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Five things to do in your 20s and 30s to reduce your risk of preventable cancer

Five things to do in your 20s and 30s to reduce your risk of preventable cancer

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMost of us don't think about cancer when we're in our 20s and 30s. But recent research has shown that people born after 1990 a

Five things to do in your 20s and 30s to reduce your risk of preventable cancer

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMost of us don't think about cancer when we're in our 20s and 30s. But recent research has shown that people born after 1990 a
Study finds volume of liver resection during gallbladder surgery doesn't significantly affect overall survival

Study finds volume of liver resection during gallbladder surgery doesn't significantly affect overall survival

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past. While uncommon, most ga

Study finds volume of liver resection during gallbladder surgery doesn't significantly affect overall survival

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past. While uncommon, most ga
Genes with strong impact on menopause timing also link to cancer risk

Genes with strong impact on menopause timing also link to cancer risk

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to date, providing new insi

Genes with strong impact on menopause timing also link to cancer risk

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to date, providing new insi
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im

Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response

by University of PittsburghMarlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and member of the Cancer Immunology and Im
Researchers devise novel solution to preventing relapse after CAR T-cell therapy

Researchers devise novel solution to preventing relapse after CAR T-cell therapy

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEven as they have revolutionized the treatment of certain forms of cancer, CAR T-cell therapies have been shadowed by a significant

Researchers devise novel solution to preventing relapse after CAR T-cell therapy

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEven as they have revolutionized the treatment of certain forms of cancer, CAR T-cell therapies have been shadowed by a significant
Study shows no mitotane needed for patients with low risk of recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma

Study shows no mitotane needed for patients with low risk of recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma

by Universitätsklinikum WürzburgAdrenocortical carcinoma is a malignant degeneration of one of the hormone glands, which sit in pairs as small caps on the kidney. Credit: Nuclear Medicine University H

Study shows no mitotane needed for patients with low risk of recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma

by Universitätsklinikum WürzburgAdrenocortical carcinoma is a malignant degeneration of one of the hormone glands, which sit in pairs as small caps on the kidney. Credit: Nuclear Medicine University H
Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of circulating tumor cell (CTC) count to guide the choice between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy as first-

Circulating tumor cell count guidance may improve long-term outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of circulating tumor cell (CTC) count to guide the choice between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy as first-
A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101142Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively wi

A select group: Study may bring improved therapy to preselected lung cancer patients

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101142Nonsmokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively wi
Study investigates link between oropharyngeal cancer and sexual behavior

Study investigates link between oropharyngeal cancer and sexual behavior

byLeipzig UniversityVenn diagrams showing the distribution of self-reported high-risk sexual behavior (HR-SB) among N = 188 propensity-score-matched healthy adults and among N = 94 oropharyngeal

Study investigates link between oropharyngeal cancer and sexual behavior

byLeipzig UniversityVenn diagrams showing the distribution of self-reported high-risk sexual behavior (HR-SB) among N = 188 propensity-score-matched healthy adults and among N = 94 oropharyngeal
Unique genetic signature found by research in different types of cancer

Unique genetic signature found by research in different types of cancer

by MELISA InstitutetimsTOF Pro mass spectrometer located in MELISA Institute's laboratories. Credit: MELISA InstituteResearch led by Dr. Mabel Vidal in the Department of Computer Science at the Un

Unique genetic signature found by research in different types of cancer

by MELISA InstitutetimsTOF Pro mass spectrometer located in MELISA Institute's laboratories. Credit: MELISA InstituteResearch led by Dr. Mabel Vidal in the Department of Computer Science at the Un
Study finds cancer cells use a new fuel in absence of sugar

Study finds cancer cells use a new fuel in absence of sugar

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganProfiling of metabolite utilization in PDA cells identifies uridine. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06073-wResearchers at the Univ

Study finds cancer cells use a new fuel in absence of sugar

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganProfiling of metabolite utilization in PDA cells identifies uridine. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06073-wResearchers at the Univ
Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i