Cancer News
April 19, 2024
Top Headlines
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have created a urine-based test that detects pieces of DNA fragments released by head and neck tumors. The test could potentially facilitate early detection of this cancer type, which currently does not have a reliable screening ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A recent breakthrough study has shown potential to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients suffering from lung ...
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Apr. 18, 2024 — Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Although lung cancer is traditionally thought of as a 'smoker's disease,' a surprising 15-20% of newly diagnosed lung cancers occur in people who ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A research team has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor diet. The insights ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study has disentangled the mechanisms behind one of the ways melanoma cancer cells develop resistance to treatment. The study found that, in response to some drugs, melanomas can 'break' parts of ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the second most common cancer-causing virus, accounting for 690,000 cervical and other cancers each year worldwide. While the immune system usually clears HPV ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study reveals why some pancreatic and colorectal tumors resist targeted anti-Wnt drugs and suggests how to overcome it, offering new hope to ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — The transition from the esophagus to the stomach is a delicate region from a medical point of view, often associated with pathological disorders leading to cancer. An international research team has ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized the way certain types of cancer are treated, and the longer those CAR T cells live in a patient's body, the more effectively they respond to cancer. Now, ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — New research sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by limiting the ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 16, 2024 — New research explains why metastatic uveal melanoma is resistant to conventional immunotherapies and how adoptive therapy, which involves growing a patient's T cells outside the body before ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Only recently, a new era in medicine began with the first RNA vaccines. These active substances are modified RNAs that trigger immune responses of the human immune system. Another approach in RNA ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A large randomized trial shows that a new three-step prostate cancer screening method can find a considerable number of aggressive cancers. Population-level screening programs have not been launched ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers showed that AI assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Relapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified how the cancer develops resistance to first line ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of these co-inhabitants and how they might ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) accounts for around 90% of esophageal cancers, especially in East Asia. New findings in indicate that periostin, or POSTN, promotes ESCC progression by ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Researchers have identified new variations in neuroblastoma that could lead to a more accurate prognosis and better-targeted treatments for this devastating childhood cancer. A study reveals three ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A study suggests families with infertile male relatives may face elevated cancer risks. Tapping into genetic data, families could help personalize cancer risk ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells' developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new type of investigational therapeutic for pancreatic cancer has shown unprecedented tumor-fighting abilities in preclinical models of the ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — It is possible to leave most of the lymph nodes in the armpit, even if one or two of them have metastases larger than two millimeters. This is shown in a trial enrolling women from five countries. ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers have connected KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer to microbial signatures in the ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers describe a new technique for the minimally invasive removal of benign tumors located in the challenging posterior head of the pancreas (right side of abdomen, nestled in the curve of the ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — A novel treatment for leukemias and lymphomas that arise from immune system T cells was found to be effective at killing these cancers in mice bearing human T-cell ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. Two publicly-funded ...
Apr. 1, 2024 — Researchers found that exposure to environmental carcinogens and psychological distress is significantly linked to decreased happy life expectancy, a measure of the lifespan during which an ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Through DNA sequencing of Tasmanian devils and their tumors, researchers have tracked the genomic interactions between the animals and the ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Biologists have uncovered a quality control timing mechanism tied to cell division. The 'stopwatch' function keeps track of mitosis and acts as a protective measure when the process takes ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- A Promising Target for New RNA Therapeutics Now Accessible
- A New Screening Protocol Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancers More Selectively
- AI-Assisted Breast-Cancer Screening May Reduce Unnecessary Testing
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Targeting RAS Proteins May Prevent Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Bacteria in Cancer Unmasked
