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Targeting the miR-221-222/PUMA/BAK/BAX pathway abrogates dexamethasone resistance in multiple myeloma

Despite recent therapeutic advances that have doubled the median survival time of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), intratumor genetic heterogeneity contributes to disease progression and emergence of drug resistance. MicroRNAs (miRs), are noncoding...

CCL5-mediated Th2 immune polarization promotes metastasis in luminal breast cancer

The tumor-promoting chemokine CCL5 has been implicated in malignant transformation of breast epithelial cells, with studies to date focusing mainly on basal-type breast cancers. In this study, we investigated the consequences of CCL5 deletion in the MM...

Living With Cancer: Alone and Ghosted

When cancer patients need help, they are often surprised to find that long-trusted friends have disappeared.

Contraceptives May Lower Endometrial Cancer Risk Long-Term

Studies have shown that the use of oral contraceptives lowers the risk for endometrial cancer, and now a new study has found that the protection continues for many years after women stop using them.

Metastasis Suppressors Regulate TAMs in TNBC

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients have the highest risk of recurrence and metastasis. Because they cannot be treated with targeted therapies, and many do not respond to chemotherapy, they represent a clinically underserved group. TNBC is ch...