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Oncology & Cancer

New immune checkpoint explored for head and neck cancer

A checkpoint may delay travelers but it can help give cancer free rein by suppressing the natural immune response that should destroy it, researchers say.

Jun 25, 2019

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Health

How bad is red meat for you? Health risks get star ratings

Research about what is healthy comes so thick and fast—red meat can appear good for you one week, stroke-inducing the next—that a confused public often struggles to keep up.

Oct 15, 2022

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Oncology & Cancer

Study discovers triple immunotherapy combination as possible treatment for pancreatic cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a novel immunotherapy combination, targeting checkpoints in both T cells and myeloid suppressor cells, that successfully reprogrammed the tumor ...

Dec 30, 2022

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Gastroenterology

Soon you'll be able to examine your gut from home

We are up on the third floor of the electrical building at NTNU, not a place you usually associate with cancer research and medical equipment. But the little green pill that researcher Ali Khalegi is holding between his thumb ...

Jun 2, 2022

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Oncology & Cancer

Colorectal cancer screening should start at 45, new research shows

Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) should begin at 45 years of age to match rising mortality rates in young adults, research presented today at the 25th UEG Week Barcelona reveals.

Oct 30, 2017

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Oncology & Cancer

Global burden of thyroid cancer is increasing

(HealthDay)—There is an increasing global burden of thyroid cancer, according to a study published online June 26 in JAMA Network Open.

Jun 30, 2020

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Oncology & Cancer

Spotting colon cancer early with the 'Google Earth of colonoscopies'

A new optical imaging system in the works could revolutionize the diagnosis of colon cancer. Currently, colonoscopies only manage to detect 39 % of bowel cancer cases in the early stages. Now, the EU-funded PROSCOPE project's ...

Oct 8, 2021

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Medical research

Extra chromosome 21 removed from Down syndrome cell line

(Medical Xpress)—University of Washington scientists have succeeded in removing the extra copy of chromosome 21 in cell cultures derived from a person with Down syndrome, a condition in which the body's cells contain three ...

Nov 9, 2012

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