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After treating a tumor with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, cells known as senescent cells can appear. These are cells that do not divide, are involved in the aging process, and are resistant to cell death, but are still metabolically ...
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The efficacy of immunotherapy against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) heavily relies on intratumoral infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy together with immunotherapy has been ...
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In a room at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal, a patient puts on a virtual reality (VR) headset. Bright bubbles float slowly up and down before his eyes while soothing sounds play in the background.
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There are two main types of lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell. According to the American Cancer Society, non-small cell lung cancer is often categorized in one of two stages: limited or extensive.
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Only 12% of men diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five years after diagnosis; for women it is 14%.
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Glycolysis is a central metabolic pathway by which cells obtain energy from sugar. Cancer cells in particular have long been thought to depend on the energy obtained through glycolysis, a phenomenon known as the Warburg effect. ...
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Bladder cancer has a cure rate of over 90% when detected early, but it has a high recurrence rate of 70%, necessitating continuous monitoring. Late detection often requires major surgeries, such as bladder removal followed ...
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