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Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patie

Conversation tool to help cancer patients with treatment choices

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patie
Australian scientists closer to finding new lung cancer treatments

Australian scientists closer to finding new lung cancer treatments

byAustralian National UniversityAssociate Professor Marian Burr. Credit: Jamie Kidston/ANUScientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have disc

Australian scientists closer to finding new lung cancer treatments

byAustralian National UniversityAssociate Professor Marian Burr. Credit: Jamie Kidston/ANUScientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have disc
Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc
Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce

Estrogen Receptor Mutation Prospects in Endometrial Cancer Treatment

byHemalatha Manikandanon August 22, 2023Inhibiting CDK9, a protein that works withestrogen receptors, was effective at minimizing the proliferation ofendometrial cancerce
Scientists find strong evidence for testing newly developed drug in liver cancer

Scientists find strong evidence for testing newly developed drug in liver cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityDevanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Credit: VCU Massey Cancer CenterResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have published new study findings that establish ration

Scientists find strong evidence for testing newly developed drug in liver cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityDevanand Sarkar, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Credit: VCU Massey Cancer CenterResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have published new study findings that establish ration
Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

byScience China PressThe CDK4/6 inhibitors-resistant breast cancer cells expressed more Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins than the parental cells (Upper left). PI3K pathway was hyper-activated in the

Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in some breast cancer

byScience China PressThe CDK4/6 inhibitors-resistant breast cancer cells expressed more Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins than the parental cells (Upper left). PI3K pathway was hyper-activated in the
Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care

Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs novel cancer treatments continually emerge, it is essential to collect data on patients' quality of life along wit

Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs novel cancer treatments continually emerge, it is essential to collect data on patients' quality of life along wit
New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better

New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function

by Joe Dangor,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicWhen it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better
Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China has used a m

Using a machine learning algorithm with cancer methylation signatures to diagnose colorectal cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China has used a m
Developing AI tools for breast cancer precision pathology

Developing AI tools for breast cancer precision pathology

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common cancer type in women globally, but there is a continuous decline in mortality rates. A partial explanatio

Developing AI tools for breast cancer precision pathology

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer is the most common cancer type in women globally, but there is a continuous decline in mortality rates. A partial explanatio
Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S