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Breaking bad blood: How rogue neutrophils help lung cancer spread
Lung cancer remains a leading global health concern, responsible for the highest number of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Central to its development is the tumor microenvironment, which involves a complex interplay with ...
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Study finds two genes of the germline are essential for the development of brain tumors in Drosophila
Every cell in an organism carries an identical set of genetic instructions within its DNA. However, what determines whether a cell develops as a neuron, a muscle, or any other specific cell type lies in the activation or ...
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Study links protein secreted by blood vessels to drug-resistant cancer
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. One of the primary reasons why cancer is such a deadly disease is the ability of cancer cells to become drug-resistant.
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AI algorithms and optical imaging technology: A promising approach to intraoperative cancer diagnosis
Rapid and accurate intraoperative diagnosis is critical for tumor surgery and can provide precise guidance for surgical decisions. However, traditional intraoperative assessments based on H&E histology, such as frozen sections, ...
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Cyclin D1 expression may be a biomarker for penile cancer
A new research paper titled "Cyclin D1 expression in penile cancer" has been published in Oncotarget.
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This time, it's personal: Enhancing patient response to cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way we treat cancer in recent years. Instead of targeting the tumor itself, immunotherapies work by directing patients' immune systems to attack their tumors more effectively. This has ...
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Tumor tissue on a chip: New possibilities for cell therapies and personalized medicine
How do tumors react to a certain therapeutic approach? Knowing this before the start of a therapy would be of enormous value for people suffering from cancer as well as for the doctors treating them.
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Scientists discover blood proteins that may give cancer warning seven years before diagnosis
Two studies from Oxford Population Health have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.
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AI may improve doctor–patient interactions for older adults with cancer
Artificial intelligence has the potential to help older adults with cancer communicate with their doctors and participate more fully in decisions about their treatment, according to new Cornell research.
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Fighting lymphoma: Treatment options include alternatives to chemotherapy, expert explains
Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment doctors try to treat lymphoma, including the two most common forms: non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin. But alternatives to chemotherapy are developing, as first-line treatments and as backup ...
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Researchers determine the mutations that protect mice from B-cell cancers
By completely or even partially depleting a protein called midnolin in B cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suppressed leukemia and lymphoma in a mouse model genetically prone to these cancers.
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Half-matched family donors offer best outcomes for Hispanic patients undergoing bone marrow transplants: Study
For adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer that originates in the bone marrow, allogeneic stem cell transplantation (more commonly known as a bone marrow transplant) may be necessary for survival.
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Report highlights big gaps in cancer outcomes based on race
U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020.
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More research supports androgen treatment for breast cancer
A study by researchers from the University of Adelaide has provided new insight into the fight against breast cancer.
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Researchers identify new marker for breast cancer prognosis
A protein called retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator interacting protein 1-like (RPGRIP1L) performs various functions that are important for development and for health throughout life, and mutations in the RPGRIP1L gene ...
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Adiposity in childhood affects the risk of breast cancer by changing breast tissue composition, study suggests
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. With rates continuing to rise, there is an urgent need to identify new modifiable breast cancer risk factors. New research led by the University of Bristol suggests ...
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Stem cells provide new insight into genetic pathway of childhood cancer
Scientists have discovered a new insight into the genetic pathway of childhood cancer, offering new hope for tailored treatments.
May 14, 2024
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Variations in telomere lengthening genes may predispose some people to papillary thyroid cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that specific variations in three genes related to maintaining the length of telomeres—the protective DNA endcaps on chromosomes—may explain up to 4.5% of papillary ...
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Study shows derivatives of thalidomide compound drive resistant cancer cells to their deaths
A study by Goethe University Frankfurt points to the possibility that thalidomide derivatives are potentially suitable for treating cancer. Thalidomide was marketed in the 1950s as a sleeping pill. It later gained sad notoriety ...
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Variations in 'ancient' immune cells linked to patients' survival in cancer
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of cancer known as diffuse ...
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