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Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

by Steven ReinbergFollowing a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.Men who ate adiet&nbs

Switch to plant-based diet could boost prostate cancer survival

by Steven ReinbergFollowing a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.Men who ate adiet&nbs
Looking at the role epigenetics plays in the ways cancer behaves

Looking at the role epigenetics plays in the ways cancer behaves

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenetic control of expression with eQTL. a, The number of genes with significant models for each data type. b, Distribution of regression coefficients (effect sizes) for e

Looking at the role epigenetics plays in the ways cancer behaves

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressGenetic control of expression with eQTL. a, The number of genes with significant models for each data type. b, Distribution of regression coefficients (effect sizes) for e
Talquetamab Adverse Event Management in Myeloma Requires Early Oral, Dermatologic Interventions

Talquetamab Adverse Event Management in Myeloma Requires Early Oral, Dermatologic Interventions

August 25, 2022Lindsay FischerPatients with multiple myeloma can mitigate the common oral and dermatologic toxicities associated with talquetamab with early intervention tactics.Effective methods of m

Talquetamab Adverse Event Management in Myeloma Requires Early Oral, Dermatologic Interventions

August 25, 2022Lindsay FischerPatients with multiple myeloma can mitigate the common oral and dermatologic toxicities associated with talquetamab with early intervention tactics.Effective methods of m
New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGOLPH3 mediates radioresistance formation of lung adenocarcinoma. Credit: Kong PeizhongA research team led by Prof. Han Wei from the Hefei Institutes o

New mechanism of radioresistance formation shown in lung adenocarcinoma

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesGOLPH3 mediates radioresistance formation of lung adenocarcinoma. Credit: Kong PeizhongA research team led by Prof. Han Wei from the Hefei Institutes o
Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom

Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

byGerman Cancer Research CenterHuman cancer cells (cell nucleus in blue) feeding on protein (Albumin, labeled in green). The proteins are digested and broken down into amino acids in the lysosom
Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown
Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe field of precision cancer medicine has become so complex that even experienced oncologists can find it challenging to decipher

Molecular tumor board provides useful assist in cancer precision medicine

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe field of precision cancer medicine has become so complex that even experienced oncologists can find it challenging to decipher
Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

by Cactus CommunicationsRecent studies have shown that an abnormally high expression of MALAT1 in blood cancer cells could aid the chemotherapeutic resistance development through multiple intermolecul

Study reviews the role of a ribonucleic acid 'MALAT1' in hematological malignancies

by Cactus CommunicationsRecent studies have shown that an abnormally high expression of MALAT1 in blood cancer cells could aid the chemotherapeutic resistance development through multiple intermolecul
Breakaway breast cancer cells can travel to the brain: Scientists plot path in quest to block entry

Breakaway breast cancer cells can travel to the brain: Scientists plot path in quest to block entry

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressIn vitro characterization of in vivo / ex vivo-derived 4T1 metastatic cell lines. (A) Schematic representation of the procedure used to generate the 4T1-BM2 metastatic

Breakaway breast cancer cells can travel to the brain: Scientists plot path in quest to block entry

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressIn vitro characterization of in vivo / ex vivo-derived 4T1 metastatic cell lines. (A) Schematic representation of the procedure used to generate the 4T1-BM2 metastatic
Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,

Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyThe first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who show signs of prostate cancer after surgical removal of their prostates,
Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchOverview of immune selection calculation using SOPRANO. a, Estimates can be performed at the cohort or at the single individual level. b, In each case, it is possib

Algorithm offers new way to spot patients likely to respond to immunotherapy

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchOverview of immune selection calculation using SOPRANO. a, Estimates can be performed at the cohort or at the single individual level. b, In each case, it is possib
Enabling early detection of cancer with AI-based chromatin biomarkers

Enabling early detection of cancer with AI-based chromatin biomarkers

by Werner Siefer,Paul Scherrer InstituteOverview of our platform to study the chromatin organization of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a tumor and proton therapy setting. Credit:npj

Enabling early detection of cancer with AI-based chromatin biomarkers

by Werner Siefer,Paul Scherrer InstituteOverview of our platform to study the chromatin organization of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a tumor and proton therapy setting. Credit:npj