Rendering of interface in the mutant EGFR studied that was shown to be critical for EGFR-driven tumor growth. The K946E mutation shown in red was used by the team to…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening
by Carla K. Johnson This image provided by Guardant Health in March 2024, shows packaging for their colon cancer blood test, Shield. According to a study published Wednesday, March 13,…
New method for early detection of relapse in the blood cancer disease myelodysplastic syndrome
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), Magnus Tobiasson and Eva Hellström-Lindberg have, together with the Nordic MDS group, developed a method that makes it…
For childhood cancer survivors, inherited genetic factors influence risk of cancers later in life
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors, according to…
Researchers discover an RNA molecule that could be used as a therapeutic target against cancer cells
Replication stress induces lncRNAs associated to replicating chromatin. a (Top) Mechanism of action of hydroxyurea (HU) RNR: ribonucleotide reductase. (Bottom) Immunoblot analysis HCT116 cells treated with HU 1 mM for 8 h…
Less chemoradiation is possible for some cancer patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to a new study from experts at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, some oropharynx cancer patients may qualify for less radiation treatments.…
Prostate cancer test may lead to harmful overdiagnosis in Black men
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from experts at the University of Exeter has found that a widely used test for prostate cancer may leave Black men at increased…
New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is one of the first centers nationwide to offer a…
Families of men with fertility problems show distinct patterns of increased risk for several types of cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families. The study,…
Hitchhiking cancer vaccine makes progress in the clinic
Originally developed in the laboratory of Darrell Irvine, “amphiphile” vaccines hitchhike on albumin molecules to the lymph nodes, where they teach the immune system to fight cancer. MIT spinout Elicio…
