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Most Americans are surviving cancer, but the mental health challenges can persist
An increasing number of Americans are getting—and surviving—cancer. There were more than 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S. in 2025, and the National Cancer Institute estimates that number will grow to 22 million by ...
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Radiation therapy enhances immune environment in brain metastases, improving treatment response
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that preoperative radiation therapy for brain metastases not only targets tumor cells directly but also can activate immune ...
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Colorectal tumors use mitochondrial complex II to stockpile iron, but eliminating it causes cell death
Scientists know that colorectal cancer cells require large amounts of iron and that as cancer becomes more aggressive, the cells have even higher amounts of iron. Normal cells with high levels of iron would undergo a type ...
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Inhibiting high levels of leukemia ABCD1 protein with jojoba could lead to new treatment option
University of Guelph research published in the journal publication Blood has uncovered a surprising weakness in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that a compound in a common skin care ingredient may be able to target.
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AI model proves to be a heavyweight in tumor assessment: Mesothelioma patients and physicians benefit
Physicians and researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have developed an AI model that outperforms physicians in evaluating treatment response in pleural mesothelioma. Far more accurate than the current international ...
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Rewired metabolism helps revive exhausted immune cells and boost cancer immunity
Researchers from National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have identified a promising way to reinvigorate the body's cancer-fighting immune cells by rewiring their metabolism, revealing ...
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Study identifies a new cause of age-related inflammation, suggesting promising treatment pathway
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has uncovered a previously unknown connection between nucleic acid structures called R-loops and age-related inflammation—or inflammaging—that ...
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Colorectal cancer research reveals new mechanism in targeted therapy against metastasis
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have described a mechanism in metastatic colorectal cancer that has received little attention to date: A key target of existing therapies, the so-called epidermal growth factor ...
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New marker uses tomography to refine gastric cancer prognosis
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, have identified a new biomarker that may help determine the prognosis for patients with gastric cancer, the fifth most common type of cancer ...
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Early-onset cancers are on the rise: Knowing family history is crucial
In the U.S., more than a dozen kinds of cancer are on the rise in adults under 50. Among these early-onset cancers, colorectal and breast cancers have increased the most, and colorectal cancer is now the deadliest cancer ...
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FAP-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy shows broad effectiveness across multiple cancers
A novel radiopharmaceutical therapy approach that targets fibroblast activation protein (FAP)—which is highly expressed in many types of cancer—is safe and effective for patients, according to a new study published in the ...
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Digital tool flags cancer patients at risk of serious immunotherapy bowel side effects
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a form of cancer immunotherapy successfully used to treat a wide range of cancers. However, these treatments can cause side effects including immune-related colitis, or inflammation of the ...
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Vaping helps some people ditch cigarettes but may come with its own lung cancer risk
Vapes or e-cigarettes were marketed as a safer, smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes and even promoted as a tool to help smokers quit. Their fruity flavors and sleek designs further reinforced the perception that ...
Liver cancer deaths are rapidly increasing. Tackling preventable causes would save lives
Liver cancer is one of the fastest-rising causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK and the third-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
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Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention
Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed ...
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Scientists uncover how physical activity may help protect older adults against cancer
Duke-NUS scientists have discovered that aging muscle may contribute to cancer growth by releasing fewer extracellular vesicles, tiny particles that cells use to communicate with one another. Their study also found that the ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Study strengthens alcohol's link to deadly pancreatic cancer
A new paper led by researchers at the University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) contributes to mounting evidence that alcohol use can cause pancreatic cancer.
Jun 17, 2026
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Many cancers originate from a single cancer cell and evolve through early bursts of chromosome changes
A comprehensive multi-cancer study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has revealed that cancer cells within tumors are genetically diverse, yet all carry the same core genetic changes that ...
Jun 16, 2026
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AI-guided ultrasound improves blood–brain barrier opening procedures by predicting bubble collapse
A study led by Georgia Institute of Technology's Associate Professor Costas Arvanitis takes a major step toward safer and more effective treatment and diagnosis of brain diseases. His team's research, published in Advanced ...
Jun 16, 2026
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Hidden PIM1 pathway helps prostate cancer survive treatment, pointing to new drug strategy
Cancer cells are remarkably good at adapting to stress. When treatments damage them, they often find new ways to survive, fueling drug resistance and disease progression.
Jun 16, 2026
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New pancreatic cancer strategy kills KRAS-mutant tumor cells and extends survival in mice
Researchers at the University of Cologne's Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that makes most pancreatic cancer cells susceptible to a form of programmed cell death. ...
Jun 16, 2026
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FDA expands use of kidney cancer drug belzutifan
Belzutifan, a first-in-class drug that arose from scientific discoveries at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat some patients with earlier-stage kidney cancers in ...
Jun 16, 2026
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World's largest genetic study of 'moliness' helps unravel mysteries of melanoma
QIMR Berghofer scientists have uncovered hundreds of genes that play a role in the growth of both moles and melanoma, in a discovery that could lead to new ways of preventing and treating the deadliest form of skin cancer. ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Clinician–scientists identify brain network linked to deadliest childhood brain cancer
A human brain network associated with survival in children with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), the deadliest childhood brain cancer, has been identified by UCL clinician-scientists, raising the possibility of entirely new ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Light switch wakes lung cancer cells up from a protective dormant state
Tumor cells can lapse into a sleep-like state and thereby evade the destructive effect of cancer drugs. In some types of the disease, such as certain forms of lung cancer, this state is triggered by stress hormones in the ...
Jun 15, 2026
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