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Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance

Fungal association with tumors may predict worse outcomes

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeColonies of Candida tropicalis. Credit: Jennifer Conrad and the Iliev labThe presence of some fungal species in tumors predicts—and may even help drive—worse cance
Researchers unveil inhibition mechanism of receptors on natural killer cells

Researchers unveil inhibition mechanism of receptors on natural killer cells

byUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaSchematics of GPR34 regulating ILC1 function during tumor progression and suppression. Credit: Prof. Zhou's teamA research team led by Prof. Zh

Researchers unveil inhibition mechanism of receptors on natural killer cells

byUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaSchematics of GPR34 regulating ILC1 function during tumor progression and suppression. Credit: Prof. Zhou's teamA research team led by Prof. Zh
Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind

Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind
More than two million years of life lost to cancer in the UK each year

More than two million years of life lost to cancer in the UK each year

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver two million years of life are lost to cancer in the UK every year, according to new research published today in theBritish Journal

More than two million years of life lost to cancer in the UK each year

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver two million years of life are lost to cancer in the UK every year, according to new research published today in theBritish Journal
Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti

Study: Uncertainty over cancer risk and perceived risk heighten with breast density awareness after mammography

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAwareness of breast density appears to increase one's perceived breast cancer risk for a short ti
An unexpected T cell exhaustion factor driving cancer immunotherapy resistance

An unexpected T cell exhaustion factor driving cancer immunotherapy resistance

by The University of Hong KongGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111647A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong

An unexpected T cell exhaustion factor driving cancer immunotherapy resistance

by The University of Hong KongGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111647A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong
Tumor hyaluronan as a novel biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective study

Tumor hyaluronan as a novel biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective study

by Impact Journals LLCLung adenocarcinoma histochemistry. Representative sections illustrating tumor HA histochemistry staining (Ventana HA RxDx Assay) in FFPE lung adenocarcinoma samples scored as HA

Tumor hyaluronan as a novel biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective study

by Impact Journals LLCLung adenocarcinoma histochemistry. Representative sections illustrating tumor HA histochemistry staining (Ventana HA RxDx Assay) in FFPE lung adenocarcinoma samples scored as HA
Specific components of the tumor immune microenvironment may affect responses to BCMA CAR T-cell therapy

Specific components of the tumor immune microenvironment may affect responses to BCMA CAR T-cell therapy

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myeloma whose tumor immune microenvironments had a more diverse baseline T-cell repertoire, fewer marker

Specific components of the tumor immune microenvironment may affect responses to BCMA CAR T-cell therapy

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with myeloma whose tumor immune microenvironments had a more diverse baseline T-cell repertoire, fewer marker
How oncologists can ethically navigate the 'Right-To-Try' drug law

How oncologists can ethically navigate the 'Right-To-Try' drug law

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2018 federal Right to Try Act allows patients with a life-threatening illness to be treated with drugs

How oncologists can ethically navigate the 'Right-To-Try' drug law

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2018 federal Right to Try Act allows patients with a life-threatening illness to be treated with drugs
Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics

Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics

by Osaka UniversityOperating principle of single-molecule quantum sequencing. Credit: Osaka UniversityAll diseases have a genetic component. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behin

Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics

by Osaka UniversityOperating principle of single-molecule quantum sequencing. Credit: Osaka UniversityAll diseases have a genetic component. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behin
Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables

Tracking the epigenetic evolution of a cancer, cell by cell

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDr. Dan Landau. Credit: Rene PerezA powerful new set of scientific tools developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center (NYGC) researchers enables
Intraventricular immunovirotherapy: A translational step forward

Intraventricular immunovirotherapy: A translational step forward

by Impact JournalsPutative mechanisms of toxicity. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28343A new research perspective titled "Intraventricular immunovirotherapy; a tran

Intraventricular immunovirotherapy: A translational step forward

by Impact JournalsPutative mechanisms of toxicity. Credit:Oncotarget(2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28343A new research perspective titled "Intraventricular immunovirotherapy; a tran