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Blood-clotting protein and blood platelets promote immune evasion, cancer progression

Blood-clotting protein and blood platelets promote immune evasion, cancer progression

byOhio State University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard

Blood-clotting protein and blood platelets promote immune evasion, cancer progression

byOhio State University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard
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
As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de
New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer

New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetOverview of study design and study cohort. Credit:The Lancet Regional Health—Europe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100881Follow-up and treatment of children

New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetOverview of study design and study cohort. Credit:The Lancet Regional Health—Europe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100881Follow-up and treatment of children
Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B

Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B
Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer

Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: CC0 Public DomainOld medicines, combined in new ways, are showing promise for treating bowel cancer, a group of University of Auckland researchers has found.&quot

Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: CC0 Public DomainOld medicines, combined in new ways, are showing promise for treating bowel cancer, a group of University of Auckland researchers has found.&quot
Antioxidant use during chemotherapy risky for breast cancer patients

Antioxidant use during chemotherapy risky for breast cancer patients

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who take the dietary supplements known as antioxidants, as well as iron, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids, during chemotherapy may be at incr

Antioxidant use during chemotherapy risky for breast cancer patients

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer patients who take the dietary supplements known as antioxidants, as well as iron, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids, during chemotherapy may be at incr
Online testing tool identifies people likely to benefit from genetic testing for inherited risk for certain cancers

Online testing tool identifies people likely to benefit from genetic testing for inherited risk for certain cancers

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn online tool developed by researchers and physicians at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can accurately and rapidly identify people

Online testing tool identifies people likely to benefit from genetic testing for inherited risk for certain cancers

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn online tool developed by researchers and physicians at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can accurately and rapidly identify people
Scientists identify multiple cell types that may contribute to treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Scientists identify multiple cell types that may contribute to treatment resistance in prostate cancer

byeLifeA cell-by-cell tapestry of prostate cancer progression, which the authors created by applying a technique called UMAP to the entire dataset from their study. Credit: Germanos et al. (CC B

Scientists identify multiple cell types that may contribute to treatment resistance in prostate cancer

byeLifeA cell-by-cell tapestry of prostate cancer progression, which the authors created by applying a technique called UMAP to the entire dataset from their study. Credit: Germanos et al. (CC B
Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl
Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco
American Society for Radiation Oncology issues updated guideline on radiation therapy for endometrial cancer

American Society for Radiation Oncology issues updated guideline on radiation therapy for endometrial cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newly updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on

American Society for Radiation Oncology issues updated guideline on radiation therapy for endometrial cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newly updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on