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Access to cancer care can be just as important as care itself, new paper says

Access to cancer care can be just as important as care itself, new paper says

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first step in addressing cancer is getting to your doctors' appointments. But that's not so easy

Access to cancer care can be just as important as care itself, new paper says

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe first step in addressing cancer is getting to your doctors' appointments. But that's not so easy
Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother

Researchers develop approach that could help supercharge T-cell therapies against solid tumors

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a way to potentially increase the effectiveness of T cell–based immunother
How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsImmunofluorescence images showing the effects of contactless paracrine signaling interactions (left) or physical contact (right) in micropatterned endothelial cell

How metastatic cancer causes leaky blood vessels

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsImmunofluorescence images showing the effects of contactless paracrine signaling interactions (left) or physical contact (right) in micropatterned endothelial cell
A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe spread of malignant cells from an original tumor to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is

A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHThe spread of malignant cells from an original tumor to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is
Proving the efficacy of local treatment in liver cancer oligometastases

Proving the efficacy of local treatment in liver cancer oligometastases

by Korea University College of MedicineThe inclusion process. Credit:Cancers(2023). DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133467Professor Chai Hong Rim of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Unive

Proving the efficacy of local treatment in liver cancer oligometastases

by Korea University College of MedicineThe inclusion process. Credit:Cancers(2023). DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133467Professor Chai Hong Rim of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Unive
Researchers use EHRs to identify cancer symptom clusters

Researchers use EHRs to identify cancer symptom clusters

by Regenstrief InstituteKun Huang, Ph.D. of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine and Xiao Luo, Ph.D.of IUPUI conducted a study using electronic health records to identi

Researchers use EHRs to identify cancer symptom clusters

by Regenstrief InstituteKun Huang, Ph.D. of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine and Xiao Luo, Ph.D.of IUPUI conducted a study using electronic health records to identi
Research team discovers a connection between nutrients and follicular lymphoma

Research team discovers a connection between nutrients and follicular lymphoma

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreOn the left, follicular lymphoma in a mouse model with abundant multiplying B cells dyed brown. On the right, inhibition of this multiplication using

Research team discovers a connection between nutrients and follicular lymphoma

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreOn the left, follicular lymphoma in a mouse model with abundant multiplying B cells dyed brown. On the right, inhibition of this multiplication using
Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells
Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer spreads could lead to better treatments

Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer spreads could lead to better treatments

by Cancer Research UKNALCN loss-of-function in aggressive cancers.a, Differential gene expression between normal PROM1+gastric cells andP1KP-GAC cells (downregulated ion channels are

Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer spreads could lead to better treatments

by Cancer Research UKNALCN loss-of-function in aggressive cancers.a, Differential gene expression between normal PROM1+gastric cells andP1KP-GAC cells (downregulated ion channels are
Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

by Mayo ClinicCumulative incidence of CBC risk in PV carriers. Cumulative incidence plots for first contralateral breast cancers after primary breast cancer. Cumulative incidence is plotted again

Researchers identify women with twice the risk of cancer in both breasts

by Mayo ClinicCumulative incidence of CBC risk in PV carriers. Cumulative incidence plots for first contralateral breast cancers after primary breast cancer. Cumulative incidence is plotted again
Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

by Ali Sardyga,Western Sydney UniversityInteriority landmines cycle. In this tunnel, it's mostly safe but it’s like walking in an area that has landmines. You can walk through fine for most

Study finds LGBTQI people in cancer survivorship 'surviving discrimination by pulling together'

by Ali Sardyga,Western Sydney UniversityInteriority landmines cycle. In this tunnel, it's mostly safe but it’s like walking in an area that has landmines. You can walk through fine for most
Using virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection

Using virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection

by Andrea Leland,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Colorado State UniversityWith Skin Cancer Awareness Month upon us, Colorado State University researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to

Using virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection

by Andrea Leland,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Colorado State UniversityWith Skin Cancer Awareness Month upon us, Colorado State University researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to