Location of rare cancer impacts survival, study suggests
A rare, aggressive cancer, commonly found in the uterus, limbs and abdomen, behaves differently depending on where it is found in the body, according to new research.
Oct 26, 2026
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Neoplasms: News and Research on Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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Fructose slows liver tumors in mice when key sugar-processing gene is missing, may lead to new treatments
Fructose is an important nutrient that, despite having a chemical structure very similar to that of glucose, is metabolized very differently in the body. Research into fructose metabolism and its regulation of metabolism ...
Oct 26, 2026
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Implantable device uses ultrasound to improve drug delivery to the brain
Patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumor, usually undergo surgery to remove the tumor. However, it's difficult for surgeons to remove all of the cancer cells, and the tumor often recurs.
Oct 26, 2026
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Six-gene scoring system could help predict leukemia survival
The activity of six different genes can help determine survival in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a study published in Science Advances. The findings by researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation ...
Oct 23, 2026
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AI tool may support dermatologists in assessing skin lesions for cancer risk
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that an artificial intelligence (AI) tool may provide dermatologists with additional information to help assess whether skin lesions are cancerous and inform their clinical decisions about ...
Oct 23, 2026
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Researchers show how leukemia cells 'hide' from treatment
In a first-of-its-kind study collaboration, new research has uncovered that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells may switch between different survival signals, helping explain why treatments work well for some patients ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Nurses are an important resource in Swedish bowel cancer screening
Colonoscopies performed by specially trained nurses as part of the Swedish bowel cancer screening program are of at least the same quality as those performed by doctors, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet published ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Study reveals how melanoma outmaneuvers both drugs and immune defenses
Melanoma is one of the most difficult cancers to treat due to its resistance to targeted drug therapies. But a new study from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center shows that the cancer is playing offense as well ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Liver tumors form without detectable driver mutations in mice, revealing epigenetic route
Cancers can develop through epigenetic pathways even without driver gene mutations (DGMs), according to a study from Science Tokyo. Researchers uncovered the YAP1–TEAD–TET1 axis, which triggers DNA demethylation and activates ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Existing cancer drug reduces blood vessel malformations in the brain
Researchers have identified a substance that reduces blood vessel lesions in the brain in the disease cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). The substance is already used to treat brain tumors in children and could therefore ...
Oct 21, 2026
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