Several studies have suggested that COVID-19 may increase a person’s risk of developing cancer or promote metastasis of existing cancer.

Herpesvirus-encoded microRNAs (v-miRNAs) play a crucial role in modulating host cellular processes to promote viral persistence, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. These v-miRNAs function by targeting ...

To help prevent Merkel cell carcinoma and other skin cancers, one important thing to do is use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 when you go outside. HPV is a group of more than 200 viruses ...

You, me, and all of the 108 billion or so Homo sapiens who’ve ever walked the Earth have all been our own constellation of some 30 trillion cells. Each of our bodies is a collective organism of ...

Bacteria consumed by immune cells become part of the cell. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 13, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250226125133.htm ...

Table 1. Recent larger studies evaluating treatment response monitoring in sarcoma patients with 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose-positron-emission tomography (2005–2010). ≥40% decrease in SUVmax ...

The lump from a sarcoma is usually difficult to move around, unlike a common type of lump called a lipoma. A lipoma is an often harmless overgrowth of fat cells, which a person can usually move ...

There are even some rare forms of skin cancer, such as Merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma, that are primarily virus-driven, notes Nghiem. It’s also important to watch out for moles on the ...

Clear cell sarcoma (CCS), or malignant melanoma of soft parts, is a rare, extremely aggressive soft tissue sarcoma, which accounts for less than 1% of soft tissue sarcomas. Though extremely rare, CCS ...

SPO11-mediated DNA cleavage therefore represents a high-stakes gamble for a cell: double-strand breaks (DSBs) are a potentially catastrophic type of genome damage if not properly repaired ...