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Female health workers need better radiation protection to minimize breast cancer risk, find researchers

Female health workers need better radiation protection to minimize breast cancer risk, find researchers

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen working in health care who are regularly exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radia

Female health workers need better radiation protection to minimize breast cancer risk, find researchers

by British Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen working in health care who are regularly exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radia
Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'

Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'

by Politecnico di MilanoPrototype of an electronic nose developed by the Politecnico di Milano in partnership with Humanitas, capable of diagnosing a tumor using a urine sample with 82% accuracy. Cred

Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'

by Politecnico di MilanoPrototype of an electronic nose developed by the Politecnico di Milano in partnership with Humanitas, capable of diagnosing a tumor using a urine sample with 82% accuracy. Cred
Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners' quality of life, says study

Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners' quality of life, says study

by Nicole Fawcett,University of MichiganAssociations Between Health-Related Quality of Life Domains and Financial Toxicity Outcomes. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jama

Financial toxicity of cancer impacts partners' quality of life, says study

by Nicole Fawcett,University of MichiganAssociations Between Health-Related Quality of Life Domains and Financial Toxicity Outcomes. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jama
Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depre

Depression affects one-third of lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depre
New approach to 'punishment and reward' method of AI training offers potential for aggressive cancers

New approach to 'punishment and reward' method of AI training offers potential for aggressive cancers

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new "outside-the-box" method of teaching artificial intelligence (AI) models to make decisions could provide hope for finding

New approach to 'punishment and reward' method of AI training offers potential for aggressive cancers

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new "outside-the-box" method of teaching artificial intelligence (AI) models to make decisions could provide hope for finding
Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells

Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells

by UTSouthwestern Medical CenterCancer cells secrete acid with a significantly lower pH than previously known by researchers, a team from UTSW shows in a new study. Credit:Nature Biom

Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells

by UTSouthwestern Medical CenterCancer cells secrete acid with a significantly lower pH than previously known by researchers, a team from UTSW shows in a new study. Credit:Nature Biom
Diabetes drug reduces drug resistance in lung cancer, improving chemotherapy effectiveness

Diabetes drug reduces drug resistance in lung cancer, improving chemotherapy effectiveness

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA medication used to treat diabetic neuropathy may make chemotherapy treatments more effective for patients with lung cancer, according t

Diabetes drug reduces drug resistance in lung cancer, improving chemotherapy effectiveness

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA medication used to treat diabetic neuropathy may make chemotherapy treatments more effective for patients with lung cancer, according t
And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc
Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

by Julie Vera,Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100937Chromosomal errors are a hallmark of cancer cells. Defects in the geno

Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

by Julie Vera,Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100937Chromosomal errors are a hallmark of cancer cells. Defects in the geno
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer

Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Chad Creighton is the first author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineA novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,0

Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer

by Baylor College of MedicineDr. Chad Creighton is the first author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineA novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,0
Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of
Fighting cancer one cell at a time

Fighting cancer one cell at a time

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeDrug-induced stem-cell switch (from Sox2 to Sox9) activates epigenetic re-programming driving tumour evolution in squamous cell c

Fighting cancer one cell at a time

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeDrug-induced stem-cell switch (from Sox2 to Sox9) activates epigenetic re-programming driving tumour evolution in squamous cell c