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?A new study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology in Belgium has labeled the protein Caveolin-1 as a high-potential pursuit in the...

Surgeons remove cancerous lymph nodes through hidden scar procedure

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, led by Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of...

Nat’l experts map out AYA cancer Rresearch agenda

Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA)...

Shut-off switch for lymphoma

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Safety switches that automatically stop the device for example before it overheats are built into many electrical appliances. Cells are...

Researchers create unique bioengineered organoids for modeling colorectal cancer

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 5,2017--A new study describes a unique bioengineered tissue construct, or organoid, into which colorectal cancer...

Combination strategy could hold promise for ovarian cancer

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers demonstrated that mice with ovarian cancer that received drugs to reactivate dormant genes along with other drugs that activate...

Shorter course of treatment may provide better outcome for intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Boston, MA-- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males in the United States. Approximately, 180,000 men are diagnosed each year, and approximately 95...

Racial disparities persist in the survival of patients with ovarian, colon, and breast cancer

Three new articles present trends in survival for patients with ovarian, colon, and breast cancer in the United States by race and stage. Published early...

Head and neck cancer researchers to convene for Multidisciplinary Care Symposium February 15-17

What: 2018 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium When: Thursday, February 15 through Saturday, February 17, 2018 Where: Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, Arizona Who: Co-sponsored by...

Register now to cover cutting-edge hormone research

WASHINGTON -- Members of the media can now register to cover the latest advances in hormone health and science at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society's...

Microscope using UV instead of visible light emerging as diagnostic tool

Credit: Richard Levenson, UC Davis MUSE image of sebaceous glandA microscope using ultraviolet light to illuminate samples enables pathologists to assess high-resolution images of biopsies...

Removing cancer cell debris improves conventional cancer treatments

Cancer therapies are designed to kill tumor cells, but produce tumor cell debris in the process. In a study published in The Journal of Experimental...

Tanners who use sprays and lotions less prone to get tattoos and piercings than sunbathers

People who often sunbathe or use tanning beds are more likely to try risky weight-loss methods and have cosmetic surgery, as well as get tattoos...

PET identifies which prostate cancer patients can benefit from salvage radiation treatment

Credit: L Emmett et al., St Vincent's Hospitals, Sydney, Australia RESTON, Va. - For prostate cancer patients who have rising levels of PSA (a cancer...

Bio-Rad releases first ce-ivd digital pcr test for monitoring chronic myeloid leukemia response to therapy