU physics doctoral candidates Mohammed Almahyawi and Thomas W. Rockett demonstrate the setup of their nanopore research that could one day help

Updated on: March 05,2024

Research shows effectiveness of new technique to detect ovarian cancer marker peptides

by Brian McNeill,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU physics doctoral candidates Mohammed Almahyawi and Thomas W. Rockett demonstrate the setup of their nanopore research that could one day help

Updated on:March 05,2024