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Taboos in Cancer Care: What matters to patients By Dr. Omar Abdihamid (Kenya)
"Weaving the cultural beliefs about Cancer as a "God-forsaken" disease in many cultures to the success of modern cancer therapeutics is a critical definition of complementary culturally based cancer care"
Author: Dr. Omar Abdihamid
Rapid acceleration of pancreatic adenocarcinoma development by PPARδ hyperactivation
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal disease with a rising incidence in the United States and globally. Effective strategies to prevent and treat PDAC are urgently needed. The majority of PDACs arise from pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) pre-cancerous lesions.
GIPC2 interacts with Fzd7 to promote prostate cancer metastasis by activating WNT signaling
GIPC2, a novel exosomal molecule, associated with WNT signaling as a potential therapeutic target, is a putative unique epigenetic oncogene in the prostate cancer metastasis.
Temporal modulation of membrane receptors to boost antibody efficacy
Antibody-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) show the potential of temporal and controlled modulation of receptor membrane availability to enhance antibody efficacy.
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Taboos in Cancer Care: What matters to patients By Dr. Omar Abdihamid (Kenya)
"Weaving the cultural beliefs about Cancer as a "God-forsaken" disease in many cultures to the success of modern cancer therapeutics is a critical definition of complementary culturally based cancer care"
Author: Dr. Omar Abdihamid
Improving Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by Training Pathology Technicians in sub-Saharan Africa By Dr. Lesley Taylor (USA), Dr. Daniel Schmolze (USA), Katy Graef (USA), Linda Setiawan (USA), Dr. Alemwosen Teklehaymanot Alem (Ethiopia)
“Histotechnicians play a central role in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. A comprehensive virtual educational program aims to strengthen the essential workforce needed to advance discoveries in breast cancer biology and improve outcomes.”
Cancer Research in Africa: Tissue is an Issue
“What happens when we do not have a clear understanding of cancer development, cancer progression and how cancer responds to treatment in Africans? This is the reality for most countries in Africa and it is not a good one.”
Black in Cancer
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