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Simple text reminders could help close London's bowel cancer screening gap
As low-cost and straightforward an intervention as automated text messaging could make a significant contribution to tackling London's below-average bowel cancer screening rates, according to a study led by the University ...
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From DNA marks to RNA control: A new clue to acute myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer in which abnormal, immature cells build up in the bone marrow, disrupting the production of healthy blood cells. Now, a new study, led by Dr. José Luis Sardina's ...
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Alternative pathways for blood vessel growth could become targets against drug-resistant tumors
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), together with international collaborators, have uncovered previously unknown mechanisms that allow blood vessels to grow even in the ...
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Protein DUSP4 boosts cancer-fighting T cells in colorectal cancer lab models
The immune system has powerful cells that can recognize and destroy cancer, but this ability can gradually wane when the cells reside within a tumor. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University ...
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Prostate cancer drug shows promise in new clinical trial
In a recent Yale-led clinical trial, a new type of prostate cancer drug showed promising results in reducing tumor activity and pain for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
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Routine breast imaging may offer little benefit after double mastectomy for early breast cancer
Women who have undergone a double mastectomy to treat ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive form of breast cancer also known as stage 0 breast cancer, may not benefit from routine mammograms or other breast imaging ...
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Hypnotherapy and mindfulness reduce pain and anxiety for children with cancer
Psychosocial interventions can significantly reduce pain and anxiety for children undergoing cancer treatment, new Griffith University research has found. Dr. Karin Plummer from Griffith's School of Nursing and Midwifery ...
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Breast cancer atlas reveals hidden subtypes to help chart course for precision oncology
A new molecular map of breast cancer has identified novel forms of the disease and provides a foundation for selecting personalized treatments guided by a tumor's molecular characteristics rather than standard pathology alone.
Nov 3, 2026
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AI may help tailor treatment for childhood brain tumors
Choosing the right treatment for a child with a malignant brain tumor requires a careful balance. Therapy must be strong enough to keep the cancer from coming back, but it can also cause lasting side effects that affect learning, ...
Nov 3, 2026
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Bad neighbors: How immune cells help cancer cells get ready to spread
Most cancer deaths are not caused by the original tumor, but by metastases, which form when cancer cells leave the original tumor and spread to other organs. To do so, cancer cells must loosen their attachment to other cancer ...
Nov 3, 2026
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A vulnerability in liver tumor cells' nuclear gateways could pave the way for new treatments
A study led by the Cell Cycle and Cancer Group at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has identified a vulnerability in liver cancer that could guide the development of new therapies. The work, published in Proceedings ...
Nov 3, 2026
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Targeted scan detects hidden multiple myeloma missed by standard imaging
A targeted immunoPET scan detected active multiple myeloma that standard PET/CT scans and blood tests missed, a finding that could help doctors more accurately map disease, guide treatment decisions and confirm whether cancer ...
Nov 3, 2026
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AI-supported screening strategy could improve cervical cancer detection in low-resource settings
Combining HPV testing with artificial intelligence–based image analysis has shown efficacy in detecting precancerous lesions and guiding treatment decisions, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...
Nov 3, 2026
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In the future, a blood test may be able to replace a biopsy
Doctors often have to take a tissue sample to understand what is happening inside a tumor or another affected organ. Biomedical scientist Danilo Mladenović is working to find the same information from a blood sample. Research ...
Nov 3, 2026
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Novel imaging modality accurately assesses lung function in cancer patients
Patients with early-stage lung cancer undergo surgery unless preoperative evaluation reveals poor lung function, which is predictive of poor outcomes. Imaging—like MRI or CT scans—isn't the standard of care for conventional ...
Nov 3, 2026
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Natural plant compound may help overcome cancer drug resistance
A natural plant compound may help overcome a built-in defense that allows many cancers to resist a class of drugs designed to restore normal gene activity, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Quantum models predict lung cancer using limited training data in preliminary tests
Developing reliable machine learning models for health care can be challenging when only small datasets are available. This challenge motivates research into whether quantum computing approaches can learn useful patterns ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Cervical cancer cases and deaths forecast to rise
Global cervical cancer cases and deaths could rise by 20.2% and 39.3%, respectively, by 2050, according to a modeling study published in Nature Medicine. The findings suggest that the burden of cervical cancer will remain ...
Nov 2, 2026
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New strategy may target common cancer driver with minimal side effects
Researchers have found a surprisingly common vulnerability in a broad variety of cancers and have begun designing drug compounds to exploit it, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings suggest ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Researchers identify strategy to make pediatric bone cancers more vulnerable to immunotherapy
Ewing sarcoma is a rare and debilitating type of bone cancer affecting young adults and children. Despite intensive treatment with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, many children do not overcome the disease.
Nov 2, 2026
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Rapid genome sequencing helps guide care for about 50% of children with cancer
Two studies involving investigators at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's and the University of Cambridge, U.K., highlight the growing potential of whole-genome sequencing to transform the diagnosis and treatment of childhood ...
Nov 2, 2026
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How an innate immune protein can control cholesterol, tumor growth and response to cancer therapy
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected role for a key innate immune protein, revealing how it helps regulate cholesterol levels inside cells and ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Surgery offers best survival for early-stage lung cancer, study finds
Surgery should remain the primary treatment for people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are suitable for either surgery or a highly targeted form of radiotherapy, a new study from the London School ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Postop morbidity lower with laparoscopic versus open resection of colorectal liver metastases
For patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is associated with lower postoperative morbidity than open liver resection (OLR), with similar long-term oncologic outcomes, according ...
Nov 2, 2026
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