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Study finds obesity 'fuels' leukemia, but a combo using popular weight-loss drugs may stop it
Obesity can act as fuel for leukemia, according to a study led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists. To help patients facing aggressive blood cancers overcome this metabolic risk, researchers identified a potential ...
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Signaling pathway may help predict immunotherapy response in glioblastoma
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a biological mechanism that helps explain why most patients with glioblastoma fail to respond to immunotherapy, according to their study published in Nature Communications.
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'Double-donut' structure of SPOP protein reveals mechanism of unexplained cancer mutations
Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists obtained structures of SPOP in both the presence and absence ...
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Populationwide DNA screening expands genetic risk testing beyond major medical centers
Some people inherit genetic changes that put them at higher risk of developing certain cancers or heart disease. A simple genetic test can identify those risks early, creating opportunities to prevent disease or detect it ...
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Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread
In the weeks around the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, my phone kept buzzing with alerts about GLP-1 drugs and cancer. The headlines were everywhere—from NPR and The Washington Post to Substack ...
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Novel technology could aid targeted lung cancer treatment
Scientists have developed a new method for accurately predicting gene changes that cause lung cancer, without the need for slower, more expensive lab techniques. The technology was able to identify specific genetic changes ...
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Epigenetic therapy shows promise against treatment-resistant AML
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that an investigational epigenetic therapy remained effective in treatment-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by activating the Hippo pathway, ...
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Enhancing safety of advanced radiotherapy cancer treatments for children
Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have published new findings that improve understanding of secondary neutron exposure during ...
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Simple digital check-ins improve outcomes for cancer patients, study finds
New results from an Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) study reveal that a simple weekly electronic symptom check-in with their care team significantly improves the quality of life for individuals undergoing treatment for advanced ...
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Insurance-supported integrative oncology program improves patients' symptoms
A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health reports that an insurance-supported integrative oncology program resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in cancer-related symptoms like pain, stress, anxiety, ...
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Inhibiting protein to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms shows preclinical promise
Inhibiting menin, a protein that supports leukemia growth and is already targeted to treat some forms of leukemia, also holds promise for treating myeloproliferative neoplasms. A new study from scientists at St. Jude Children's ...
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Body's own cell-to-cell messaging packets studied as the basis for next-generation medicines
The Blood and Tissue Bank is studying how to therapeutically manufacture and use a type of nanoparticles released by the body's cells to communicate with one another, in one of the most promising fields of research for the ...
Jul 12, 2026
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Second prostate-specific membrane antigen PET scan can change treatment for nearly half of prostate cancer patients
A second prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET scan changed treatment plans for nearly half of patients whose first scan was negative, according to new research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear ...
Jul 11, 2026
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Breast cancer is rising fast in Asian American women, study finds
A new study led by UC San Francisco has found an alarming rise in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the last two decades.
Jul 11, 2026
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Economic evaluation supports prophylactic naldemedine for opioid-induced constipation in cancer palliative care
Although opioids remain indispensable for pain relief in patients with advanced cancer, their use frequently results in OIC, which can substantially reduce quality of life and, in some cases, compromise the continuation of ...
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How AI accelerates radiopharmaceutical drug discovery, optimizes personalized dosimetry
A feature News and Perspectives story on technological advances in oncology was published in Journal of Medical Internet Research. Authored by JMIR Correspondent Benedette Cuffari, "AI-Designed Radiopharmaceuticals: How Machine ...
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Fasting primes gut microbiome to improve intestinal recovery after radiation treatment
A new preclinical study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a gut bacterium that, when combined with short-term fasting, helps prepare the small intestine to regenerate more effectively after ...
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This unusual epigenetic modifier promotes certain cancers but suppresses others
The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such modifiers. But MLL4 is quite special: In a specific type of leukemia, it drives disease progression, while ...
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Cancer evolution study reveals biology of glioma progression
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress toward greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of glioma cells to transform into immature, stem cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators ...
Jul 10, 2026
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First-in-human immunotherapy more than doubles progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults, remains one of the most challenging cancers to treat because of limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Patient outcomes have remained largely unchanged ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Novel microenvironment-targeted therapy for bone marrow recovery after injury
A healthy bone marrow (BM) produces nearly all types of cells in our blood. Many blood disorders occur when hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the BM malfunction. Treatment with radiation or chemotherapy for many blood disorders ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Anticancer 'nanoswitch' technology shows promise in animal model of triple-negative breast cancer, colorectal cancer
A research team led by Professor Yoosoo Yang (Department of Integrative Biotechnology) of Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Incheon National University, ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Yeast dietary supplement may offer a safe nutritional strategy to boost cancer immunity
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that a food supplement made from yeast helps the body make stronger immune cells that can fight cancer. The research ...
Jul 9, 2026
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New experimental approach may help overcome drug resistance in deadly brain cancer
Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer: resistance to chemotherapy. The study shows that an experimental ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Epigenetic mapping provides deeper insight into leukemia
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Kyoto University in Japan have identified new subgroups of the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia. The study, published in the journal Nature, shows that changes in the ...
Jul 9, 2026
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