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High levels of depression found among Canadian older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

High levels of depression found among Canadian older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults who have had cancer had a high risk of experiencing symptoms of depression during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic

High levels of depression found among Canadian older adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

by University of TorontoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder adults who have had cancer had a high risk of experiencing symptoms of depression during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers uncover new targets for breast cancers resistant to standard therapies

Researchers uncover new targets for breast cancers resistant to standard therapies

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaSOC therapy commonly induces DNA damage, BRCAness and toxic PARP1 trapping, leading to transcriptional blockage and growth inhibition in ER+ b

Researchers uncover new targets for breast cancers resistant to standard therapies

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaSOC therapy commonly induces DNA damage, BRCAness and toxic PARP1 trapping, leading to transcriptional blockage and growth inhibition in ER+ b
Scientists consider fighting potentially lethal form of breast cancer with chemical produced by the disease

Scientists consider fighting potentially lethal form of breast cancer with chemical produced by the disease

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressSchematic model of GDP-M regulating HRD and immunity through promoting BRCA2 degradation. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitran

Scientists consider fighting potentially lethal form of breast cancer with chemical produced by the disease

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressSchematic model of GDP-M regulating HRD and immunity through promoting BRCA2 degradation. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitran
A new tool to study cell movement promises to advance cancer research

A new tool to study cell movement promises to advance cancer research

by University of MinnesotaOverview and validation of RAD-TGT function in CHO-K1 cells.aConceptual schematic of the force-induced rupture and readout of RAD-TGTs.bBrightfie

A new tool to study cell movement promises to advance cancer research

by University of MinnesotaOverview and validation of RAD-TGT function in CHO-K1 cells.aConceptual schematic of the force-induced rupture and readout of RAD-TGTs.bBrightfie
Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc

Researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells

by National University of SingaporeLiver cancer stem-like cells grown as tumourspheres that are sensitive to JAK/STAT small molecule inhibitors. Credit: National University of SingaporeLiver canc
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

by University of BarcelonaThe researchers Margalida Rosselló-Tortella, Manel Esteller and Pere Llinàs-Arias. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONAIt has been known for decades that cancer cells have an

Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer

by University of BarcelonaThe researchers Margalida Rosselló-Tortella, Manel Esteller and Pere Llinàs-Arias. Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONAIt has been known for decades that cancer cells have an
Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now
Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial

Research team reveals mechanisms at work in progression of pancreatic cysts to pancreatic cancer

by University of California, San FranciscoPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic cysts have gained substantial
Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicAn important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum

Research provides critical information about size and growth speed of gliomas

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicAn important new clue for preventing and treating brain tumors known as gliomas has been identified in research led by the Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum
Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer

Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Alexander Bick, MD, Ph.D., at Vanderbilt Unive

Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Alexander Bick, MD, Ph.D., at Vanderbilt Unive
Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineUNC Lineberger’s Xian Chen, PhD. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicinePrecision cancer medicine r

Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineUNC Lineberger’s Xian Chen, PhD. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicinePrecision cancer medicine r
Expert highlights the importance of lung cancer screening

Expert highlights the importance of lung cancer screening

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScreening for lung cancer can save lives, and there's an urgent need for more screening of people of color. That's one

Expert highlights the importance of lung cancer screening

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScreening for lung cancer can save lives, and there's an urgent need for more screening of people of color. That's one