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New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their
Researchers compare tumor characteristics, survival outcome of different bile duct cancers

Researchers compare tumor characteristics, survival outcome of different bile duct cancers

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) or bile duct cancer, is a rare, aggressive liver cancer with a poor prognosis, which occurs mostly in peop

Researchers compare tumor characteristics, survival outcome of different bile duct cancers

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) or bile duct cancer, is a rare, aggressive liver cancer with a poor prognosis, which occurs mostly in peop
Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or

Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

by Angela Spivey,Duke UniversityGayathri Devi, PhD, studies how inflammatory breast cancer cells are able to evade the body’s programmed cell death mechanisms that normally get rid of damaged or
AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed

AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed

byUniversity of GothenburgThe mass spectrometer can detect different structures of the sugar molecules, called glycans, in our cells. The structures can indicate different forms of cancer in the

AI model finds the cancer clues at lightning speed

byUniversity of GothenburgThe mass spectrometer can detect different structures of the sugar molecules, called glycans, in our cells. The structures can indicate different forms of cancer in the
Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors a

Research illuminates a therapeutic strategy to induce cancer cell death

by Rachel Sauer,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer is a disease driven by gene mutations. These mutated genes in cancer fall into two major categories: tumor suppressors a
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t
COVID vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment, study finds

COVID vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of BonnNasopharyngeal tumors (highlighted in yellow) - are a common condition in countries in Southeast Asia. However, concerns that the therapy might interact unfavorably with Covi

COVID vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of BonnNasopharyngeal tumors (highlighted in yellow) - are a common condition in countries in Southeast Asia. However, concerns that the therapy might interact unfavorably with Covi
Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone
Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteThe epigenetic hallmarks of cancer. The illustration depicts the six epigenetic hallmarks that are shared among human malignancies affecting Q8 DNA m

Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteThe epigenetic hallmarks of cancer. The illustration depicts the six epigenetic hallmarks that are shared among human malignancies affecting Q8 DNA m
Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system

Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system

by University of LeedsA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaGenetic mutations that drive the

Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system

by University of LeedsA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/WikipediaGenetic mutations that drive the
Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainMannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.Th

Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainMannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.Th