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Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsSkin cancer is declining among younger adults in Sweden for the first time after decades of increases, making it the first European country to see a fall, researcher

Sweden sees skin cancer decline in under-50s for 1st time: Study

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsSkin cancer is declining among younger adults in Sweden for the first time after decades of increases, making it the first European country to see a fall, researcher
Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon

Improving treatment for hairy cell leukemia

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who were treated with vemurafenib experienced excellent respon
Immunotherapy may become new first line treatment in some metastatic colorectal cancers

Immunotherapy may become new first line treatment in some metastatic colorectal cancers

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Immunotherapy with nivolumab and low-dose ipilimumab could become a new fi

Immunotherapy may become new first line treatment in some metastatic colorectal cancers

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Immunotherapy with nivolumab and low-dose ipilimumab could become a new fi
Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to

Analysis of radiotherapy and locoregional recurrence in RxPONDER patients

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of data on the use of radiation therapy in a large clinical trial of patients with HR+, HER2- breast cancer who had one to
How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapy

How intestinal cancer stem cells evade anti-angiogenic therapybyLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team led by Ludwig Lausanne's Tatiana Petrova, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani and a
Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack

Tail spin: Study reveals new way to reduce friendly fire in cell therapy

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityIn CAR-T therapy, T cells in blue find antigens (red) and kill cancer cells (purple). But often, antigens attach to other T cells leading other T cells to attack
Clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

Clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchDrs. Faiyaz Notta and Steven Gallinger in a laboratory. Credit: OICRResearchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University Health Ne

Clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchDrs. Faiyaz Notta and Steven Gallinger in a laboratory. Credit: OICRResearchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University Health Ne
New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cellsby Fram Dinshaw,McMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101108McMaster

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cells

New fast, effective way to detect cancer stem cellsby Fram Dinshaw,McMaster UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101108McMaster
Researchers identify an Achilles' heel in neuroblastoma

Researchers identify an Achilles' heel in neuroblastoma

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineThe image shows magnified neuroblastoma cells. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineNeuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that develops from neural cells on the

Researchers identify an Achilles' heel in neuroblastoma

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineThe image shows magnified neuroblastoma cells. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineNeuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that develops from neural cells on the
Multicancer early detection feasible for outpatients

Multicancer early detection feasible for outpatients

A blood-based multicancer early detection (MCED) test using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is feasible for outpatients and has a positive predictive value of about 40 percent, according to a study presented at

Multicancer early detection feasible for outpatients

A blood-based multicancer early detection (MCED) test using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is feasible for outpatients and has a positive predictive value of about 40 percent, according to a study presented at
Gallbladder and bile duct cancers: Rare, silent and deadly. Know the signs

Gallbladder and bile duct cancers: Rare, silent and deadly. Know the signs

by Cara MurezBile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect.Knowing the signs of these rare cancers may help with earlier detection.Gallbladd

Gallbladder and bile duct cancers: Rare, silent and deadly. Know the signs

by Cara MurezBile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect.Knowing the signs of these rare cancers may help with earlier detection.Gallbladd