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Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

byColleen Fleisson August 26, 2023Certaincolon cancersmay experience accelerated growth due to typical age-related alterations in the blood system, said University of Florida C

Blood Stem Cell Mutations Exacerbate Colon Cancer Growth

byColleen Fleisson August 26, 2023Certaincolon cancersmay experience accelerated growth due to typical age-related alterations in the blood system, said University of Florida C
MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell
Strategy could remove metastatic traits and drug resistance from lung cancer cells

Strategy could remove metastatic traits and drug resistance from lung cancer cells

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Figure 1. Construction of the mathematical model of the regulatory network to represent the EMT phenotype based on the interaction

Strategy could remove metastatic traits and drug resistance from lung cancer cells

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Figure 1. Construction of the mathematical model of the regulatory network to represent the EMT phenotype based on the interaction
Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

by Elana GotkineOverall cancer mortality is continuing to decline, according to a study published online Jan. 12 inCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., from the America

Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

by Elana GotkineOverall cancer mortality is continuing to decline, according to a study published online Jan. 12 inCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., from the America
Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi
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
Skin cancer cells harness nerve cell gene to drill through and invade new tissues

Skin cancer cells harness nerve cell gene to drill through and invade new tissues

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMelanoma cell growing into a soft hydrogel. Credit: Professor Chris BakalMelanoma skin cancer cells harness a gene usually used by growing nerves to escape from the

Skin cancer cells harness nerve cell gene to drill through and invade new tissues

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMelanoma cell growing into a soft hydrogel. Credit: Professor Chris BakalMelanoma skin cancer cells harness a gene usually used by growing nerves to escape from the
Allogeneic HCT after primary induction failure beneficial in leukemia

Allogeneic HCT after primary induction failure beneficial in leukemia

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immediate allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) after primary induction failure (PIF) offers long-term survival benef

Allogeneic HCT after primary induction failure beneficial in leukemia

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immediate allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) after primary induction failure (PIF) offers long-term survival benef
Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients

Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients th

Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients th
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
New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysician scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have publish

New optimism on myelodysplastic syndromes

by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPhysician scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have publish
SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)

SABCS: Updated analysis confirms endocrine therapy effective with/without chemo

by Elana GotkineFor patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-negative early breast cancer (EBC) with a 21-gene recurrence score (RS)