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Radiation exposure linked to pulmonary hypertension after lung cancer treatment
Lung cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment may be at higher risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries that carry blood from the right side of the heart to ...
Oct 10, 2026
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Blood cancer study links blood formation and bone health
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) belong to the malignant diseases of the hematopoietic system that occur primarily in older adults. In patients with MDS, blood formation in bone marrow is impaired. Medical care therefore typically ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Age and sex shape cancer immunity, mouse experiments and human data suggest
A new study published in Nature Aging combines mouse experiments and human data sets to explore how biological sex and aging shape cancer immunity, with implications for immunotherapy responses. Lutz Menzel, Ph.D., formerly ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Tracking molecular malfunctions in metastatic colorectal cancer to find new avenues for treatment
Researchers at Hokkaido University, in collaboration with an international team of scientists led by the University of South Florida Health and Tampa General Hospital, have uncovered an important mechanism behind immune evasion ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Does a bone tumor always mean cancer?
Bone tumors can cause symptoms such as persistent pain and unintended weight loss, or they might only be discovered when someone breaks a bone and X-rays show a lesion. Wendy Allen-Rhoades, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric oncologist ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Shifting immune cells toward cancer-fighting mode: Sugar-coated extensions reveal a potential target
Our bodies contain immune cells called macrophages. Normally, these cells attack and suppress bacteria and cancer cells. However, when macrophages infiltrate tumors, they can become tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and ...
Oct 8, 2026
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'Immune fog' may flag lung cancer risk years before tumor develops
A 'rising fog' may cloud the immune system's ability to detect tumors and may be the key to tackling lung cancer that is developing years before diagnosis. The team at University College London (UCL) followed this signal ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Scientists identify the neuroblastoma cells that signal poor outcomes
Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor found outside the brain in children, yet why some children respond well to treatment while others do not has remained poorly understood. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Scientists uncover two-pronged strategy to overcome glioblastoma's resistance to immunotherapy
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma. In a study published in Neuro-Oncology, the researchers show that reprogramming ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Ancient viral DNA helps embryonic stem cells grow—and cancer hijacks the same switch
Three years ago, George Kassiotis and his team made an unexpected discovery: A specific way of producing a protein called calbindin was found to help cancer cells survive by preventing them from aging. This left Kassiotis, ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Abdominal fluid reveals rare immune cells that may limit attacks on tumors
In a study published in Science Immunology, researchers used malignant ascites—fluid that accumulates in the abdomen of some patients when cancer metastasizes to the abdominal cavity—to uncover immune programs associated ...
Oct 8, 2026
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A new AI tool distinguishes Ewing sarcoma from similar tumors
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Valencia (UV) has developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of distinguishing Ewing sarcoma from other morphologically ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Novel radiotherapy may save increasingly many rectal cancer patients from surgery and a stoma
Tampere University Hospital (Tays) has begun offering a new form of radiotherapy to treat rectal cancer in which a high dose of radiation is targeted at the tumor surface. The aim is to destroy the tumor so that more patients ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Automated breast ultrasound is effective alternative to handheld ultrasound for breast cancer screening, study finds
A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology has found that automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and handheld ultrasound (HHUS) had similar cancer detection rates in women with dense breasts, while ABUS had ...
Oct 8, 2026
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More men living longer with incurable prostate cancer, report finds
Men in England diagnosed with incurable advanced prostate cancer are more likely to survive for at least three years than they were a decade ago, according to an analysis by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Electrical ablation boosts CAR-NK cell therapy against liver cancer, offering new strategy for refractory solid tumors
A research team has developed a combination immunotherapy that uses an electrical ablation technique to enhance the efficacy of immune cell therapy against liver cancer.
Oct 8, 2026
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Randomized trial finds targeting individual metastases in oligometastatic breast cancer does not improve survival
Treating individual metastatic tumors with highly focused radiation or surgery did not improve progression-free or overall survival for patients with oligometastatic breast cancer receiving first-line systemic therapy, according ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Cervical cancer trial finds similar early recovery results after robot-assisted versus open surgery
In early-stage cervical cancer, radical hysterectomy is an established treatment. The operation can be performed either through open surgery or robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Until now, there have been limited ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Current age-based genetic testing in patients with cancer may miss the majority of inherited gene variants
Germline genetic screening can identify whether a patient with cancer has inherited genetic alterations in a gene or genes that are implicated in cancer. These inherited genetic alterations, known as germline pathogenic variants, ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Key driver of aggressive prostate cancer identified, suggesting new way to reverse drug resistance
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have identified a previously overlooked molecular regulator that helps determine whether prostate tumors remain sensitive to treatment or evolve into a more aggressive, drug-resistant ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Children living with sickle cell can be treated safely using hydroxyurea, 10-year trial finds
New research shows the efficacy and safety of hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell anemia at four low-income sites in Africa, with no increase in clinically diagnosed infections.
Oct 7, 2026
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Low-risk prostate tumors reveal molecular signs linked to more aggressive cancer
A new study revealed molecular features linked to more aggressive prostate cancer in a subset of patients who had been classified as low risk, highlighting biological differences that may not be apparent from clinical measures ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Experimental cancer treatment disrupts cell communication to suppress tumor growth in animal tests
A research team has developed an anticancer treatment platform that simultaneously targets cancer cells and the surrounding cells that support them while blocking communication between the two.
Oct 7, 2026
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Mitochondrial DNA levels reveal links to tumor growth and chemotherapy-related gene activity
Mitochondria are small organelles within cells that play a central role in vital cellular processes, especially energy production. Mitochondria contain their own DNA molecules (mtDNA) that are essential for mitochondrial ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Gene expression linked to survival differs by kidney cancer subtype
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer, accounting for about 90% of kidney cancers. It develops when abnormal cells in the kidney's small tubules begin to grow uncontrollably. RCC has several ...
Oct 7, 2026
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