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Study highlights the importance of infection prevention after CAR T-cell therapy

Study highlights the importance of infection prevention after CAR T-cell therapy

Study highlights the importance of infection prevention after CAR T-cell therapybyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDistribution of causes of nonrelapse deaths across treatment settings and disease en

Study highlights the importance of infection prevention after CAR T-cell therapy

Study highlights the importance of infection prevention after CAR T-cell therapybyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDistribution of causes of nonrelapse deaths across treatment settings and disease en
Breast density notification laws not effective for all women

Breast density notification laws not effective for all women

byYale UniversityA new study suggests that state-mandated notifications on mammogram reports intended to inform women of the health risks related to breast density are not worded effectively.The

Breast density notification laws not effective for all women

byYale UniversityA new study suggests that state-mandated notifications on mammogram reports intended to inform women of the health risks related to breast density are not worded effectively.The
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
Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child
Discovery could lead to better treatment for leukemia

Discovery could lead to better treatment for leukemia

by University of Illinois at ChicagoBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaPrevious research has revealed that patients with acute my

Discovery could lead to better treatment for leukemia

by University of Illinois at ChicagoBone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Several blasts have Auer rods. Credit: WikipediaPrevious research has revealed that patients with acute my
American Cancer Society issues nutrition, exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

American Cancer Society issues nutrition, exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue ofCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for redu

American Cancer Society issues nutrition, exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue ofCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for redu
Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

byThe Francis Crick InstituteFunction scores capture fitness effects mediated at both the transcript and protein 457 level. Credit: Megan Buckley et alResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute

Researchers map the effects of all potential changes in key cancer gene

byThe Francis Crick InstituteFunction scores capture fitness effects mediated at both the transcript and protein 457 level. Credit: Megan Buckley et alResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute
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
Time for a 'Weed-Free January?' How cannabis users could benefit from a 'dry' month

Time for a 'Weed-Free January?' How cannabis users could benefit from a 'dry' month

by James MacKillop,The ConversationCredit: RDNE Stock project from PexelsBy now, most are familiar with the idea of Dry January, a voluntary month without alcohol that follows a month when many

Time for a 'Weed-Free January?' How cannabis users could benefit from a 'dry' month

by James MacKillop,The ConversationCredit: RDNE Stock project from PexelsBy now, most are familiar with the idea of Dry January, a voluntary month without alcohol that follows a month when many
Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

byWileyTEM of papillomavirus. Credit: Public DomainAlthough young cancer survivors face an elevated risk for later developing cervical, oropharyngeal, and several other human papillomavirus (HPV

Why do many young cancer survivors forgo human papillomavirus vaccination?

byWileyTEM of papillomavirus. Credit: Public DomainAlthough young cancer survivors face an elevated risk for later developing cervical, oropharyngeal, and several other human papillomavirus (HPV
The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113507A new study from Karolinska Institutet,publishedinCell Reports, shows that tumor-

The paradoxical role of white blood cells in the spread of breast cancer

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113507A new study from Karolinska Institutet,publishedinCell Reports, shows that tumor-
CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Child

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in clinical trial

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Child