Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published in Journal…

Researcher discusses how lung macrophages evolve during metastatic growth of lung colonies in a mouse model of melanoma

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new editorial paper titled “A macrophage is a macrophage is a macrophage—in metastasis” has been published in Oncotarget. In this new editorial, researcher Thomas T.…

Study confirms long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in the prevention of cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence…

5 advances in cancer treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking…

Study connects research scientists with the communities they serve

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the UArizona Cancer Center, speaks at a Scientific Café event at Rollies Mexican Patio restaurant. Credit: UArizona Health Sciences A new study by University of…

Lorazepam treatment may be linked to worse outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety during cancer treatment, had a shorter progression-free survival than patients who…

New study offers hope in early detection of esophageal cancer

New study offers hope in early detection of oesophageal cancer. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences have developed a new tool to predict…

Electrical signals between skin cells may influence melanoma initiation

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…

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…