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Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

by Deb BalzerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American

Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

by Deb BalzerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American
Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

by Peter Saueressig,Heidelberg UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34312Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoreti

Collaborative initiative to unravel the role of HLA in individuals with a genetic cancer predisposition

by Peter Saueressig,Heidelberg UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:International Journal of Cancer(2022). DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34312Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoreti
New compounds block master regulator of cancer growth, metastasis

New compounds block master regulator of cancer growth, metastasis

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignResearchers including, from left, graduate student Valeria Sanabria Guillen, research scientist Sung Hoon Kim, researcher Kathy Carlson,

New compounds block master regulator of cancer growth, metastasis

by Diana Yates,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignResearchers including, from left, graduate student Valeria Sanabria Guillen, research scientist Sung Hoon Kim, researcher Kathy Carlson,
Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness

Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness

by World Ovarian Cancer CoalitionA global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know anything about it before their diagnosis

Diagnosis of ovarian cancer delayed by woeful lack of awareness

by World Ovarian Cancer CoalitionA global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know anything about it before their diagnosis
Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as 'vaccine' for prostate cancer

Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as 'vaccine' for prostate cancer

by City of HopeDNA drug (CpG-STAT3 antisense, red) is penetrating human prostate cancer cells within 15 minutes of exposure (CpG-STAT3 antisense, red; intracellular vesicles, green). Credit: City of H

Scientists develop DNA molecule that may one day be used as 'vaccine' for prostate cancer

by City of HopeDNA drug (CpG-STAT3 antisense, red) is penetrating human prostate cancer cells within 15 minutes of exposure (CpG-STAT3 antisense, red; intracellular vesicles, green). Credit: City of H
Structural insights reveal how SPOP protein contributes to cancer

Structural insights reveal how SPOP protein contributes to cancer

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalL to R: L to R: Brian O’Flynn, Ph.D., Matthew Cuneo, Ph.D., and Tanja Mittag, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSPOP is the most m

Structural insights reveal how SPOP protein contributes to cancer

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalL to R: L to R: Brian O’Flynn, Ph.D., Matthew Cuneo, Ph.D., and Tanja Mittag, Ph.D. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSPOP is the most m
RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis

RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterLi Ma, Ph.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a form of RN

RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterLi Ma, Ph.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a form of RN
Magrolimab/Azacitidine Combo Shows Efficacy for Untreated TP53-Mutant AML

Magrolimab/Azacitidine Combo Shows Efficacy for Untreated TP53-Mutant AML

December 2023Leah LawrencePatients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were not candidates for intensive chemotherapy experienced disease response when treated with a combinatio

Magrolimab/Azacitidine Combo Shows Efficacy for Untreated TP53-Mutant AML

December 2023Leah LawrencePatients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were not candidates for intensive chemotherapy experienced disease response when treated with a combinatio
Ketamine's promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain

Ketamine's promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing an old anesthesia drug to pull people out of the depths of severe depression has gone from fringe idea to widespread use in just a few year

Ketamine's promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainUsing an old anesthesia drug to pull people out of the depths of severe depression has gone from fringe idea to widespread use in just a few year
Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate
New health mapping study pinpoints cancer risk factors at local level

New health mapping study pinpoints cancer risk factors at local level

byQueensland University of TechnologyThe maps show areas where unhealthy behaviors are more (marked in red) or less (in blue) common than the national average. The deeper the shade, the greater

New health mapping study pinpoints cancer risk factors at local level

byQueensland University of TechnologyThe maps show areas where unhealthy behaviors are more (marked in red) or less (in blue) common than the national average. The deeper the shade, the greater
Colonoscopy-screening does not prevent colorectal cancer as well as previously assumed

Colonoscopy-screening does not prevent colorectal cancer as well as previously assumed

by Mathilde Coraline, Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0On October 10 the world's first randomized study on usi

Colonoscopy-screening does not prevent colorectal cancer as well as previously assumed

by Mathilde Coraline, Aarvold Bakke,University of OsloCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0On October 10 the world's first randomized study on usi