Human skin structure. Credit: Wikipedia The transfer of a neurotransmitter from one type of skin cell to another (melanocytes to keratinocytes) altered electrical activity and promoted melanoma initiation in preclinical…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting
For metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathway inhibitors within a clinical trial,…
New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors
Single cell genomics reveals multiple human immune cell types in tumors and blood of autologous MISTRG6 PDX mice, including innate immune cell types present in the TME. (A) Schematic representation…
Algorithmic blood test analysis will ease diagnosis of cancer types, guide treatment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thanks to machine learning algorithms, short pieces of DNA floating in the bloodstream of cancer patients can help doctors diagnose specific types of cancer and choose…
Explore psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress, urge doctors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s time to stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin—the active ingredient in magic mushrooms—and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by…
Leveraging phosphorothioate backbone modification to optimize aptamer-drug conjugates for therapeutic agent delivery
a) Cell uptake efficiency of Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, Cy5-MFSX, and Cy5-MFC by PL45 cells. b) The ratio of Geometric Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Cy5-MFC for Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, or Cy5-MFSX uptake by…
Cancer’s origin story features predictable plot line, researchers find
Scientists grew human gastric organoids from stomach cells in a laboratory for two years, tracing patterns of genetic changes associated with pre-cancer. Credit: Wing Wong Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series…
Who is affected and how do they cope?
Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in…
Eliminating extra chromosomes in cancer cells prevents tumor growth, new study reveals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new Yale study reveals, and eliminating them prevents the cells from forming tumors.…
Study finds younger kidney cancer survivors at significant risk for heart problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center indicates that many adolescent and young adult kidney cancer survivors are at a significantly elevated risk for heart…
