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Treating Cancer by Molecular Footprint, Not Organ

Can agnostic therapies revolutionize precision oncology? Are we ready to treat cancer without looking at the organ? For decades, cancer has been told as a story of organs: lungs, breast, colon, etc. Each diagnosis implied a predictable therapeutic path. In recent years that map has begun to blur, and in oncology clinics it is increasingly […]

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Tracing extracellular vesicles’ journey from cancer cells to urine

by Institute of Science Tokyo edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source This study tracked the journey of small extracellular vesicles from distant tumor cells to urine and revealed new insights into how kidney cells process them. The results pave the way for better cancer diagnostics by leveraging liquid

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Using Machine Learning to Develop Personalized Vaccines for Cancer

Yale researchers have developed a machine learning model, called Immunostruct, that can help scientists create more personalized vaccines, including cancer vaccines. They described the tool in Nature Machine Intelligence along with findings from applying it to cancer and immunology data. Blood samples – illustrative photo. Image credit: Karolina Kaboompics via Pexels, free license When a potential threat, such as

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How TRICARE can help you screen for cancer

FALLS CHURCH, Va.  –  Did you know that it’s possible to detect some types of cancer before you show any signs or symptoms? Getting preventive screening tests makes this possible.“Screening tests are a powerful tool for taking care of your health — If you have cancer, finding it early can help make it easier to treat,” said

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One-hour saliva test spots biomarker linked to several cancers

by NIki Widdowson, Queensland University of Technology edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Queensland University of Technology QUT researchers have developed a simple one-hour saliva test for a protein biomarker that has been linked with oral, colon and pancreatic cancers. The findings are published in the journal Talanta. The paper

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Chemically ‘stapled’ peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers

Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Bath video: Professor Jody Mason, from the University of Bath and CEO of Revolver Therapeutics, explains the new technology. view more  Credit: University of Bath Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to build, chemically stabilise, and test millions of potential drug molecules inside living cells,

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Study: Cancer’s clues in the bloodstream reveal the role androgen receptor alterations play in metastatic prostate cancer

Serial liquid biopsies consistently showed AR alterations linked to poorer outcomes; Findings support “real-time” molecular testing to guide personalized care Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Miami Miller School of Medicine image: “Serial ctDNA testing gives us a moving picture, not a snapshot,” said first author Chinmay T. Jani, M.D., Chief Fellow, Hematology and Oncology, at Sylvester

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Beating cancer by eating cancer

Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Waterloo image: Waterloo researchers (L to R) Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered bacteria to treat cancer by eating tumours from the inside out. view more   Credit: University of Waterloo A research team led by the University of

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Six cancers rising faster in younger adults than older ones, analysis shows

by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Alexander Pol  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: fauxels from Pexels Six cancer types are rising faster in younger adults than in those who are older in at least five countries, a new study of global cancer incidence shows, and two types—colorectal and

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Researchers find promising new way to boost the immune response to cancer

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a promising new way to bolster the body’s immune system response to cancer. Microscopy image depicting immune receptor distribution analysis in human T cells. The same-coloured spots represent receptors that are clumped together in a single cluster. Image credit: University of Southampton In a study published in Nature

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