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Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung

Study calls for major changes in the way people with comorbidities are selected by physicians for lung cancer screening

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Medicare policy requiring primary care providers (PCPs) to share in the decision-making with patients on whether to proceed with lung
Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00
New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis, says study

New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis, says study

byBar-Ilan UniversityA cell-permeable peptide derived from the second proline-rich region of Pyk2 blocks spontaneous lung metastasis in an immune-competent xenograft mouse model. Credit:On

New molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis, says study

byBar-Ilan UniversityA cell-permeable peptide derived from the second proline-rich region of Pyk2 blocks spontaneous lung metastasis in an immune-competent xenograft mouse model. Credit:On
New tumor-selective light treatment could kill breast cancer cells with greater accuracy and improve tumor control

New tumor-selective light treatment could kill breast cancer cells with greater accuracy and improve tumor control

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01916Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in Singapore. Treatme

New tumor-selective light treatment could kill breast cancer cells with greater accuracy and improve tumor control

byNational University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:ACS Nano(2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01916Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in Singapore. Treatme
Scrapping England's cancer plan is 'a catastrophic decision that will cost lives' warn experts

Scrapping England's cancer plan is 'a catastrophic decision that will cost lives' warn experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK government's proposal to roll England's long term plan for cancer into one strategy covering all major conditions, such a

Scrapping England's cancer plan is 'a catastrophic decision that will cost lives' warn experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK government's proposal to roll England's long term plan for cancer into one strategy covering all major conditions, such a
The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe enzyme GalNAc-T6 is selectively up-regulated in colon adenocarcinomas, and its expression is associated with a cancer-like growth pat

The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer

by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyThe enzyme GalNAc-T6 is selectively up-regulated in colon adenocarcinomas, and its expression is associated with a cancer-like growth pat
Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth

Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The protei

Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The protei
Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalEarly skin cancer that is colonized with a commensal papillomavirus looks like a wart to the immune system and is effectively eliminated. Keratin 6+ hyperplastic

Immune response against skin-dwelling viruses prevents cancer

by Massachusetts General HospitalEarly skin cancer that is colonized with a commensal papillomavirus looks like a wart to the immune system and is effectively eliminated. Keratin 6+ hyperplastic
Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol polic

Stricter alcohol policies related to lower risk of cancer

by Boston Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol polic
In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-American women at high risk of breast cancer are less likely than white women to pursue potentially life-saving preventive care, and r

In breast-cancer prevention, race matters

by The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfrican-American women at high risk of breast cancer are less likely than white women to pursue potentially life-saving preventive care, and r
Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial
Biological pathways provide evidence for how to overcome barriers limiting cancer immunotherapies

Biological pathways provide evidence for how to overcome barriers limiting cancer immunotherapies

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a possible way to overcome barriers that block

Biological pathways provide evidence for how to overcome barriers limiting cancer immunotherapies

byUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a possible way to overcome barriers that block