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Dancing Her Cancer Stress Away
Despite living with an adenoid cystic carcinoma, Celina Pitt finds joy in nightly dance parties with her husband.
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New Clues to Classic Cancer Target Found in Immune Cells
Scientists have long sought to target the interaction between the proteins p53 and Mdm2 in tumor cells, but their interaction in immune cells may be just as important.
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Multiethnic Tumor Models Aid in the Search for New Approaches Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Breast cancer stem cells from patients with different racial and ethnic backgrounds showed important differences in activation of immune response-related genes in mouse models.
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Can Prebiotics Help Protect Against Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis?
Studies suggest the gut microbiome can influence immunotherapy side effects. Butyrate emerges as an intriguing candidate against inflammation in the colon.
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Researchers Identify a New, Vital Player in Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Organ Transplant Rejection
How one long noncoding RNA could help improve outcomes in bone marrow and solid organ transplantation.
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How One Doctor Aims to Combat Structural Racism in Medicine
A urologic oncology fellow dedicates his career to debunking false notions about racial biology.
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How One Caregiver Keeps his Dad Safe from COVID-19
I’m a protector. Keeping Dad healthy, really, that’s my motivation.
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Implanted Chemotherapy Device Has Kept Her Cancer in Check for More Than a Year
A decades-old tool experiencing a revival, hepatic artery infusion pumps can offer a powerful option for some patients whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver.
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New Model Predicts Cancer Drug Efficacy Across and Within Cancer Types
New technologies are making “precision oncology” more of a reality, including a new approach that better accounts for variations within and across individual cancer types.vidual cancer
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A Trusting Relationship with Her Provider – and Zumba – Help One Woman Get Past Metastatic Colon Cancer
From early stage colon cancer to advanced metastatic disease, Jennifer Watson’s cancer journey illustrates the importance of advocating for your health and partnering with a care team you trust.
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Study: New Prostate Cancer Test Could Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies
Urine test found to be extremely accurate at detecting aggressive prostate cancer with few false negatives.
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Scientists ‘Farm’ Natural Killer Cells in Novel Cancer Fighting Approach
Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body’s natural killer immune cells to harvest their cancer-killing exosomes.
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Work, Humor and Family Help Stage 4 Cancer Patient Thrive
Facing a challenging diagnosis of metastatic urologic cancer, one of the state’s top communications professionals leans into her job, laughter and love.
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Key Pathway for Activated T-cells Might Be Targeted to Fight GVHD
A new understanding of intracellular pathways activated as T cells start to mount an immune response offers clues against graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication of bone marrow transplantation.
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Similar Factors Cause Health Disparities in Cancer, COVID-19
Implementing policies and strategies to eliminate racial disparities could improve outcomes for both diseases.