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Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo
Study signals new era of precision medicine for children with cancer

Study signals new era of precision medicine for children with cancer

by Sarah Wells,Institute of Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for children with cancer to extend and improve t

Study signals new era of precision medicine for children with cancer

by Sarah Wells,Institute of Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for children with cancer to extend and improve t
Study examines hesitation toward potential changes to bowel cancer surveillance

Study examines hesitation toward potential changes to bowel cancer surveillance

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs doctors and researchers discuss whether to push recommended bowel cancer colonoscopy surveillance intervals out beyond five years, new re

Study examines hesitation toward potential changes to bowel cancer surveillance

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs doctors and researchers discuss whether to push recommended bowel cancer colonoscopy surveillance intervals out beyond five years, new re
Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas

Pathology and social interactions—safety in numbers

by CNRSTumor cells, expressing green fluorescent protein, in digestive tract of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. A dense tumor (left) is visible in the anterior midgut. Credit: © Andreu Cas
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
Potential strategy for treating liver cancer: Study discovers signaling pathway mediated by extracellular vesicles

Potential strategy for treating liver cancer: Study discovers signaling pathway mediated by extracellular vesicles

by The University of Hong KongCirculating sEVs from HCC patients promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. A) Tube formation assay of HUVECs pretreated with PBS, circulating sEVs of control indi

Potential strategy for treating liver cancer: Study discovers signaling pathway mediated by extracellular vesicles

by The University of Hong KongCirculating sEVs from HCC patients promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. A) Tube formation assay of HUVECs pretreated with PBS, circulating sEVs of control indi
Existing cancer drugs have potential to benefit thousands more patients, research shows

Existing cancer drugs have potential to benefit thousands more patients, research shows

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchSF3B1 hotspot mutations confer sensitivity to PARP inhibition by eliciting a defective replication stress response. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 1

Existing cancer drugs have potential to benefit thousands more patients, research shows

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchSF3B1 hotspot mutations confer sensitivity to PARP inhibition by eliciting a defective replication stress response. Credit:Nature Genetics(2023). DOI: 1
Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

byUniversity of MichiganProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryWhen researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center first identified a new subtype of aggressive prostate c

Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

byUniversity of MichiganProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryWhen researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center first identified a new subtype of aggressive prostate c
Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UKCancer patients are around five times more likely to have surgery to remove their tumour, and less likely to have chemotherapy, if they are diagnose

Cancer patients diagnosed early are more likely to avoid chemotherapy

by Cancer Research UKCredit: Cancer Research UKCancer patients are around five times more likely to have surgery to remove their tumour, and less likely to have chemotherapy, if they are diagnose
Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer i

Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer i
Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s

Pancreatic tumors may require a one-two-three punch

by University of Rochester Medical CenterThe colors in this cell culture show action taken by pancreas cancer when it recruits harmful cells to the tumor that suppress the body’s natural immune s
Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment

Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment

byUniversity of OklahomaDNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIHNot all cancer therapies are successful, but cancer researchers increa

Testing method could point thousands more cancer patients to lifesaving treatment

byUniversity of OklahomaDNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIHNot all cancer therapies are successful, but cancer researchers increa