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

How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace

by Josephine Wright, Susan Woods,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBacteria are rapidly emerging as anew classof "living medicines" used to kill cancer cells.We're still a long wa

Updated on: March 06,2026

How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace

by Josephine Wright, Susan Woods,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBacteria are rapidly emerging as anew classof "living medicines" used to kill cancer cells.We're still a long wa

Updated on:March 06,2026

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

New risk score helps predict pancreatic cancer recurrence

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainCedars-Sinai investigators, leading a multi-institutional team,

Updated on: March 20,2026

New risk score helps predict pancreatic cancer recurrence

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainCedars-Sinai investigators, leading a multi-institutional team,

Updated on:March 20,2026

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

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

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

HER2-targeted radioimmunotherapy regimen achieves complete and durable response in breast cancer model

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingGraphical Abstract: Schematic representation of 3-step HER2-targeted225Ac-PRIT,225Ac-PRIT treatment of BT-474 human breast cancer cell derived xenog

Updated on: March 04,2026

HER2-targeted radioimmunotherapy regimen achieves complete and durable response in breast cancer model

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingGraphical Abstract: Schematic representation of 3-step HER2-targeted225Ac-PRIT,225Ac-PRIT treatment of BT-474 human breast cancer cell derived xenog

Updated on:March 04,2026

Latin American research indicates a lower prevalence of a type of head and neck cancer

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsSquamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common and aggressive types of cancer in the head and neck region. It is the fifth-most common c

Updated on: March 08,2026

Latin American research indicates a lower prevalence of a type of head and neck cancer

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsSquamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common and aggressive types of cancer in the head and neck region. It is the fifth-most common c

Updated on:March 08,2026

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

How to reduce risk of lymphedema after head and neck cancer

by Åsa Hansdotter,Lund UniversityCredit:Oral Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107671Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can pe

Updated on: March 07,2026

How to reduce risk of lymphedema after head and neck cancer

by Åsa Hansdotter,Lund UniversityCredit:Oral Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107671Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can pe

Updated on:March 07,2026

High-risk individuals who have mild dilation of pancreatic duct have increased risk for pancreatic cancer, study finds

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe image shows an ultrasound endoscope in the stomach imaging the pancreas (left picture) and corresponding small pancreatic cancer that is undergoing fin

Updated on: March 05,2026

High-risk individuals who have mild dilation of pancreatic duct have increased risk for pancreatic cancer, study finds

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe image shows an ultrasound endoscope in the stomach imaging the pancreas (left picture) and corresponding small pancreatic cancer that is undergoing fin

Updated on:March 05,2026