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Cancer biologists bring in the B-cell reinforcements for immunotherapy
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, according to a 2026 Cancer Research Institute report. Cancer biologists are keenly aware of this statistic, as it drives innovations that revolutionize cancer ...
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Wildfire smoke may be more harmful than other air pollution, two studies find
As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than ...
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Early-adult BMI may lower postmenopausal breast cancer risk through breast density
Women with a higher body mass index (BMI) in early adulthood may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause because of lasting changes in the structure of their breast tissue, according to researchers at ...
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Anti-seizure drug fights aggressive childhood brain tumors, study shows
An existing anti-seizure drug slows the growth of a devastating group of childhood cancers, new Stanford Medicine-led research has shown. The tumors, called diffuse midline gliomas, strike the brain and spinal cord. They ...
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Tumor profiling reveals enzyme as a candidate target in aggressive brain cancer
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified candidate treatment targets and potential prognostic markers for high-grade glioma, an aggressive brain cancer, in children, adolescents ...
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Seeing metastasis before it happens: Tumor-derived extracellular vesicles for premetastatic niche imaging
Cancer is most dangerous not when it starts but when it spreads. Metastasis—the process by which cancer cells travel to and colonize distant organs—is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths. The problem is that ...
Sexual recovery after breast cancer is often overlooked
Sexual well-being can often be overlooked during women's recovery from breast cancer, with many continuing to experience significant sexual and intimacy challenges long after treatment ends. Griffith University researchers ...
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Early changes in the tumor environment may explain why immunotherapy works for some patients but not others
Two patients receive the same immunotherapy for the same cancer. In one, the tumor retreats and stays gone for years. In the other, the treatment does nothing. Oncologists still have no reliable way to tell these patients ...
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Metabolite buildup reveals how aggressive brain tumors activate nearby neurons
Virtually all high-grade, aggressive gliomas in adults accumulate massive amounts of a metabolite called guanidinoacetate (GAA) that overstimulates nearby neurons and promotes tumor growth, according to new research from ...
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Machine learning system can identify cancer cells based on how they scatter light
Cytological tests are a common method of screening for cancer cells in stained cell samples. Using a microscope, pathologists examine cells collected from bodily fluids, looking for telltale signs of malignancy, like enlarged ...
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Researchers find mind-body interventions ease symptoms, providing meaningful benefits after cancer treatment
The Mindfulness and Tai Chi for Cancer Health (MATCH) study looked at more than 500 cancer survivors with varying types and stages of cancer and found that patients experienced less pain, fatigue and sleep problems after ...
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Earliest bladder cancer metastasis may seed later spread
A new study published in Nature has established the foundational landscape of tumor evolution in bladder cancer and differences among cancer subtypes, which could point toward better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
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Physician-researchers explore ways to expand clinical trial participation
From lifesaving drugs to new treatments, clinical trials are essential to advancing medicine, and their success depends on people participating. Yet participation remains low. Only about 7% of U.S. adults with cancer enroll ...
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Minibeam radiotherapy studied in patients with difficult-to-treat cancers
Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging results using a new radiation technique called minibeam radiotherapy to treat patients with treatment-resistant cancers in or near the skin. The technique delivers very high doses ...
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Blood test shows promise for detecting pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages
Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, led the development of a new investigational blood test that could detect pancreatic cancer at ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Fecal microbial signatures show promise for colorectal and pancreatic cancer assessment
Gastrointestinal and pancreatobiliary cancers can be difficult to detect early, creating a need for practical, noninvasive approaches for early detection and risk assessment. The gut microbiome has emerged as a potential ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Clinical guideline on radiation therapy for bladder cancer released
For appropriately selected patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, preserving the bladder can be a curative treatment option rather than removing it, according to a new clinical guideline from the American Society for ...
Sep 16, 2026
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AACR's annual cancer progress report highlights promising advances for patients
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has released the 16th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report. This comprehensive report provides current data on cancer incidence, mortality and survivorship. It also ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Cancer drug pushes mutant blood stem cells to become short-lived immune cells
The biologic drug interferon-alpha can benefit patients with blood cancers called myeloproliferative neoplasms by forcing mutant blood stem cells to become shorter-lived white blood cells, according to a study by Weill Cornell ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Experimental cancer vaccine makes its own oxygen and gives T-cells a boost
When it comes to priorities in life, oxygen tops the list. Humans can go weeks without food and days without water. Take away the ability to breathe, however, and the clock starts ticking within minutes as the brain begins ...
Sep 15, 2026
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New method explores how mitochondrial tRNA changes can reshape immune cell behavior
For generations, scientists have looked to the genetics inside immune cells for ways to improve how the body fights disease.
Sep 15, 2026
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Fecal microbiota transplantation may improve immunotherapy-related colitis
Targeting the gut microbiome with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may help cancer patients with immunotherapy-related colitis avoid the need for steroids and other immunosuppressive treatments, according to researchers ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation improves cognitive outcomes in small cell lung cancer
In the SWOG S1827 MAVERICK Phase III randomized trial, patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent regular brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) had significantly better cognitive ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Early cranial radiotherapy may improve outcomes for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and limited brain metastases
Early cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) administered with first-line osimertinib was associated with improved intracranial control and survival outcomes in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Structured exercise linked to longer cancer survival and time free of disease
Structured exercise may help people with cancer live longer and have more time free of disease, finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Sep 15, 2026
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