A #H2020 funded research project developing a new device for genitourinary #cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring

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Chip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine buff.ly/2slxMHK #medicine #technology #nanotechnology #engineering #oncology
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To mark the start of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, let’s test your knowledge! Which of the following is the most common symptom of #bladdercancer? #WCcampaign
6%Abdominal pain
14%Lower back pain
73%Blood in the urine
7%Bladder irritation
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A chemotherapy drug is derived from this bacterium, Streptomyces peucetius. A new NCI initiative aims to develop more cancer drugs from products of nature: cancer.gov/news-events/cance…
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Cancer researchers use next-generation sequencing for decoding the signs of response to cancer immunotherapy. In this article, you will learn why this technology has become indispensable to help us understand more about cancer biology. nature.com/articles/d42473-0…
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Researchers have taken the first steps toward developing a vaccine to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of colorectal, endometrial, and other types of cancer. cancer.gov/news-events/cance…
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Cancer vaccine shows promising results in #Lynch syndrome - #BladderCancer drugtargetreview.com/news/42…
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If you missed: NCI researchers identify a mechanism by which tumors continue to grow despite the presence of cancer-killing immune cells: cancer.gov/news-events/press… #Immunotherapy #AACR19 @NCIResearchCtr
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How does cancer arise? Genetic changes that cause cancer can be inherited from our parents or they can arise during a person’s lifetime, as our summary explains: cancer.gov/about-cancer/unde…
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Metastatic cancer has the same name and the same type of cancer cells as the original, or primary, cancer: cancer.gov/about-cancer/unde…
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The #HPV vaccine Gardasil 9 protects against infection with nine HPV types: the two low-risk HPV types that cause most genital warts, plus the seven high-risk HPV types that cause most HPV-related cancers. cancer.gov/about-cancer/caus…
#BIYSC2019: Enrol in our workshop "Drosophila as a model organism to study the intricate pathways of tumorigenesis" and you will learn about the most important genetic tools to manipulate 🔎 the genome of the fruit fly 🔬 @PedreraFundacio 📆 April, 1st 📝 biysc.org/programmes/researc…
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Hoy presentamos el #RetoMetástasis, una campaña que busca recaudar 5 millones de euros para acelerar la investigación y combatir la #metástasis 💪 que es la causa del 90% de las muertes de pacientes con #cáncer. ¡Súmate y ayúdanos a conseguirlo! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 📝retometastasis.com/
This illustration shows the steps for creating CAR T-cell therapy, a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune cell) are changed in the lab so that they will attack cancer cells.
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Genetic changes that cause cancer can be inherited or can arise during a person’s lifetime as a result of errors that occur as cells divide or because of damage to DNA caused by certain environmental exposures: cancer.gov/about-cancer/unde…
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The Human Tumor Atlas Network is creating detailed maps of cancers that will be used to learn how cancer develops, spreads, and responds to treatment: cancer.gov/news-events/cance…
Yesterday, a debate on #animal #research took place at the @UPFBarcelona with the presence of the #PRBB animal facility director, Juan Martín Caballero. While waiting for a summary of this event, have a look at this post! ellipse.prbb.org/animals-in-… – at Barcelona, Spain
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Reportaje de @Farmaindustria sobre los fármacos del futuro: más precisos, más eficaces y con menos efectos secundarios. grt-share.com/vUEy3-Ne-b
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The Human Tumor Atlas Network initiative will create maps of human tumors, including their surrounding environments: cancer.gov/news-events/cance… #cancercurrents @NCIHTAN
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#IRBBarcelonaImages: "Confetti explosion" 🎉: organoid de càncer de mama per estudiar la #metàstasi 🔬 📸 @criispuig 👩‍🔬, estudiant de doctorat del laboratori de Control de Creixement i Metàstasi del Càncer
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We are often asked whether there is a routine screening test for ovarian cancer in the UK, which unfortunately there is not. It is important to note that smear tests do not detect the disease. Find out about research into screening for ovarian cancer here: ow.ly/cpXX50kIxYq
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