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Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,

Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteBrain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year,
New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

bySalk InstituteLeft: Lung tissue of mice with LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Right: Lung tissue after being treated with both trametinib and entinostat showing smaller and fewer tumor

New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

bySalk InstituteLeft: Lung tissue of mice with LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Right: Lung tissue after being treated with both trametinib and entinostat showing smaller and fewer tumor
Targeting LTA4H improves the tumor immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer: Study

Targeting LTA4H improves the tumor immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer: Study

by Science China PressKnockdown of LTA4H resulted in an attenuated tumor growth and ascites formation. Flow cytometry results showed significantly increased ratio of M1 to M2 macrophages and perc

Targeting LTA4H improves the tumor immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer: Study

by Science China PressKnockdown of LTA4H resulted in an attenuated tumor growth and ascites formation. Flow cytometry results showed significantly increased ratio of M1 to M2 macrophages and perc
Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie

Drop the C-word to reduce anxiety and overtreatment, say experts

by University of SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMedical researchers are calling for the word 'cancer' to be dropped from some doctor-patient conversations in a bid to reduce patient anxie
New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

by Holly Evarts,Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied ScienceFluorescence microscopy image of lung cancer cells stained with antibodies against proteins involved in cellular grow

New bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer

by Holly Evarts,Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied ScienceFluorescence microscopy image of lung cancer cells stained with antibodies against proteins involved in cellular grow
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu
Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

by Catherine Collins,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineResearchers in the Netherlands are hoping to move vaccine therapy from the lab to inside the body. Credit: Unsplash/Drew Ha

Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations

by Catherine Collins,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazineResearchers in the Netherlands are hoping to move vaccine therapy from the lab to inside the body. Credit: Unsplash/Drew Ha
Researchers develop AI-based tool paving the way for personalized cancer treatments

Researchers develop AI-based tool paving the way for personalized cancer treatments

byArizona State UniversityAnalyzing nearly 6,000 MHC-1 complexes, the research team discovered patterns that can identify these preferences and predict immune responses across a broad range of h

Researchers develop AI-based tool paving the way for personalized cancer treatments

byArizona State UniversityAnalyzing nearly 6,000 MHC-1 complexes, the research team discovered patterns that can identify these preferences and predict immune responses across a broad range of h
Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to car

Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to car
Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente

Antibiotics after breast cancer linked to poorer survival, study finds

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterLandmarking analysis to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial exposure on survival over time on N = 772 independent patients. Data were presente
GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors, study finds

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors, study finds

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityGI symptoms in CRC survivors (Prevalence, and severity). A. Prevalence of GI symptoms with mild (blue bar) and with moderate-to-severe symptoms (red ba

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors, study finds

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityGI symptoms in CRC survivors (Prevalence, and severity). A. Prevalence of GI symptoms with mild (blue bar) and with moderate-to-severe symptoms (red ba
Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

byNetherlands Cancer InstituteOne could compare cancer cells subjected to the paradoxial approach in this study to the engine of a racing car: if you crank up the RPM and then turn off the cooli

Beating by overheating: A new strategy to combat cancer

byNetherlands Cancer InstituteOne could compare cancer cells subjected to the paradoxial approach in this study to the engine of a racing car: if you crank up the RPM and then turn off the cooli