Importance In a population with significantly increasing rates of individuals with overweight or obesity, understanding the association of obesity with long-term disease risk, such as cancer, is necessary to improve public health.Objective To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and gastrointestinal (GI) cancer risk (colorectal cancer [CRC] and noncolorectal GI cancer) in the Prostate, Lung,… Continue reading Analysis of Body Mass Index in Early and Middle Adulthood and Estimated Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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African American Prostate Cancer Displays Quantitatively Distinct Vitamin D Receptor Cistrome-transcriptome Relationships Regulated by BAZ1A
African American (AA) prostate cancer associates with vitamin D3 deficiency, but vitamin D receptor (VDR) genomic actions have not been investigated in this context. We undertook VDR proteogenomic analyses in European American (EA) and AA prostate cell lines and four clinical cohorts. Rapid immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry of endogenous protein (RIME) analyses revealed that nonmalignant AA… Continue reading African American Prostate Cancer Displays Quantitatively Distinct Vitamin D Receptor Cistrome-transcriptome Relationships Regulated by BAZ1A
Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
BACKGROUNDBetween 1999 and 2009 in the United Kingdom, 82,429 men between 50 and 69 years of age received a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Localized prostate cancer was diagnosed in 2664 men. Of these men, 1643 were enrolled in a trial to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments, with 545 randomly assigned to receive active monitoring, 553… Continue reading Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Ultra-processed food consumption, cancer risk and cancer mortality: a large-scale prospective analysis within the UK Biobank
Global dietary patterns are increasingly dominated by relatively cheap, highly palatable, and ready-to-eat ultra-processed foods (UPFs). However, prospective evidence is limited on cancer development and mortality in relation to UPF consumption. This study examines associations between UPF consumption and risk of cancer and associated mortality for 34 site-specific cancers in a large cohort of British… Continue reading Ultra-processed food consumption, cancer risk and cancer mortality: a large-scale prospective analysis within the UK Biobank
Efficacy of low-dose oral minoxidil in the management of anticancer therapy-induced alopecia in patients with breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study
To the Editor: Alopecia is feared by most patients undergoing systemic anticancer therapy for breast cancer because of its negative impact on quality of life.1 Currently, evidence regarding management of persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia ( pCIA) and endocrine therapy-induced alopecia (EIA) in patients with breast cancer is lacking.2-4 Although previous studies demonstrated successful use of lowdose… Continue reading Efficacy of low-dose oral minoxidil in the management of anticancer therapy-induced alopecia in patients with breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study
Ovarian cancer cell fate regulation by the dynamics between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
SignificanceUnsaturated fatty acids are critical for maintaining membrane fluidity, cellular signaling, and lipid storage. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) regulates the dynamics between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. How SCD is involved in cancer cell fate decisions remains incompletely understood. Here, we leveraged transcriptomics, lipidomics, and single-cell stimulated Raman scattering microscopy to show that increased levels of… Continue reading Ovarian cancer cell fate regulation by the dynamics between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Arid1a mutation suppresses TGF-β signaling and induces cholangiocarcinoma
Activating KRAS mutations and functional loss of members of the SWI/SNF complex, including ARID1A, are found together in the primary liver tumor cholangiocarcinoma (CC). How these mutations cooperate to promote CC has not been established. Using murine models of hepatocyte and biliary-specific lineage tracing, we show that Kras and Arid1a mutations drive the formation of CC and tumor precursors from the biliary compartment,… Continue reading Arid1a mutation suppresses TGF-β signaling and induces cholangiocarcinoma
Ten-Year Outcomes of Liver Transplant and Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
National guidelines on transplant selection have adopted successful downstaging to within Milan criteria (MC) as a viable option for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) before liver transplant (LT). Recurrence of HCC after LT carries a poor prognosis, and treatment modalities remain challenging.Objective To establish the 10-year outcomes of patients with HCC after LT in… Continue reading Ten-Year Outcomes of Liver Transplant and Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dual stromal targeting sensitizes pancreatic adenocarcinoma for anti-PD-1 therapy
Background and AimsThe stroma in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) contributes to its immunosuppressive nature and therapeutic resistance. Herein we sought to modify signaling and enhance immunotherapy efficacy by targeting multiple stromal components through both intracellular and extracellular mechanisms.MethodsA murine liver metastasis syngeneic model of PDAC was treated with focal adhesion kinase inhibitor (FAKi), anti-PD-1 antibody… Continue reading Dual stromal targeting sensitizes pancreatic adenocarcinoma for anti-PD-1 therapy
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