Staging rectal cancer with MRI: How to do it, what to look forFerris, N
Let's look at each one in more detail. Surgery Surgery is the oldest way to treat cancer. If the tumor is relatively localized, it can be surgically removed. Often, a border of healthy tissue surrounding the tumor is also taken to ensure that all of the malignant cells have been removed...
He has built "high-fidelity microvasculature in cul- ture" in which he puts breast cancer cells to sleep through environmental cues. "When we do that time and time again, we are able to steer fully malignant tumor cells into a quiescent state in culture and for a durable period of time,...
Even with advanced treatment options, the small cell lung cancer (SCLC) survival rate is not as good as it is with other types of lung cancer. SCLC can grow and spread quickly. According to statistics, the likelihood of living for five years after you've been diagnosed with SCLC is betwee...
This beautiful and fascinating 2-minute video shows how killer T-cells, relentlessly hunt down and destroy cancer cells in your body.
COVID-19 is a reminder of their destructive power, but they’re crucial to humans’ development and survival.
Breast self-exams are one of those things we all know we should be doing, but rarely actually do… a bit like flossing. There’s been a lot of debate amongst medical experts in the last few years over the efficacy and need of breast self-exams as a cancer screening method, but women...
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How do cancer cells overcome this barrier? How can we identify a stem cell? Consider what markers we might look for and what functions. Assume that a cell is eukaryotic. How would you determine if the cell is either an animal cell or a plant cell? What are the similarities and...
After diagnosis, your doctor will determine if you do have ovarian cancer and, if so, what type and stage it is. Ovarian cancers are classified into several types: Epithelial tumors, which make up about 90% of ovarian cancers1 Stromal tumors, which feature cells that produce high levels of...