#tumors — Public Fediverse posts

#Neoadjuvant treatment with the #immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab significantly shrinks or eliminates #tumors in patients with desmoplastic #melanoma , a rare and aggressive form of skin #cancer
#Oncology #Immunology #Dermatology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ongy01292601.html

#Cancer immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that harnesses the #immune system to fight cancer cells. The treatment involves #CD8⁺ T cells, also known as killer T cells, which play a crucial role in attacking #tumors
#Immunology #Oncology #Metabolomics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/imgy01212601.html

#FACTCHECK

#Mammograms do not cause #cancerous #tumors to 'burst and spread'

https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/mammograms-do-not-cause-cancerous-tumors-to-burst-and-spread

#HopeIsComing for #cancer #preventing #treatment #bladderCancer in particular
And none too soon

#enzyme #APOBEC3 #tumors #mutations

https://scitechdaily.com/cancers-secret-weapon-enzyme-that-protects-against-viruses-may-fuel-tumor-evolution/

In #Science (@sciencemagazine) this week, the Hanahan lab shows that the #RNA-binding protein #FMRP enables #tumors to evade being attacked by #CD8TCells. It does so by both suppressing #CCL17 & promoting #Tregs via #IL33 & #M2 #macrophages via #PROS1 & #ExtracellularVesicles!

https://bit.ly/Sci_abl7207

#CancerImmunology #RBP