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High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis
Biopsies guided by high resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an international clinical trial has shown.
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Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity ...
Mar 22, 2025
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Study reveals link between new-onset type 2 diabetes and some obesity-related cancers
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is linked to a subsequent increase in the risk of developing some, ...
Mar 22, 2025
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Researchers learn how a drug called zotatifin kills cancer cells
Swirling inside every cell are millions of microscopic messages called messenger RNAs (mRNAs). The messages are the genetic blueprints for proteins, which determine the behavior and health of the cell.
Mar 21, 2025
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Novel oral drug therapy combination shows promise for advanced melanoma patients
A research team led by Sheri Holmen, Ph.D., investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah (the U), is testing a new combination drug therapy that could both ...
Mar 21, 2025
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AI shows how drugs affect ovarian cancer cells
In a study on ovarian cancer cells, researchers from Karolinska Institutet demonstrate how the tumor environment influences how cancer cells respond to drugs by using AI. The study has been published in the journal Communications ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Silk sponges instead of animal testing: How a 3D cell culture system could advance cancer diagnostics
A consortium of Austrian research groups from the University of Vienna, MedUni Vienna and Technikum Wien, together with company partner DOC Medikus GmbH, has developed an innovative bioanalytical test system for radiopharmaceutical ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Glioblastoma trial design is expanding and becoming more suited to clinical practice
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have investigated the changes in the primary evaluation items in phase II clinical trials for glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Recently, the items have become more diverse, with ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Research reveals worse outcomes for men who avoid prostate cancer screening
Men who consistently avoid prostate cancer screening appointments face a disproportionately higher risk of dying from the disease, finds research identifying a new high-risk group.
Mar 21, 2025
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Warning signs of colorectal cancer in younger adults
Colorectal cancer, the third-most common cancer in the U.S., has been rising among younger people for the past two decades. It is not one type of cancer but two cancers: colon cancer, which starts in the large intestine, ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Beating the clock: Melanoma starts evading treatment within hours; here's how to stop it
Researchers have uncovered a stealth survival strategy that melanoma cells use to evade targeted therapy, offering a promising new approach to improving treatment outcomes.
Mar 20, 2025
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Discovery of Exportin-1's role in gene expression could impact leukemia treatment
Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell nuclei of all flora and fauna. In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, ...
Mar 20, 2025
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JAK inhibitor combo therapy shows promise for myelofibrosis treatment in phase 3 trial
Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated the potential for a new combination therapy to improve outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis, a rare and aggressive ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Analysis of new colorectal cancer immunotherapy shows more treatment options
A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine share insights from an early set of 19,000 patients to receive immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments for colorectal cancer in the U.S.
Mar 20, 2025
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Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It's the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health care disparities.
Mar 20, 2025
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AI helps find promising therapeutic target for rare salivary gland cancer
Researchers have uncovered a promising therapeutic target for adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a rare cancer of the salivary glands with few treatment options.
Mar 20, 2025
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Sugar-sweetened beverage intake increases oral cavity cancer risk in women
High sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake is associated with an increased risk for oral cavity cancer (OCC) in women, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Mar 20, 2025
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Lung cancer screening adherence rates decline annually after baseline screening
Screening adherence is associated with increased overall and early-stage lung cancer detection rates among individuals undergoing lung cancer screening (LCS); however, adherence rates appear to decrease following baseline ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Colorectal cancer linked with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality
People diagnosed with colorectal cancer are significantly more likely to die of cardiovascular causes than the general population, especially in the first two years after their cancer diagnosis and in people younger than ...
Mar 20, 2025
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New guidelines expand access to lung cancer screening, but gaps remain in reaching rural and uninsured populations
Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially among people with limited ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Statins linked to reduced liver cancer risk in major cohort study
Harvard Medical School researchers have found that statin use significantly reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic decompensation among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Statins, particularly ...
Removing a protein 'signal jammer' improves tumor response to immunotherapy
Targeted inhibition of a "signal jammer" protein may improve how tumors respond to immunotherapy. Published today in Nature, a new study demonstrates how some cancer cells use the protein voltage-dependent anion channel 2 ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Earliest stages and possible new cause of stomach cancer revealed
For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new cause ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Classifying childhood brain cancers by immune response may improve diagnostics and treatments
Researchers and pediatric neurosurgeons at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have developed a new way to profile brain cancers in children, paving the way for improved ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Genetic mutation predicts pancreatic cancer metastasis and survival
A new study by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that the presence of a specific genetic mutation—KRAS circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—strongly indicates a higher risk of cancer spread and worse ...
Mar 19, 2025
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