Cancer researchers present advances and emerging treatments

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer researchers highlighted several treatment breakthroughs during their annual summit in Chicago that concluded Tuesday, including preliminary but encouraging dat

Updated on: August 16,2026

Cancer researchers present advances and emerging treatments

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCancer researchers highlighted several treatment breakthroughs during their annual summit in Chicago that concluded Tuesday, including preliminary but encouraging dat

Updated on:August 16,2026

Researchers discover way to inhibit brain cancer's infiltration mechanism in glioblastoma

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit:Neuro-Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf200A team of experimental oncology researchers at the University of Alberta is shedding light on how the

Updated on: August 17,2026

Researchers discover way to inhibit brain cancer's infiltration mechanism in glioblastoma

by Gillian Rutherford,University of AlbertaCredit:Neuro-Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf200A team of experimental oncology researchers at the University of Alberta is shedding light on how the

Updated on:August 17,2026

Breast cancer risk models fall short for women with family history, study finds

byCochraneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, and collaborating institutions have carried out the most comprehensive review to date of t

Updated on: August 17,2026

Breast cancer risk models fall short for women with family history, study finds

byCochraneCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, and collaborating institutions have carried out the most comprehensive review to date of t

Updated on:August 17,2026

Unexpected chromosome interaction fuels aggressive cancers, researchers discover

byUniversity of PittsburghA subset of chromosomes from a metaphase spread from U2OS cells- an osteosarcoma cell line that utilizes the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) pathway of telomere ma

Updated on: August 17,2026

Unexpected chromosome interaction fuels aggressive cancers, researchers discover

byUniversity of PittsburghA subset of chromosomes from a metaphase spread from U2OS cells- an osteosarcoma cell line that utilizes the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) pathway of telomere ma

Updated on:August 17,2026

Some tumors eliminate healthy neighboring cells to grow, study reveals

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Senescent cells are labeled in green and wild type cells in red. Credit: IRB BarcelonaChromosomal instability is a common feature in many solid t

Updated on: August 17,2026

Some tumors eliminate healthy neighboring cells to grow, study reveals

byInstitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Senescent cells are labeled in green and wild type cells in red. Credit: IRB BarcelonaChromosomal instability is a common feature in many solid t

Updated on:August 17,2026

Study proposes reconsidering how histone deacetylase inhibitors work in cancer treatment

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how cancer drugs called h

Updated on: August 17,2026

Study proposes reconsidering how histone deacetylase inhibitors work in cancer treatment

byBaylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how cancer drugs called h

Updated on:August 17,2026

Study reveals asbestos blind spot in lung cancer screening may cost lives

by Laura Thomas,Curtin UniversityCredit: Sonny Sixteen from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found Australians exposed to asbestos could be falling through the cracks of lung cancer screening

Updated on: August 18,2026

Study reveals asbestos blind spot in lung cancer screening may cost lives

by Laura Thomas,Curtin UniversityCredit: Sonny Sixteen from PexelsNew Curtin University research has found Australians exposed to asbestos could be falling through the cracks of lung cancer screening

Updated on:August 18,2026

Short-term fasting could boost chemo response in ovarian cancer, study suggests

A simple change in meal timing may help improve outcomes for women with the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer, a newstudysuggests.The findings were presented at a meeting of the Americ

Updated on: August 18,2026

Short-term fasting could boost chemo response in ovarian cancer, study suggests

A simple change in meal timing may help improve outcomes for women with the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer, a newstudysuggests.The findings were presented at a meeting of the Americ

Updated on:August 18,2026

TP53 gene mutations affect lung cancer treatment response, study shows

by Fernanda Bassette,FAPESPCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the most common and deadly form of cancer worldwide. It is increasingly understood to be a complex genetic disease with diff

Updated on: August 18,2026

TP53 gene mutations affect lung cancer treatment response, study shows

by Fernanda Bassette,FAPESPCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLung cancer is the most common and deadly form of cancer worldwide. It is increasingly understood to be a complex genetic disease with diff

Updated on:August 18,2026

Poop tests and blood tests join colonoscopy as options for colorectal cancer screening

by Andrea Dwyer,The ConversationCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsIt's increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about therise in colorectal cancer among younger adul

Updated on: August 18,2026

Poop tests and blood tests join colonoscopy as options for colorectal cancer screening

by Andrea Dwyer,The ConversationCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsIt's increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about therise in colorectal cancer among younger adul

Updated on:August 18,2026

Colorectal cancer has a backup plan, and it begins when mature gut cells regain stem-like traits

byStevens Institute of TechnologyACD44 immunoreactivity in the double mutant villi epithelium (arrows), suggesting oncogenic stemness in the 7-day double mutant (DM) villin= 3.Bleft panel: Schema for

Updated on: August 18,2026

Colorectal cancer has a backup plan, and it begins when mature gut cells regain stem-like traits

byStevens Institute of TechnologyACD44 immunoreactivity in the double mutant villi epithelium (arrows), suggesting oncogenic stemness in the 7-day double mutant (DM) villin= 3.Bleft panel: Schema for

Updated on:August 18,2026

Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesAn artistic rendering of a human dendritic cell. Credit: Don Bliss & Sriram Subramaniam, National Cancer InstituteCreatine, the organic acid th

Updated on: August 19,2026

Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesAn artistic rendering of a human dendritic cell. Credit: Don Bliss & Sriram Subramaniam, National Cancer InstituteCreatine, the organic acid th

Updated on:August 19,2026