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Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

byWileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many

Defensive beliefs likely keep people from taking at-home stool tests that screen for colorectal cancer

byWileyCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers, especially if it is detected early; however, many
Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici
As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects

As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects

by Carla K. JohnsonJill Feldman, 54, poses for a photo at her home in Deerfield, Ill., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Lung cancer patient and advocate Jill Feldman takes pills at home that shrink tumors by bl

As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects

by Carla K. JohnsonJill Feldman, 54, poses for a photo at her home in Deerfield, Ill., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Lung cancer patient and advocate Jill Feldman takes pills at home that shrink tumors by bl
Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetSingle-cell landscape of the ecosystem in primary ccRCC and adjacent normal tissue.aExperimental design created with Biorender.com and Adobe Illustrator.

Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetSingle-cell landscape of the ecosystem in primary ccRCC and adjacent normal tissue.aExperimental design created with Biorender.com and Adobe Illustrator.
In preclinical studies, team identifies potential therapy for metastatic colon cancer

In preclinical studies, team identifies potential therapy for metastatic colon cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeMultiplex immunofluorescence image of hyaluronan-rich human colorectal cancer. Highly aggressive tumoral cells (turquoise and magenta) are negative for both aPKCs

In preclinical studies, team identifies potential therapy for metastatic colon cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeMultiplex immunofluorescence image of hyaluronan-rich human colorectal cancer. Highly aggressive tumoral cells (turquoise and magenta) are negative for both aPKCs
Cancer test shows promise for bringing the benefits of immunotherapy to more patients

Cancer test shows promise for bringing the benefits of immunotherapy to more patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancers harbor mismatch repair deficiency, and a new study identif

Cancer test shows promise for bringing the benefits of immunotherapy to more patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImmunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancers harbor mismatch repair deficiency, and a new study identif
Combination immunotherapy produces high response rate in early results of trial targeting high-risk follicular lymphoma

Combination immunotherapy produces high response rate in early results of trial targeting high-risk follicular lymphoma

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthResearchers conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial at Sylvester Comp

Combination immunotherapy produces high response rate in early results of trial targeting high-risk follicular lymphoma

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthResearchers conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial at Sylvester Comp
New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) for

New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe new weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) for
New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

by Angela Yeager,Oregon Health & Science UniversityQuantification of CD8+T cells by multispectral flow cytometry in an ex vivo co-culture assay. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine&nbsp

New drug combinations could improve therapies for breast cancer, other aggressive cancers

by Angela Yeager,Oregon Health & Science UniversityQuantification of CD8+T cells by multispectral flow cytometry in an ex vivo co-culture assay. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine&nbsp
Marijuana component offers opioid alternative by effectively treating dental pain

Marijuana component offers opioid alternative by effectively treating dental pain

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCBD reduced the dental pain and increased the bite force in patients presented with emergency toothache. (A) Median visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores per ti

Marijuana component offers opioid alternative by effectively treating dental pain

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCBD reduced the dental pain and increased the bite force in patients presented with emergency toothache. (A) Median visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores per ti
SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with early-stage breast cancer, 10-year outcomes are similar for treatment with partial breast irradiation (PBI) and whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study prese

SABCS: Long-term outcomes good for PBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients with early-stage breast cancer, 10-year outcomes are similar for treatment with partial breast irradiation (PBI) and whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study prese
Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. Peopl

Fewer cases of melanoma observed among people taking vitamin D supplements

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds. Peopl