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AI tool predicts risk of side effects after surgery and radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

AI tool predicts risk of side effects after surgery and radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of international researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict wh

AI tool predicts risk of side effects after surgery and radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of international researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict wh
Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038

Why do cancer patients lose weight? Study points to elevated lactate levels

byNature Publishing GroupSchematic illustration depicting the signaling cascade downstream of lactate/GPR81 in promoting cancer cachexia. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038
Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer

Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer

by Mary Martialay,Purdue UniversityReduced DDX5 protein levels in human HCCs associated with increased tumor grade and poor patient survival following sorafenib treatment.AImmunohist

Discovery points to new approach to treating liver cancer

by Mary Martialay,Purdue UniversityReduced DDX5 protein levels in human HCCs associated with increased tumor grade and poor patient survival following sorafenib treatment.AImmunohist
Tissue stiffness is a "mosh pit" where cancer cells thrive

Tissue stiffness is a "mosh pit" where cancer cells thrive

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine being at a packed concert hall with a mosh pit full of dancers creating a wall against outsiders. When target

Tissue stiffness is a "mosh pit" where cancer cells thrive

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainImagine being at a packed concert hall with a mosh pit full of dancers creating a wall against outsiders. When target
Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells

Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells

by Impact JournalsCaspase inhibitors (CI) selectively protect normal cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis, without protection multidrug-resistant cancer cells. Flavopiridol (shown in red, as a cy

Selective protection of normal cells from chemotherapy, while killing drug-resistant cancer cells

by Impact JournalsCaspase inhibitors (CI) selectively protect normal cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis, without protection multidrug-resistant cancer cells. Flavopiridol (shown in red, as a cy
Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

by Anne Manning,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSince the start of her career, Jennifer DeLuca has been fascinated by mitosis, the everyday biological process of cell d

Biochemists, cancer biologists find key vulnerability in rare brain tumors

by Anne Manning,Colorado State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSince the start of her career, Jennifer DeLuca has been fascinated by mitosis, the everyday biological process of cell d
Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGreen retinoblastoma cells in a zebra fish eye. Credit: David White, Jeff MummBy comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose canc

Spread of deadly eye cancer halted in cells and animals

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGreen retinoblastoma cells in a zebra fish eye. Credit: David White, Jeff MummBy comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose canc
Predictive molecular biomarkers for determining neoadjuvant chemosensitivity in muscle invasive bladder cancer

Predictive molecular biomarkers for determining neoadjuvant chemosensitivity in muscle invasive bladder cancer

by Impact Journals LLCVolcano plot of significant differentially expressed genes with the left volcano being the discovery cohort and validation cohort on the right. Credit:Oncotarget(2022

Predictive molecular biomarkers for determining neoadjuvant chemosensitivity in muscle invasive bladder cancer

by Impact Journals LLCVolcano plot of significant differentially expressed genes with the left volcano being the discovery cohort and validation cohort on the right. Credit:Oncotarget(2022
Immune cell helps predict skin cancer patients' chances of responding to treatment

Immune cell helps predict skin cancer patients' chances of responding to treatment

byKing's College Londona, Schematic of nonenzymatic extraction of lymphocytes from primary human tissue and subsequent expansion protocol. b, Summary flow cytometry data of Vδ1+cell en

Immune cell helps predict skin cancer patients' chances of responding to treatment

byKing's College Londona, Schematic of nonenzymatic extraction of lymphocytes from primary human tissue and subsequent expansion protocol. b, Summary flow cytometry data of Vδ1+cell en
Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with can

Incarceration associated with higher cancer mortality, study shows

byYale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with can
Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients for the first time

Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients for the first time

by German Cancer Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient's immune system to proteins that are carrying

Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients for the first time

by German Cancer Research CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient's immune system to proteins that are carrying
Coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized breast cancer therapy

Coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized breast cancer therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized br

Coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized breast cancer therapy

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is coming closer to delivering on the promise of personalized br