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Breast cancer survivors could avoid lifelong heart medication, research suggests
Many breast cancer survivors whose treatment caused them to develop problems with their heart function can safely stop their medication after their heart recovers, and most won't need to continue treatment long term, according ...
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Cardiologist referrals improve cholesterol levels in prostate cancer patients, but may not be necessary for all
Men with prostate cancer have a high risk of heart disease, especially when treated with hormone therapy. A large international, first-of-its-kind study led by Hamilton researchers found that routine referrals to an internist ...
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Twice-daily radiation linked to better quality of life in lung cancer trial
Previously, the primary endpoint results of the NRG-LU005 (NCT03811002) study assessing the addition of the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to standard-of-care concurrent chemoradiation for limited-stage small-cell ...
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Next generation theranostic pair offers new strategy to detect and treat metastatic kidney cancer
A newly developed radiotheranostic pair, 68Ga/177Lu-NYM096, can identify tumors and effectively deliver targeted radiotherapy to patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Using a small-molecule compound, ...
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New combination therapy shows promise in metastatic pancreatic cancer
Results from an early-stage clinical trial, published in Nature Communications, showed encouraging outcomes among patients with newly diagnosed cancer whose tumors had spread to distant organs. Most strikingly, one patient ...
Aug 28, 2026
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The hidden role of a cell-cycle regulator in senescent cells that don't divide
In a tale of identities as divergent as "The Prince and the Pauper," a well-known cancer-causing gene also influences cells in a zombie-like state meant to prevent cancer.
Aug 28, 2026
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A liver signaling pathway may explain why colorectal cancer weakens muscle and bone
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a biological process that may help explain why colorectal cancer can cause severe muscle and bone loss, especially ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Multicenter study suggests early rasburicase prevents kidney failure and death in tumor lysis syndrome
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when large numbers of cancer cells break down rapidly, releasing substances such as uric acid into the bloodstream that can damage the kidneys and cause ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Study tracks early adoption of liver histotripsy treatment
It has been nearly three years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the HistoSonics Edison histotripsy system to treat primary and metastatic liver tumors. To examine how the technology's adoption and ...
Aug 28, 2026
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FDA approval opens new chapter in pancreatic cancer treatment
For decades, a diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer left patients and physicians facing the same harsh reality: limited options, difficult treatments and too little time. Now, a pill tested in a global clinical trial ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Out of sync: How competing demands shape the cancer patient experience
Scientists are making progress in developing new cancer treatments, but a patient's experience with cancer is shaped by more than medicine. A new sociological study finds that conflicting medical, work and family timelines ...
Aug 28, 2026
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Unexpected discovery reveals mechanism behind brain tumor development
When researchers at Lund University investigated how UM171, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, works, they made an unexpected connection. The results provide new insights into how one of the most common malignant ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Pre-cancerous blood cells may fuel disease risk by prematurely aging the bone marrow
Precancerous blood cells can actively reshape their surroundings, prematurely aging cells in the bone marrow to create conditions that favor their own growth and potentially increase the risk of blood cancer, according to ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Almost a third of women in their 20s have never been screened for cervical cancer
The percentage of women in their 20s who have never been screened for cervical cancer has been increasing at a disturbing rate over the past 20 years—to the point that almost a third of women ages 21 to 29 have never been ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Researchers develop scalable method to generate key immune cells for cancer therapy
Researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) have developed a scalable method for generating CD4+ helper T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells ...
Aug 27, 2026
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An 'undruggable' cancer target meets an RNA-based strategy to curb tumor growth
Researchers at Umeå University have developed a strategy to slow the growth of tumor cells. By targeting the genetic instructions that control the production of a key cancer-related protein, they were able to inhibit tumor ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Cancer biosimilars associated with lower costs for insurers and patients
Biologic drugs play an important role in treating cancers such as breast cancer and lymphoma, but their high costs can add to the financial burden of cancer care. Now, lower-cost versions known as biosimilars are gaining ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Folic acid does not elevate formaldehyde in mice and humans
Folic acid—an essential vitamin added to flour and cereals and prescribed at high doses for cancer patients and people with blood disorders—does not elevate toxic formaldehyde in the body, according to a new study of mice ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Report reveals Native Hawaiian women in U.S. have highest breast cancer incidence
Cancer data for Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) people are usually combined, hiding vast differences in cancer risk. New disaggregated data analyzed by researchers at the American Cancer Society ...
Aug 27, 2026
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No safe tan: Why Canada's sunburn problem keeps getting worse
Scroll through social media and you will encounter a strange vocabulary for an old impulse: "tanmaxxing," "UV chasing" and "SPF shunning." In some corners of the internet, sunscreen is described as toxic, while a "natural" ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Study finds cancer-specific messages and graphic images may improve awareness of alcohol-related cancer risks
Online warnings about alcohol and cancer prompted stronger responses when they named specific cancers and included AI-generated images showing health consequences, according to a new study led by researchers at Sylvester ...
Aug 27, 2026
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FDA approves new treatment for hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday the approval of a treatment for pancreatic cancer that could usher in a new era in managing one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
Aug 27, 2026
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Cancer is quantum: Studies show cancer cells may occupy limited, shared states like quantized energy levels
Andrea Califano began his career as a physicist. But that's not why he's now calling cancer a quantum disease. "We're really just following the data," says Califano, the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology ...
Aug 26, 2026
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AI matches human pathologists in predicting breast cancer outcomes from immune cells
Two major international Peter Mac-led studies have found AI models were just as good as human pathologists at a task that predicts outcomes for patients with breast cancer.
Aug 26, 2026
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Standard breast cancer classification may overlook important differences
Breast cancer is often classified as either estrogen receptor-positive (hormone-sensitive) or not. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that this simplified classification may overlook important biological ...
Aug 26, 2026
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