- Periostin Shows Promise to Help Fight a Common Form of Esophageal Cancer
- Research Could Unlock More Precise Prognoses and Targeted Treatments for Children With Cancer
Monday, April 8, 2024
- The Surprising Connection Between Male Infertility and Family Cancer Risk
- Targeting Vulnerability in B-Cell Development Leads to Novel Drug Combination for Leukemia
- Opening a New Front Against Pancreatic Cancer
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Less Extensive Breast Cancer Surgery Results in Fewer Swollen Arms
- Microbial Signature of Colorectal Cancer-Associated Mutations Identified in New Study
- Study Finds Less Invasive, Safer Option for Removing Benign Pancreatic Tumors
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- New Antibiotic Class Effective Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
- Exposure to Common Environmental Carcinogens Linked to Decreased Lifespan Happiness
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Cell Division Quality Control 'stopwatch' Uncovered
- 'Exhausted' Immune Cells in Healthy Women Could Be Target for Breast Cancer Prevention
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Combination of Approved Drugs Enhances the Delivery of Anti-Bacterial Medications to Treat Tuberculosis
- Combining Epigenetic Cancer Medications May Have Benefit for Colorectal Cancers and Other Tumor Types
- Researchers Turn Back the Clock on Cancer Cells to Offer New Treatment Paradigm
- New Technique for Predicting Protein Dynamics May Prove Big Breakthrough for Drug Discovery
- Researchers Create Biocompatible Nanoparticles to Enhance Systemic Delivery of Cancer Immunotherapy
- Researchers Discover a Mechanism That Could Improve Platinum-Based Cancer Therapy
- Accelerating CAR T Cell Therapy: Lipid Nanoparticles Speed Up Manufacturing
- Beating by Overheating: New Strategy to Combat Cancer
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Cancer Therapies Show Promise in Combating Tuberculosis
- Promising Drug Combination for Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Bacteria Subtype Linked to Growth in Up to 50% of Human Colorectal Cancers
- In the Fight Against Breast Cancer, Researchers Identify Malignancy Hibernation as the Next Battleground
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Researchers Develop Deep Learning Model to Predict Breast Cancer
- Empty 'backpacks' Activate the Immune System Against Cancer
- Role of Key Enzymes That Drive Cancer Mutations Discovered
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Researchers Identify a Signaling Molecule in Neuroblastoma Immunosuppression and Aggressiveness
- Key Metabolic Process Responsible for Rapid Immune Responses Discovered
- Why Killer T Cells Lose Energy Inside of Solid Tumors
- DNA Origami-Based Vaccines Toward Safe and Highly-Effective Precision Cancer Immunotherapy
- Machine Learning Classifier Accelerates the Development of Cellular Immunotherapies
- Breakthrough Could Make Automated Dosing Systems Universal
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- A Pioneering Way to Target the Culprit Behind a Deadly Liver Cancer
- Protein Discovery Sparks Treatment Hope for Aggressive Cancer
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- 'Junk DNA' No More: New Method to Identify Cancers from Repeat Elements of Genetic Code
- Water Droplet Spun by Sound Screens for Colon Cancer
- Steroid Drugs Used for HRT Can Combat E. Coli and MRSA
- 'Dual-Target' Cell Therapy Appears to Shrink Brain Tumors, Research Finds
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
- RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
- Sting Operation out of Gas
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Scientists Find Weak Points on Epstein-Barr Virus
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
- Scientists Develop a Rapid Gene-Editing Screen to Find Effects of Cancer Mutations
- Maternal Obesity May Promote Liver Cancer
Monday, March 11, 2024
- GPS Nanoparticle Platform Precisely Delivers Therapeutic Payload to Cancer Cells
- AI May Predict Spread of Lung Cancer to Brain
Friday, March 8, 2024
- 'Double Life' Of Key Immune Protein Reveals New Strategies for Treating Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases
- Zika Virus Vaccine Emerges as an Unlikely Hero in Battling Brain Cancer
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Micro And Nanoplastics in the Body Are Passed on During Cell Division
- A Step Towards Clinic-Ready Patient-Derived Organoids
- Nanosurgical Tool Could Be Key to Cancer Breakthrough
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- A Smart Molecule Beats the Mutation Behind Most Pancreatic Cancer
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Gallbladder Cancer as Effective as Traditional Surgery
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- The 'switch' That Keeps the Immune System from Attacking the Body
- Study Unravels the Earliest Cellular Genesis of Lung Adenocarcinoma
- Pancreatic Cancer Lives on Mucus
- Nanocarrier With Escape Reflex
- How Early-Stage Cancer Cells Hide from the Immune System
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- TB Vaccine Shrinks Liver Cancer Tumors in Mice
- Mechanism of Drug Reactivating Tumor Suppressors
- 'Protein Sandwich' Could Transform Cancer Drug Discovery
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Age-Related Changes in Fibroblast Cells Promote Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Spread
- Terahertz Biosensor Detects Skin Cancer With Remarkable Accuracy, Ushering in New Era of Early Detection
- Scientists Develop Novel Radiotracer for Earlier Detection of Disease
- Annual Breast Cancer Screening Beginning at 40 Saves Lives
- Blocking Key Protein May Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Keeping Telomerase in Check
- Study Finds New Inhalable Therapy Is a Big Step Forward in Lung Cancer Research
- New Study Offers Hope for Thousands Impacted Each Year by Aggressive Brain Cancer
- Researchers Discover That a Rare Fat Molecule Helps Drive Cell Death
- New Treatment for a Rare and Aggressive Cancer Improves Survival Rates in Breakthrough Clinical Trial