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Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

Can the fermentation of foods enhance their antioxidant properties?

In a recent editorial published in Fermentation, researchers highlighted the use of fermentation as a means to increase the antioxidant potential of foods.

29 Aug 2023

Study shows not all adrenal carcinoma patients need mitotane after surgery

After the complete tumor resection, not all patients with an adrenocortical carcinoma require the previous standard therapy Mitotane. Professors Martin Fassnacht and Massimo Terzolo show this in a clinical trial.

25 Aug 2023

New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman's likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade.

24 Aug 2023

New calculator predicts risk of early recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the liver and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with China accounting for over half of the global annual cases and deaths.

23 Aug 2023

New prognostic risk signature for kidney renal clear cell carcinoma identified

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Cuproptosis is a newly identified specific form of programmed cell death.

22 Aug 2023

Less is more: Radiotherapy omission deemed safe for certain breast cancer patients

The risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.

22 Aug 2023

Associations between alcohol intake, cancer risk, and modifying factors in women: smoking, BMI, and MHT interactions

Researchers examined the association between moderate alcohol intake and specific cancer risks.

21 Aug 2023

Moffitt receives NCI grant to investigate virus-associated tumors among HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa

The Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center is expanding its viral infection research in Africa. The cancer center has received a $5.5 million, five-year specialized research center grant (U54CA277834) from the National Cancer Institute to investigate virus-associated tumors that disproportionately impact men and women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

17 Aug 2023

Deep learning framework DeepAIR could improve understanding of adaptive immunity

Researchers presented a deep learning framework, DeepAIR, to accurately predict adaptive immune receptor (AIR)-antigen binding.

15 Aug 2023

Oncolytic viruses could be used to 'warm up' cold tumors and improve immunotherapy

Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice, according to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.

14 Aug 2023

Kidney cancer study reveals new findings about MiTF family gene mutations

A new study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, U-M Department of Pathology and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology reveals findings from over 800 clinical assays performed for kidney patients with MiTF family gene mutations.

14 Aug 2023

Gut microbiota could affect the responsiveness and efficacy of cancer treatment

A vast number of microbes colonizes the human body to form an ecological community known as the microbiota. Microbiota are made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

11 Aug 2023

Are inflammatory bowel disease patients more at risk of colorectal cancer?

Researchers analyzed data from a large cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients and looked at the risk and frequency of colorectal cancer.

9 Aug 2023

Effect of mutations in cancer-driving genes across human cancers

Effect of mutations in cancer-driving genes across human cancers.

9 Aug 2023

Nanotechnology's triple threat: Advancing precision cancer treatment

The design of tumor tissue-, cell-, and organelle-targeted cancer nanomedicines.

9 Aug 2023

The immune-modulatory effect of lenvatinib investigated in new study

Researchers explore the effect of lenvatinib treatment on patients with advanced thyroid cancer.

9 Aug 2023

Identification of plasma proteins associated with ovarian cancer risk

Researchers performed proteomic Mendelian randomization as well as co-localization analyses to identify drug targets for ovarian cancer.

8 Aug 2023

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: A review of treatment strategies

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience (Volume 10) on June 28, 2023, entitled, "Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck – treatment strategies of a highly malignant tumor with variable localizations."

6 Aug 2023

Insilico Medicine uses AI to discover novel SIK2 inhibitors

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the application of multiple generative AI models and AlphaFold structures for drug discovery.

2 Aug 2023