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Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease de

Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease de
Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementAutomated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology

Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementAutomated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology
PET/MRI found to accurately classify prostate cancer patients, offer potential to avoid unnecessary biopsies

PET/MRI found to accurately classify prostate cancer patients, offer potential to avoid unnecessary biopsies

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineCredit:Journal of Nuclear Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266742PET/MRI can improve diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer patients and help avo

PET/MRI found to accurately classify prostate cancer patients, offer potential to avoid unnecessary biopsies

bySociety of Nuclear MedicineCredit:Journal of Nuclear Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266742PET/MRI can improve diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer patients and help avo
ASCO: Pembrolizumab superior for initial Tx of advanced NSCLC

ASCO: Pembrolizumab superior for initial Tx of advanced NSCLC

(HealthDay)—For patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-expressing locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab is associated with better overall survival t

ASCO: Pembrolizumab superior for initial Tx of advanced NSCLC

(HealthDay)—For patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-expressing locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab is associated with better overall survival t
Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of
Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a machine learning model use such images to calculate perc

Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a machine learning model use such images to calculate perc
Agronomists save tomatoes from toxic aluminum with melatonin

Agronomists save tomatoes from toxic aluminum with melatonin

byRUDN UniversityCredit:South African Journal of Botany(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2023.09.031RUDN University agronomists and colleagues from China and Iran have helped tomatoes cope

Agronomists save tomatoes from toxic aluminum with melatonin

byRUDN UniversityCredit:South African Journal of Botany(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2023.09.031RUDN University agronomists and colleagues from China and Iran have helped tomatoes cope
Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow
Study identifies a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer in Black patients

Study identifies a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer in Black patients

by Adam Pope,University of Alabama at BirminghamProtein diversity due to alternative mRNA splicing or post-translational modifications (PTMs) plays a vital role in various cellular functions. Th

Study identifies a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer in Black patients

by Adam Pope,University of Alabama at BirminghamProtein diversity due to alternative mRNA splicing or post-translational modifications (PTMs) plays a vital role in various cellular functions. Th
Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo

Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55

by Meg Wingerter, The Denver PostCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, the most recent year with data on cancer cases, 452 people under the age of 55 received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in Colo
A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients

A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients

by Mel Ziman,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMelanoma killsmore than 1,700 Australians every year, which is more than thenational road toll. But the good news is it's t

A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients

by Mel Ziman,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMelanoma killsmore than 1,700 Australians every year, which is more than thenational road toll. But the good news is it's t
Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind

Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind