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Brain tumors hijack the circadian clock to grow, research shows

Virtually every cell in the human body has an internal clock. These clocks take their cues from a central clock in the brain. In a normal, biological process called synchrony, the central clock coordinates daily rhythms around ...

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Reiki therapy demonstrates significant symptom relief for cancer patients receiving infusion treatments

A recent study conducted at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health has evaluated a Reiki program designed for outpatients with cancer and receiving infusion treatments at two University Hospitals infusion centers.

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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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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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AI tool predicts cancer gene activity from biopsy images

To determine the type and severity of a cancer, pathologists typically analyze thin slices of a tumor biopsy under a microscope. But to figure out what genomic changes are driving the tumor's growth—information that can ...

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Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

Most cancer treatments—from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells—have a host of side effects, in large part because they affect healthy cells in the body at the same time as targeting tumor cells. For the same reason, ...

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A new screening tool improves liver cancer detection

Hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer, is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Screening efforts for this cancer focus on individuals diagnosed with viral ...

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Research highlights breast cancer risk for female firefighters

It's well documented that firefighters have significantly higher rates of cancer than the general population, and these elevated rates have been associated with exposures to toxic chemicals on the job. However, most research ...

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Detecting pancreatic cancer

November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 66,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.