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Machine learning reveals a functional network of genes and proteins in human cancer

Large-scale protein and gene profiling have massively expanded the landscape of cancer-associated proteins and gene mutations, but it has been difficult to discern whether they play an active role in the disease or are innocent ...

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Tumors grow larger in female fruit flies than males. Here's what that could mean for humans

A study by Tulane University researchers has uncovered new insights into how biological sex differences can influence tumor growth. The findings, published in Science Advances, could lead to a better understanding of cancer ...

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Organoids represent the complex cell landscape of pancreatic cancer

A team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has, for the first time, grown tumor organoids—three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory—that mimic the different structures and characteristics ...

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Comprehensive database documents sex differences in cancer biology

A new database could lead to vast improvements in precision oncology by documenting sex-based differences in cancer treatment efficacy, biomarkers, risk factors, and microbial influences across 71 cancer types. The database—created ...

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How chemotherapy primes ovarian cancer for immune-based therapies

Researchers have discovered how chemotherapy can change tumors, making them more vulnerable to new types of treatments. These findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patients at the right time, ...

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New treatment may delay cancer in high-risk myeloma

A new treatment is showing promise for people with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). This precancerous condition can progress to active multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. High-risk SMM carries a higher likelihood ...

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Using 'biological age' to predict early colorectal cancer risk

New research from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that one's biological age, which can be higher than his or her chronological age—a concept called accelerated ...

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Cancer risk declines in old age: New research helps explain why

When it comes to cancer, aging is a double-edged sword, researchers are increasingly learning. Age is considered the most important risk factor for cancer. That's because genetic mutations build up in cells over years and ...

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Unexpected discovery revives abandoned breast cancer treatment

A recent study led by Lund University in Sweden has found that some patients with aggressive breast cancer can be helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important ...

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How breast cancer cells survive in bone marrow after remission

A study from researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of California San Diego has shed light on a previously poorly understood aspect of breast cancer recurrence: how cancer cells survive in bone marrow ...

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Enzyme identified as new therapeutic target for 'cold' tumors

A study from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center may have—at last—cracked the cold case of immunotherapy resistance. The research, led by Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., identifies the UBA1 enzyme, ...

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Researchers design novel immunotherapy for brain cancer

The Wistar Institute's David B. Weiner, Ph.D.—Executive Vice President, director of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center and W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research—and his lab have successfully ...

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Researchers explore e-bikes for cancer recovery

While e-bikes have become highly popular for people who are trying to keep fit, researchers believe they can also make a significant difference for people recovering from cancer.

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Unhealthy diets are driving digestive diseases, research suggests

Against the backdrop of an alarming increase in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, researchers are urging people to bump up their fiber intake and improve their eating habits if they want to ...