Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthEach year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5 percent of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drin

Updated on: December 20,2023

Exposure to chemicals in drinking water associated with 5% of annual bladder cancer burden in Europe

byBarcelona Institute for Global HealthEach year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5 percent of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drin

Updated on:December 20,2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on: December 26,2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on:December 26,2023

Lower cancer screening rates differ by region, tied to social vulnerability

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPopulations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including socioeconomic sta

Updated on: December 18,2023

Lower cancer screening rates differ by region, tied to social vulnerability

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPopulations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including socioeconomic sta

Updated on:December 18,2023

Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on: December 18,2023

Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on:December 18,2023

Circular RNA limits skin cancer spread

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mysterious piece of genetic material restrains the spread of skin cancer cells, but is frequently lost as they mature, a new study finds.Published

Updated on: December 22,2023

Circular RNA limits skin cancer spread

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mysterious piece of genetic material restrains the spread of skin cancer cells, but is frequently lost as they mature, a new study finds.Published

Updated on:December 22,2023

New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors

byNYU Langone HealthStimulated Raman histologic images of diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone HealthA novel method of combining advanced optic

Updated on: December 22,2023

New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors

byNYU Langone HealthStimulated Raman histologic images of diffuse astrocytoma (left) and meningioma (right). Credit: Daniel Orringer, NYU Langone HealthA novel method of combining advanced optic

Updated on:December 22,2023

Investing just $40 million new dollars in lung cancer research related to women has dramatic impact on US economy

by BurnessCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoubling the funding for research focused on women and lung cancer will have enormous economic impacts for families and the nation, according to anew r

Updated on: December 26,2023

Investing just $40 million new dollars in lung cancer research related to women has dramatic impact on US economy

by BurnessCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDoubling the funding for research focused on women and lung cancer will have enormous economic impacts for families and the nation, according to anew r

Updated on:December 26,2023

New therapeutic strategy for treating a very aggressive form of breast cancer

byCORDISCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have identified a new therapeutic strategy for treating a very aggressive form of breast cancer.Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the mos

Updated on: December 18,2023

New therapeutic strategy for treating a very aggressive form of breast cancer

byCORDISCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists have identified a new therapeutic strategy for treating a very aggressive form of breast cancer.Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the mos

Updated on:December 18,2023

Cancer stem cells use 'normal' genes in abnormal ways

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusMayumi Fajita, MD, PhD and colleagues show that CDK1 interacts with Sox2 to keep cancer stem cells 'stemmy'. Credit: University of Colorado Canc

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cancer stem cells use 'normal' genes in abnormal ways

by Garth Sundem,CU Anschutz Medical CampusMayumi Fajita, MD, PhD and colleagues show that CDK1 interacts with Sox2 to keep cancer stem cells 'stemmy'. Credit: University of Colorado Canc

Updated on:December 18,2023

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec

Updated on: December 21,2023

Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely rec

Updated on:December 21,2023

Body's natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandThe image shows a dividing melanoma cell with its hedgehog-like spikes. The cell is also secreting vesicles. Image credit: Kirsi RillaA new study from Finland shed

Updated on: December 22,2023

Body's natural signal carriers can help melanoma spread

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandThe image shows a dividing melanoma cell with its hedgehog-like spikes. The cell is also secreting vesicles. Image credit: Kirsi RillaA new study from Finland shed

Updated on:December 22,2023

Protein partnership effectively fends off pancreatic cancer progression

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityModel for the functional interaction between Smad4 and Prdm16 during PDAC formation and progression. Credit:Journal of Cell Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein partnership effectively fends off pancreatic cancer progression

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityModel for the functional interaction between Smad4 and Prdm16 during PDAC formation and progression. Credit:Journal of Cell Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1

Updated on:December 20,2023