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How melanoma and other tumors succeed in hiding and resisting immunotherapy
Cutaneous melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is characterized by its accumulation of a large number of mutations. Although some of these alterations should be recognized as a threat by our defenses, melanomas ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Surgery may not be necessary to treat invasive breast cancer
Surgery may not be the best next course of treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer who had a complete response to neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) chemotherapy and standard radiation treatment, according to new data ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Fatty acids promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer, study shows
A new study published in the journal Immunity reveals a mechanism that allows triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop resistance to therapy.
Mar 28, 2025
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AI meets oncology: New model personalizes bladder cancer treatment
Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to chemotherapy. ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Three out of ten breast cancers detected between screenings, study finds
In a new study, researchers from Karolinska Institutet have shown that so-called interval cancers, which are detected between two screening sessions, account for a significant proportion of breast cancer cases and that certain ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Study shows virtual reality headsets may help ease cancer pain
Virtual reality (VR) might be able to provide cancer patients significant pain relief, a new study says.
Mar 28, 2025
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Study suggests exercise could reduce breast cancer recurrence
Exercise could potentially reduce the recurrence rate of breast cancer, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found.
Mar 28, 2025
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Many women undergo annual mammography, despite biennial screening recommendations
A high proportion of women seem to undergo mammography screening every year, despite recommendations for biennial screening, according to a research letter published online March 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Mar 28, 2025
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Researchers identify potential drug combinations to improve breast cancer treatment: Q&A with professor of pharmacology
Triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive type of breast cancer, accounts for 10% of all breast cancer cases in the United States annually. CD8+ T cells that normally kill cancer cells often become exhausted and stop.
Mar 28, 2025
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Study establishes cell death as a driving force in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and lethal brain cancers, has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9%, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. While the relationship between glioblastoma and cell death, also ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Personalized app shown to reduce cancer-related fatigue
One of the most common side effects of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, is fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue is often worse and harder to manage compared to the fatigue in people without cancer ...
Mar 27, 2025
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TBX2 protein acts as a switch to drive prostate cancer treatment resistance, study finds
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1 in 8 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. In addition, about 1 in 44 men will die from the disease, placing it second behind ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Scientists map tumors for better, more precise treatments in stomach cancer
A team of Singapore scientists has made a significant discovery in understanding stomach cancer, a disease that remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. By using advanced mapping technologies, they created a detailed ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Pediatric high-grade gliomas: Research reveals effective targeting with avapritinib
Pediatric high-grade gliomas, particularly H3K27M diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), are aggressive malignant brain tumors with a poor prognosis. Previous research suggests that platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Research offers reassurance for patients with some cancer-linked genes
As more people receive genetic testing after a cancer diagnosis, newer variants have been identified that increase the risk of developing cancer. A recent study led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center finds ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Digital PCR identifies leukemia patients who can stop drug treatment
Researchers have found that the clinical application of BCR::ABL1 digital PCR can reliably quantify stable deep molecular remission of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which will help to determine for which patients chronic ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Why eating yogurt regularly could lower your risk of bowel cancer
Hard on the heels of impressive research findings that a glass of milk is good for reducing cancer risk, another recent study has highlighted the potential benefits of yogurt consumption in lowering the risk of certain types ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Experts recommend lower age for colorectal cancer screening
Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease of older people. People in their 50s, 40s and younger are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers of the colon and rectum. Incidence rates increased by about 2% per year in people ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Papillary thyroid cancer: New markers offer hope for tailored treatment
Helene Lindfors, Ph.D. Student at the Endocrine Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "Tumor burden, thyroglobulin and Ki-67 as prognostic indicators in papillary ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Scientists discover way to slow or block recurrence of glioblastoma
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered a way to delay or even block recurrence of the deadliest brain cancer after radiation, bringing new hope for survival.
Mar 26, 2025
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How inherited cancer risks can be used for effective personalized therapy
Mutations in BRCA2—a gene known to repair damaged DNA and suppress tumor formation—can predict an individual's predisposition to develop breast cancer, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and other epithelial tumors.
Mar 26, 2025
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New framework leverages 3D protein structures for systems-level analysis of cancer mutations
A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic mutations, the first step in developing effective therapeutics.
Mar 26, 2025
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Exploring the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis
Two recent studies by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine explore the effect of the pandemic on colorectal cancer screening tests and diagnostic colonoscopies in Central Indiana. ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk
In a prospective cohort study of more than 85,000 adults in the United Kingdom, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged in light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Tumor formation's two-step process: Mutated cells can persist for long periods without turning cancerous
Researchers at City of Hope have found that cell mutations are necessary but not always sufficient for tumors to form. Instead, they suggest that additional risk factors that promote tumor growth, like chronic inflammation, ...
Mar 26, 2025
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