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Cholesterol Homeostasis in Cancer

The roles played by cholesterol in cancer development and the potential of therapeutically targeting cholesterol homeostasis is a controversial area in the cancer community. Several epidemiologic studies report an association between cancer and serum c...

A Teachable Moment on the Need for Colon Cancer Screening

Traditional colonoscopy is best at finding cancer. Less invasive screenings are not as definitive, but they’re better than nothing.

No Regrets After Double Mastectomy, but Questions Remain

More women are opting to remove the healthy breast as well as the cancerous breast, but that doesn't improve quality of life, new findings show.

Living With Cancer: Being Erased

The experiences of minorities remain strikingly marginal in cancer literature.

tyrosyl phosphorylated PAK1 regulates estrogen signaling

Serine/threonine kinase PAK1 is activated by estrogen and plays an important role in breast cancer. However, the integration of PAK1 into the estrogen response is not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying hormone-in...