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Gene mutations should be tested routinely for ovarian cancer, say scientists

Gene mutations should be tested routinely for ovarian cancer, say scientists

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The University of Manchester have shown that testing for two gene families linked to a lifetime epithel

Gene mutations should be tested routinely for ovarian cancer, say scientists

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists from The University of Manchester have shown that testing for two gene families linked to a lifetime epithel
Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist checks mammograms in in Los Angeles. Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developi

Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist checks mammograms in in Los Angeles. Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developi
Screening catches only one in seven cancers: Report

Screening catches only one in seven cancers: Report

by Lori Solomon HealthDay ReporterOnly 14% of cancers diagnosed in the United States are diagnosed after the patient had a recommended screening test, according to a report released Dec. 14 by NORC at

Screening catches only one in seven cancers: Report

by Lori Solomon HealthDay ReporterOnly 14% of cancers diagnosed in the United States are diagnosed after the patient had a recommended screening test, according to a report released Dec. 14 by NORC at
FDA advisors to weigh new gene therapy for sickle cell anemia

FDA advisors to weigh new gene therapy for sickle cell anemia

by Cara MurezPatients with sickle cell disease may soon have two new treatments to try.On Tuesday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will weigh the merits of a newgene thera

FDA advisors to weigh new gene therapy for sickle cell anemia

by Cara MurezPatients with sickle cell disease may soon have two new treatments to try.On Tuesday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will weigh the merits of a newgene thera
Adjuvant Nivolumab Receives CHMP Recommendation for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

Adjuvant Nivolumab Receives CHMP Recommendation for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

July 21, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of nivolumab monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients at least

Adjuvant Nivolumab Receives CHMP Recommendation for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

July 21, 2023Chris RyanThe European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of nivolumab monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients at least
Germany's BioNTech plans UK trial of mRNA cancer therapy

Germany's BioNTech plans UK trial of mRNA cancer therapy

Scientists believe mRNA vaccines could be a game-changer against many diseases.German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a trailblazing COVID-19 vaccine, will trial a cancer treatment in

Germany's BioNTech plans UK trial of mRNA cancer therapy

Scientists believe mRNA vaccines could be a game-changer against many diseases.German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a trailblazing COVID-19 vaccine, will trial a cancer treatment in
New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys

New link between fatal muscle wasting disease gene and cancer discovered

byUniversity of PortsmouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMutations of the gene encoding dystrophins have long been known to cause the debilitating muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dys
Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p
Breast cancer patients to be evaluated for genetic testing

Breast cancer patients to be evaluated for genetic testing

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to a statement on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) published Dec. 13 in the organiz

Breast cancer patients to be evaluated for genetic testing

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccording to a statement on behalf of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) published Dec. 13 in the organiz
Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce
Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

by Darcel Rockett, Chicago TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six w

Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. 'Nobody cares except us'

by Darcel Rockett, Chicago TribuneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six w
Scientists reveal how different cancer cells 'team up' to help incurable childhood brain tumor spread

Scientists reveal how different cancer cells 'team up' to help incurable childhood brain tumor spread

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchSimulating cellular invasion (A) Illustration of simulation flow. (B) Summary statistics used to measure invasion: (i)traveling-wave solution to reaction-diff

Scientists reveal how different cancer cells 'team up' to help incurable childhood brain tumor spread

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchSimulating cellular invasion (A) Illustration of simulation flow. (B) Summary statistics used to measure invasion: (i)traveling-wave solution to reaction-diff