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Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi
Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic

by Brad Reisfeld,The ConversationPeople areexposed to numerous chemicalsthroughout their lifetimes. These chemicals can be from the air, foods, personal care items, household product

Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic

by Brad Reisfeld,The ConversationPeople areexposed to numerous chemicalsthroughout their lifetimes. These chemicals can be from the air, foods, personal care items, household product
Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev

Faster liquid biopsies could replace invasive tissue cancer detections

by Zeina Kayyali,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTests to determine if you have cancer can be frightening, uncomfortable and time-consuming. Now, Purdue University researchers have dev
Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

by Kyoto UniversityThe der(1;16) translocation-positive breast cancer originated from a single cell around puberty. This cell repeatedly underwent cell division and expanded until it developed in

Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

by Kyoto UniversityThe der(1;16) translocation-positive breast cancer originated from a single cell around puberty. This cell repeatedly underwent cell division and expanded until it developed in
Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu

Cryoablation found highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumors

by The Reis GroupMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA minimally invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tu
Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111974In science, how you ask a question is often as important as wh

Why researchers use zebrafish to study a cancer-linked inflammation pathway

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111974In science, how you ask a question is often as important as wh
Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

by Kristiane Bernhard-Novotny,CERNModel of the LIGHT accelerator, including treatment room. Credit: AVOCancer irradiation with hadron beams, a method to which CERN contributed by propelling carb

Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment

by Kristiane Bernhard-Novotny,CERNModel of the LIGHT accelerator, including treatment room. Credit: AVOCancer irradiation with hadron beams, a method to which CERN contributed by propelling carb
Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

by University of CopenhagenThe annual net gain from a lower nitrate water standard based on whether the current nitrate concentrations are above or below 3.87 mg/L. Credit:Science of The To

Denmark can save lives and costs by reducing nitrate in drinking water, researchers say

by University of CopenhagenThe annual net gain from a lower nitrate water standard based on whether the current nitrate concentrations are above or below 3.87 mg/L. Credit:Science of The To
Exploring artificial general intelligence for radiation oncology

Exploring artificial general intelligence for radiation oncology

by KeAi Communications Co.Large Multimodal Foundation Models For Radiation Oncology. Credit: Chenbin LiuAn estimated 600,000 people in the United States succumb to cancer every year. Beyond surgery, c

Exploring artificial general intelligence for radiation oncology

by KeAi Communications Co.Large Multimodal Foundation Models For Radiation Oncology. Credit: Chenbin LiuAn estimated 600,000 people in the United States succumb to cancer every year. Beyond surgery, c
Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

by Chloe Corey,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkPancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients

Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life

by Chloe Corey,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkPancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients
Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

by Alison Satake,Mayo ClinicCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113042How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo

Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

by Alison Satake,Mayo ClinicCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113042How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo
Daily aspirin cuts odds for colon cancer: who benefits most?

Daily aspirin cuts odds for colon cancer: who benefits most?

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keepcolon cancerat bay.But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles

Daily aspirin cuts odds for colon cancer: who benefits most?

by Ernie MundellIt's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keepcolon cancerat bay.But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles