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Study deciphers packaging of tumor 'cargo,' leading to better understanding of how cancers spread

Study deciphers packaging of tumor 'cargo,' leading to better understanding of how cancers spread

by Deanna Csomo Mccool,University of Notre DameCredit: Crislyn D’Souza-SchoreyResearchers at the University of Notre Dame have outlined the delivery mechanism tumor cells use to move nucleic aci

Study deciphers packaging of tumor 'cargo,' leading to better understanding of how cancers spread

by Deanna Csomo Mccool,University of Notre DameCredit: Crislyn D’Souza-SchoreyResearchers at the University of Notre Dame have outlined the delivery mechanism tumor cells use to move nucleic aci
Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityLesions (in green) akin to basal cell carcinoma that were induced by SOX9 in the epidermis. Abnormal differentiation is shown in red, and blue marks cell

Researchers find an epigenetic key that unlocks common deadly cancers

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityLesions (in green) akin to basal cell carcinoma that were induced by SOX9 in the epidermis. Abnormal differentiation is shown in red, and blue marks cell
Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metas

Disease progression, adverse radiation effects found to be low in patients undergoing preoperative SRS

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metas
Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c

Syrian refugees are diagnosed with breast cancer younger and with more advanced tumors, study finds

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, c
Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaZEB1 is able to simultaneously switch 'on' and 'of' a large number of genes in cancer cells, in this way functioning as a 'conductor' tha

A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaZEB1 is able to simultaneously switch 'on' and 'of' a large number of genes in cancer cells, in this way functioning as a 'conductor' tha
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors

Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCorresponding author Tara Brinkman, PhD, and Gregory Armstrong, MD, MSCE, investigated six aspects of independence among St. Jude Lifetime Cohort parti

Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCorresponding author Tara Brinkman, PhD, and Gregory Armstrong, MD, MSCE, investigated six aspects of independence among St. Jude Lifetime Cohort parti
APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

by Institut PasteurHuman T lymphocytes expressing or lacking APC. Lack of APC impairs microtubule cytoskeleton organization (green filaments). Credit: Institut PasteurAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC)

APC protein affects colon cancer immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation

by Institut PasteurHuman T lymphocytes expressing or lacking APC. Lack of APC impairs microtubule cytoskeleton organization (green filaments). Credit: Institut PasteurAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC)
AI tool 'DeepHRD' accelerates cancer treatment decisions

AI tool 'DeepHRD' accelerates cancer treatment decisions

byUniversity of California - San DiegoFirst author Erik Bergstrom showcasing a biopsy analysis completed with DeepHRD, a new artificial intelligence tool that can detect clinically actionable ge

AI tool 'DeepHRD' accelerates cancer treatment decisions

byUniversity of California - San DiegoFirst author Erik Bergstrom showcasing a biopsy analysis completed with DeepHRD, a new artificial intelligence tool that can detect clinically actionable ge
Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

by British Medical JournalMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect

Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

by British Medical JournalMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect
Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

by Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the remarkable success of molecular targeted therapy in recent years, the rapid increase of drug resistance is a major obstacle to e

Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

by Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the remarkable success of molecular targeted therapy in recent years, the rapid increase of drug resistance is a major obstacle to e
Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe Japanese scientist who Mondaywon the Nobel Prizefor medicine vowed to continue his cancer treatment work to help as many sufferers as possible, saying treating

Japan Nobel winner vows to continue research to 'save more patients than ever'

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe Japanese scientist who Mondaywon the Nobel Prizefor medicine vowed to continue his cancer treatment work to help as many sufferers as possible, saying treating