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Liver cancer 'signature' in gut holds clues to cancer risk

Liver cancer 'signature' in gut holds clues to cancer risk

by Caroline Tang,University of New South WalesCredit: Thirdman from PexelsPeople with non-alcohol-related liver cancer have a unique gut microbiome profile which could help predict disease risk,

Liver cancer 'signature' in gut holds clues to cancer risk

by Caroline Tang,University of New South WalesCredit: Thirdman from PexelsPeople with non-alcohol-related liver cancer have a unique gut microbiome profile which could help predict disease risk,
Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to
Evaluation of ruxolitinib, a JAK inhibitor, in multiple myeloma

Evaluation of ruxolitinib, a JAK inhibitor, in multiple myeloma

by Impact Journals LLCRuxolitinib exerts its anti-myeloma effects through several mechanisms. Credit:Oncotarget(2024). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28547A new research perspective titled &quot

Evaluation of ruxolitinib, a JAK inhibitor, in multiple myeloma

by Impact Journals LLCRuxolitinib exerts its anti-myeloma effects through several mechanisms. Credit:Oncotarget(2024). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28547A new research perspective titled &quot
Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment

Five key medical advances related to bone marrow transplantation

by Heather Carlson Kehren,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicIn the six decades since blood and marrow transplantation was used to treat patients with blood cancers, this once experimental treatment
Most Americans don't know about lung cancer screening, survey shows

Most Americans don't know about lung cancer screening, survey shows

by Ernie MundellCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsPeople who've had a history of smoking can get alung cancerspotted early—when it's most treatable—through annual CT screening.Unf

Most Americans don't know about lung cancer screening, survey shows

by Ernie MundellCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsPeople who've had a history of smoking can get alung cancerspotted early—when it's most treatable—through annual CT screening.Unf
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.
New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t

New form of immunotherapy under investigation for cancer that resists conventional T cell therapies

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainMedical investigators are theorizing that a combination of t
Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali

Minimizing immunotherapy's potentially harmful side effects

byUniversity of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in treating multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer, and other blood mali
For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal

For cancer, a biopharmaceutical company and UC San Diego test another kind of immune cell

by Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-TribuneWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for cancer in 2017, advanced malignancies once seen as terminal
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
Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

byWileyTEM of papillomavirus. Credit: Public DomainAlthough young cancer survivors face an elevated risk for later developing cervical, oropharyngeal, and several other human papillomavirus (HPV

Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

byWileyTEM of papillomavirus. Credit: Public DomainAlthough young cancer survivors face an elevated risk for later developing cervical, oropharyngeal, and several other human papillomavirus (HPV
Research details adaptation tactics of pancreatic cancer

Research details adaptation tactics of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of OklahomaPSCs support cancer cell growth by the secretion of acetate under acidosis. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01372-4Like alien invade

Research details adaptation tactics of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of OklahomaPSCs support cancer cell growth by the secretion of acetate under acidosis. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01372-4Like alien invade