Polygenic risk scores may miss the mark when predicting aggressive prostate cancers

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a research letter published inJAMA Internal Medicine, prostate cancer screening frequently results in biopsies tha

Updated on: December 21,2023

Polygenic risk scores may miss the mark when predicting aggressive prostate cancers

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a research letter published inJAMA Internal Medicine, prostate cancer screening frequently results in biopsies tha

Updated on:December 21,2023

Obesity is increasing people's risk of cancer. Why?

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonAcomposite image representing a dormant breast tumor in the mammary fat pad of an obese mouse that is recruiting new blood vessels. Credit:

Updated on: December 22,2023

Obesity is increasing people's risk of cancer. Why?

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonAcomposite image representing a dormant breast tumor in the mammary fat pad of an obese mouse that is recruiting new blood vessels. Credit:

Updated on:December 22,2023

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on:December 20,2023

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

Updated on: March 14,2024

How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

Updated on:March 14,2024

Intravesical gemcitabine/docetaxel as an alternative therapy for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

by Michael A. O'Donnell and Mohamad Abou Chakra , Medical XpressNMIBC: non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Gem: gemcitabine; Doce: docetaxel. Parts of the figure wer

Updated on: April 02,2024

Intravesical gemcitabine/docetaxel as an alternative therapy for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

by Michael A. O'Donnell and Mohamad Abou Chakra , Medical XpressNMIBC: non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Gem: gemcitabine; Doce: docetaxel. Parts of the figure wer

Updated on:April 02,2024

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat

Updated on: December 22,2023

Personalized breast cancer screening could improve cancer survival and reduce overdiagnosis

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a model for predicting individual breast cancer risk that could be used to creat

Updated on:December 22,2023

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p

Updated on: December 22,2023

Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug

by Tim Stephens,University of California - Santa CruzThe breast cancer drug palbociclib (grey) interacts with its target protein CDK4 (green) in this structural model. Binding of the activator p

Updated on:December 22,2023

3-D mammography detected 34% more breast cancers in screening

byLund UniversityUsing breast tomosynthesis (3D screening) in the image to the left (one of about 50 thin cross-sectional image slices of the breast), you can see an approximately 1 cm-large tum

Updated on: December 18,2023

3-D mammography detected 34% more breast cancers in screening

byLund UniversityUsing breast tomosynthesis (3D screening) in the image to the left (one of about 50 thin cross-sectional image slices of the breast), you can see an approximately 1 cm-large tum

Updated on:December 18,2023

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung CancerByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on July 16, 2021Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDWhile the exact causes ofnon-small cell

Updated on: January 28,2024

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Causes and Risk Factors of Non-Small Cell Lung CancerByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on July 16, 2021Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDWhile the exact causes ofnon-small cell

Updated on:January 28,2024

Researchers design new hydrogel for more targeted cancer treatments

by Safa Jinje,University of TorontoGraphical abstract. Credit:Materials Today(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2022.01.023University of Toronto researchers have designed a new way to gro

Updated on: December 22,2023

Researchers design new hydrogel for more targeted cancer treatments

by Safa Jinje,University of TorontoGraphical abstract. Credit:Materials Today(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2022.01.023University of Toronto researchers have designed a new way to gro

Updated on:December 22,2023

Endoscopic approaches feasible in surgery for sinonasal cancer

(HealthDay)—Endoscopic approaches are feasible for the surgical resection of sinonasal cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 24 inHead & Neck.Ahmed S. Abdelmeguid, M.D., Ph.D.,

Updated on: December 20,2023

Endoscopic approaches feasible in surgery for sinonasal cancer

(HealthDay)—Endoscopic approaches are feasible for the surgical resection of sinonasal cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 24 inHead & Neck.Ahmed S. Abdelmeguid, M.D., Ph.D.,

Updated on:December 20,2023

Researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression

by Sarah Hansen,University of Maryland Baltimore CountySMYD3 loss impedes PCa progression.(A) Expression ofSMYD3mRNA from TCGA [GTEX normal (n= 105), TCGA tumor adjacent normal

Updated on: December 26,2023

Researchers clarify role of SMYD3 enzyme in prostate cancer progression

by Sarah Hansen,University of Maryland Baltimore CountySMYD3 loss impedes PCa progression.(A) Expression ofSMYD3mRNA from TCGA [GTEX normal (n= 105), TCGA tumor adjacent normal

Updated on:December 26,2023