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Study finds immune cells undermine cancer therapy by triggering their own death
A team of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have made an important finding about why genetically engineered immune cells sometimes fail to finish the job when given as a cancer treatment. The new discovery ...
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Targeting the 'undruggable': New molecular degraders offer hope for aggressive breast cancer
In the battle against aggressive breast cancer, a once-elusive target is now within reach—thanks to a breakthrough from a team from the Faculty of Medicine at Hebrew University. Dr. Raphael Benhamou and M.Sc. student Liann ...
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New drug strategy blocks cancer cells' adaptation, doubling chemotherapy effectiveness
In a wholly new approach to cancer treatment, Northwestern University biomedical engineers have doubled the effectiveness of chemotherapy in animal experiments.
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Dual-action therapy combines light and iron to target breast cancer cells
A new study published in Nanotechnology offers new hope for less harmful breast cancer therapy by combining two powerful, non-invasive cancer treatments.
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Extracellular matrix pathway emerges as treatment target for pediatric cancer
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered a key difference between the two main types of rhabdomyosarcoma—paving the way for more targeted treatments.
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Vietnam's hidden burden: Lung cancer caregivers face alarming low resilience
A newly published study in the European Journal of Oncology Nursing, led by Dr. Thinh Toan Vu at the Center for Innovation in Mental Health with Associate Professors Sasha Fleary, Glen Johnson, and Victoria Ngo, reveals that ...
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TikTok creators perform 'roles' when sharing their hereditary cancer stories, shaping the health information they share
A new study has explored how people with hereditary cancer identify on TikTok.
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Study shows lower dose of abiraterone acetate as effective for prostate cancer treatment
Pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians, nurses and pharmacists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and National University Hospital (NUH) have shown that a reduced dose of abiraterone acetate is potentially as ...
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Powerlifting through breast cancer: How a breast cancer survivor defied chemotherapy with strength training
LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter who could squat 441 pounds, bench 292 pounds and deadlift 497 pounds. She is also a breast cancer survivor and researcher and the lead author on a first-of-its-kind study documenting ...
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Radiation therapy overcomes immunotherapy resistance in some cancers
By sparking the immune system into action, radiation therapy makes certain tumors that resist immunotherapy susceptible to the treatment, leading to positive outcomes for patients, according to new research by investigators ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Gene signature predicts aggressive pancreatic cancer before symptoms appear
Precancerous cells must adapt to and overcome cellular stress and inflammation in order to progress and form malignant tumors. Now, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Chemical variations in prostate cancer calcifications analyzed to identify new diagnostic markers
Researchers at Keele University have published the first investigation into the variation in the chemical makeup of calcifications caused by prostate cancer, in the hope of identifying new markers to improve early diagnosis.
Jul 22, 2025
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New diagnostic breakthrough predicts which head and neck cancer patients can be cured with surgery alone
Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventelä and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have developed a diagnostic tool that can revolutionize the treatment guidance ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Suppressing tumor cell stemness might help colon cancer management
Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating colon cancer challenging ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Cancer-fighting radioisotope being optimized for therapeutic use
A promising breakthrough in cancer treatment is taking shape at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), where scientists are developing a powerful radioisotope that could one day precisely target and destroy cancer ...
Jul 22, 2025
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A breath test could help us detect blood cancers
Molecules exhaled in the breath may help detect blood cancer, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London. The findings could enable the development of a blood cancer breathalyzer, providing a rapid, low-cost ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Five-year survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma sets milestone
A new exploratory analysis of the HIMALAYA phase III trial involving patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC, an advanced liver cancer that could not be treated with surgery or other localized treatments) ...
Jul 22, 2025
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CDK4/6 inhibitor combination could overcome drug resistance in advanced prostate cancer
With an estimated 1.5 million new cases and 397,000 deaths worldwide, prostate cancer is the world's second most frequent cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among men in 2022. Hormone therapy based on the ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Toxic fungus from King Tutankhamun's tomb yields cancer-fighting compounds—new study
In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: "Yes, wonderful things." Within months, however, Carter's ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Understanding thyroid cancer risk, symptoms and treatment
Your thyroid gland may be small, but it plays a big role in keeping your body running. Located at the base of your neck where a bow tie would sit, this butterfly-shaped gland produces hormones that regulate your metabolism, ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Protein switch behind stubborn lung cancers offers new treatment target
Scientists have uncovered a molecular "on–off" switch that helps lung adenocarcinoma—the most common form of lung cancer—grow and spread. The discovery pinpoints the protein calcyclin‑binding protein (CACYBP) as a ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Gecko-inspired cancer therapy could lead to fewer side-effects, better patient outcomes
As far back as the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle marveled at the nimble gecko's ability to "run up and down a tree in any way, even with the head downwards."
Jul 21, 2025
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Key genes controlling brain tumor spread identified—may lead to new treatments
An international research team led from Uppsala University has identified new mechanisms behind how the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma spreads in the brain. Targeting the identified connection between the tumor invasion ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Researchers engineer rare immune cells to create powerful new cancer vaccine
In a new study published in Cancer Immunology Research, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel method to generate billions of rare immune cells known as conventional type I dendritic ...
Jul 21, 2025
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