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Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

byGriffith UniversityOvarian cancer research. Credit: Griffith UniversityThe ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and impr

Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

byGriffith UniversityOvarian cancer research. Credit: Griffith UniversityThe ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and impr
Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressStudy overview. Experimental and cohort design. Single-cell genomes, transcriptomes and long-read sequencing libraries were generated from isogenic 184-hTERT cell lines (W

Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressStudy overview. Experimental and cohort design. Single-cell genomes, transcriptomes and long-read sequencing libraries were generated from isogenic 184-hTERT cell lines (W
Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

by Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.006Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defe

Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth

by Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.006Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defe
Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCumulative incidence rates of breast cancer and 95% confidence intervals in women with and without benign breast disease within year at ind

Women with benign breast disease face higher risk of breast cancer in the long term, according to large-scale study

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCumulative incidence rates of breast cancer and 95% confidence intervals in women with and without benign breast disease within year at ind
Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenome-wide detection of rREs in cancer genomes. a, Scheme of the method to identify rREs in 2,509 patients across 29 human cancer types: 1, head and neck squamous cell ca

Multiple recurrent, repeat expansions found in human cancer genomes

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenome-wide detection of rREs in cancer genomes. a, Scheme of the method to identify rREs in 2,509 patients across 29 human cancer types: 1, head and neck squamous cell ca
Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher
Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli
Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc
New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could
Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar
Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

by Nathan Collins,Stanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapies have given patients with particularly intractable cancers new hope, but not everyone benefits. One such immun

Researchers probe microbiome-cancer treatment link

by Nathan Collins,Stanford UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer immunotherapies have given patients with particularly intractable cancers new hope, but not everyone benefits. One such immun