Genomic test helps flag early aggressive prostate cancer in African American patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsA new Moffitt Cancer Center study suggests a widely used genomic test can more accurately identify which men w

Updated on: February 26,2026

Genomic test helps flag early aggressive prostate cancer in African American patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsA new Moffitt Cancer Center study suggests a widely used genomic test can more accurately identify which men w

Updated on:February 26,2026

GLP-1 drugs linked to dramatically lower death rates in colon cancer patients

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new University of California San Diegostudyoffers compelling evidence that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists—t

Updated on: February 25,2026

GLP-1 drugs linked to dramatically lower death rates in colon cancer patients

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new University of California San Diegostudyoffers compelling evidence that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists—t

Updated on:February 25,2026

Genetic technique may enable precision treatment of pediatric brain tumors

byUppsala UniversityS9RE-TK/GCV can significantly induce cell death of MB002 T-SOX9 in vitro. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuped/wuaf005The malignant pediatric brain tumor med

Updated on: February 25,2026

Genetic technique may enable precision treatment of pediatric brain tumors

byUppsala UniversityS9RE-TK/GCV can significantly induce cell death of MB002 T-SOX9 in vitro. Credit:Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuped/wuaf005The malignant pediatric brain tumor med

Updated on:February 25,2026

For Black women with breast cancer, ultra-processed foods may worsen health outcomes

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study by Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.Th

Updated on: February 23,2026

For Black women with breast cancer, ultra-processed foods may worsen health outcomes

byRutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study by Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.Th

Updated on:February 23,2026

Factoring in frailty and age could improve pancreatic cancer treatment

bySanford-Burnham PrebysAging accelerates tumor progression in a syngeneic orthotopic PDAC mouse model. Credit:Cancer Research(2025). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-1904While some risk factors for canc

Updated on: February 22,2026

Factoring in frailty and age could improve pancreatic cancer treatment

bySanford-Burnham PrebysAging accelerates tumor progression in a syngeneic orthotopic PDAC mouse model. Credit:Cancer Research(2025). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-1904While some risk factors for canc

Updated on:February 22,2026

Father–son team integrates AI into cancer research

by Cassidy Delamarter,University of South FloridaUSF Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof. Credit: Torie Doll, University Communications and MarketingFor more than three decades, USF Dist

Updated on: February 22,2026

Father–son team integrates AI into cancer research

by Cassidy Delamarter,University of South FloridaUSF Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof. Credit: Torie Doll, University Communications and MarketingFor more than three decades, USF Dist

Updated on:February 22,2026

Engineered dendritic cells boost cancer immunotherapy

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEngineered dendritic cells (right) acquire tumor-derived extracellular vesicles that contain cancer antigens (left), stimulating anti-tumor immunity. Credit:

Updated on: February 20,2026

Engineered dendritic cells boost cancer immunotherapy

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEngineered dendritic cells (right) acquire tumor-derived extracellular vesicles that contain cancer antigens (left), stimulating anti-tumor immunity. Credit:

Updated on:February 20,2026

FDA grants fast track designation to drug combo for colorectal cancer

by April Wilkerson,University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to a new drug combination for metastatic colorectal c

Updated on: February 20,2026

FDA grants fast track designation to drug combo for colorectal cancer

by April Wilkerson,University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to a new drug combination for metastatic colorectal c

Updated on:February 20,2026

Doctors say lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer, but hope is growing

by I. EdwardsLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., responsible for about 1 in 4, but major advances in screening, surgery and personalized treatment are helping more patie

Updated on: February 19,2026

Doctors say lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer, but hope is growing

by I. EdwardsLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., responsible for about 1 in 4, but major advances in screening, surgery and personalized treatment are helping more patie

Updated on:February 19,2026

Doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients with less invasive radiofrequency ablation

byUniversity of Texas at San AntonioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive tr

Updated on: February 17,2026

Doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients with less invasive radiofrequency ablation

byUniversity of Texas at San AntonioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive tr

Updated on:February 17,2026

Depression risk higher among long-term breast cancer survivors than women without breast cancer history

by Lori SolomonLong-term breast cancer survivors have a higher risk for developing depression, particularly if they have insomnia, according to a studypublishedonline Oct. 10 inSLEEPJ.Michael R. Irwin

Updated on: February 14,2026

Depression risk higher among long-term breast cancer survivors than women without breast cancer history

by Lori SolomonLong-term breast cancer survivors have a higher risk for developing depression, particularly if they have insomnia, according to a studypublishedonline Oct. 10 inSLEEPJ.Michael R. Irwin

Updated on:February 14,2026

Differences persist in cancer mortality burden by where patients live, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity

byAmerican Cancer SocietySocial determinants of health and cancer disparities. Credit:CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians(2025). DOI: 10.3322/caac.70045In new research on the status of cancer disparit

Updated on: February 14,2026

Differences persist in cancer mortality burden by where patients live, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity

byAmerican Cancer SocietySocial determinants of health and cancer disparities. Credit:CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians(2025). DOI: 10.3322/caac.70045In new research on the status of cancer disparit

Updated on:February 14,2026