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Research uncovers how to target 'sleeping' breast cancer cells and prevent relapse

Research uncovers how to target 'sleeping' breast cancer cells and prevent relapse

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchModel: Endocrine therapy-induced dormancy is characterized by a consistent epigenetic reprogramming involving a global increase in histone repressive marks. The dor

Research uncovers how to target 'sleeping' breast cancer cells and prevent relapse

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchModel: Endocrine therapy-induced dormancy is characterized by a consistent epigenetic reprogramming involving a global increase in histone repressive marks. The dor
Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers

Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastatic or leptomeningeal disease (LMD), the spreading of a brain cancer to the meninges, is a devastating cancer complicat

Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers

byBrigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastatic or leptomeningeal disease (LMD), the spreading of a brain cancer to the meninges, is a devastating cancer complicat
RNA-based therapy shows promise against aggressive childhood brain tumors in mice

RNA-based therapy shows promise against aggressive childhood brain tumors in mice

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113938Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may help shrink tumors caused by an aggressive type of b

RNA-based therapy shows promise against aggressive childhood brain tumors in mice

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113938Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may help shrink tumors caused by an aggressive type of b
Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReduced travel on Victoria's roads during the COVID-19 pandemic did not equate to proportionate reductions in road trauma.New research&nbs

Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReduced travel on Victoria's roads during the COVID-19 pandemic did not equate to proportionate reductions in road trauma.New research&nbs
New research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us

New research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us

byFlinders UniversityHusband and wife Professor Simon Conn and Dr Vanessa Conn’s team at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has been researching the role of circular RNAs in DNA damage

New research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us

byFlinders UniversityHusband and wife Professor Simon Conn and Dr Vanessa Conn’s team at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has been researching the role of circular RNAs in DNA damage
Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,
New study highlights rapid adoption of clinical research results into chemotherapy prescribing patterns

New study highlights rapid adoption of clinical research results into chemotherapy prescribing patterns

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research inJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkevaluates how an important analysis on loc

New study highlights rapid adoption of clinical research results into chemotherapy prescribing patterns

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research inJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkevaluates how an important analysis on loc
Research team explores 'treasures' from discarded data in cancer research

Research team explores 'treasures' from discarded data in cancer research

by OncotargetMost abundant bacteria taxa found in bladder analysis. In (A), relative genus abundance among samples. In (B), presence/absence Venn diagram: Bladder cancer tissue metagenomic profile obt

Research team explores 'treasures' from discarded data in cancer research

by OncotargetMost abundant bacteria taxa found in bladder analysis. In (A), relative genus abundance among samples. In (B), presence/absence Venn diagram: Bladder cancer tissue metagenomic profile obt
Number of cancer treatments provided decreased in first year of COVID-19

Number of cancer treatments provided decreased in first year of COVID-19

by Elana GotkineIn the first year of the pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of cancer treatments provided, resulting from a decrease in the number of cancer diagnoses, according

Number of cancer treatments provided decreased in first year of COVID-19

by Elana GotkineIn the first year of the pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of cancer treatments provided, resulting from a decrease in the number of cancer diagnoses, according
Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death

Prolonging the survival of patients with gastric cancer

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainGastric cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed malignancy worldwide. It ranks a sad third in cancer-related causes of death
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
Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find