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Study finds patient messages help predict medication adherence

Study finds patient messages help predict medication adherence

by Paul Govern,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAround two-thirds of patients treated for breast cancer will have had hormone-sensitive tumors and, after their initial treatment, wi

Study finds patient messages help predict medication adherence

by Paul Govern,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAround two-thirds of patients treated for breast cancer will have had hormone-sensitive tumors and, after their initial treatment, wi
Stress-tolerant cells shown to drive tumor initiation in pancreatic cancer

Stress-tolerant cells shown to drive tumor initiation in pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoTumor-initiating cells (blue) produce an extracellular matrix containing fibronectin (pink) which gives them increased stress tolerance, drug resistance and

Stress-tolerant cells shown to drive tumor initiation in pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoTumor-initiating cells (blue) produce an extracellular matrix containing fibronectin (pink) which gives them increased stress tolerance, drug resistance and
Researchers develop alcohol intervention for women attending breast screening appointments

Researchers develop alcohol intervention for women attending breast screening appointments

by Monash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMonash University, Turning Point and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) have developed a successful alcohol intervention f

Researchers develop alcohol intervention for women attending breast screening appointments

by Monash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMonash University, Turning Point and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) have developed a successful alcohol intervention f
Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study

Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePIK3CA mutant clones in human esophageal epithelium. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01891-8A common diabetes medication, metfo

Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePIK3CA mutant clones in human esophageal epithelium. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01891-8A common diabetes medication, metfo
Study: AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer

Study: AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer

by Radiological Society of North AmericaRight medial lateral oblique (RMLO) screening mammograms show negative results from 2016 in (A) a 73-year-old woman with Mirai artificial intelligence (AI)

Study: AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer

by Radiological Society of North AmericaRight medial lateral oblique (RMLO) screening mammograms show negative results from 2016 in (A) a 73-year-old woman with Mirai artificial intelligence (AI)
New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu

New imaging technology for diagnosing and treating bowel cancer patients

byUniversity of GlasgowRepresentative transverse PET images from each mouse model and tracer. Credit:Clinical Cancer Research(2024). DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1063Biopsies are cu
Early genome catastrophes can cause non-smoking lung cancer

Early genome catastrophes can cause non-smoking lung cancer

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Smoking-unrelated oncogenesis of lung cancers by gene fusions. Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAI

Early genome catastrophes can cause non-smoking lung cancer

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Smoking-unrelated oncogenesis of lung cancers by gene fusions. Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAI
Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s
Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterJames Spudich (left) made an unusual offer last fall to colleague Mark Krasnow: a sample of a lung tumor that was to be removed from Spudich th

Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

by Krista Conger,Stanford University Medical CenterJames Spudich (left) made an unusual offer last fall to colleague Mark Krasnow: a sample of a lung tumor that was to be removed from Spudich th
Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations

Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Adelaide and U.S. researchers has discovered a link between a less common form of rheumatoi

Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of Adelaide and U.S. researchers has discovered a link between a less common form of rheumatoi
Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F

Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer

(HealthDay)—For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumors, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, according to a study published in the F
Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t

Study unravels a cause of resistance to novel drug in patients with acute leukemia

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new targeted drug has not only sparked remissions in patients with a common form of leukemia but also induced the cancer cells t