new Glioblastoma treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel announced they had developed…
How ecDNA Fuels Cancer by Breaking the Laws of Biology
On Nov. 6, 2024, a trio of new studies with funding from Cancer Grand Challenges revealed the unfair advantage…
Global Disparities of Cancer Projected to increase by 2050
On Nov. 5, 2024, a cross-sectional study of data for 36 cancer types from 185 countries and territories…
New Computational Method Linked One Mammal’s Striking Longevity and Resistance to Cancer With ‘Dark Genome’
On Oct. 29, 2024, a study led by Andrei Gudkov, PhD, DSci, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center support…
New Imaging Technique Accurately Detects Aggressive Kidney Cancer
On Oct. 29, 2024, a study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA…
WHO added an HPV vaccine for single-dose use
On Oct. 4, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a fourth WHO-prequalified human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine…
Combination Chemo Helps People with Leiomyosarcoma Live Longer
On Oct. 2, 2024, results from a French clinical trial have identified what experts say should now be…
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy
On Oct. 2, 2024, a study from the GBD Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators reported that by accelerating the decline…
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Breast Cancer Mortality Continues Three Decade Decline, but Steeper Increases in Incidence for Women <50
On Oct. 1, 2024, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update…
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New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic
On Sept. 24, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported results of a study that…
Breast and ovarian cancer linked to thousands of gene variants
On Sept. 18, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators reported that they had identified…
study found genetic variant for hair graying, susceptibility to skin melanoma in horses
On Sep. 4, 2024, an international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden reported that the…
NCI’s Cancer Trends Progress Report announced 2023 Incidence and Mortality Data
On Sep. 3, 2024, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that the latest Cancer Trends Progress Report included…
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Researchers mapped 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious ‘knots’ in the human genome
On Aug. 29, 2024, researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research announced they had mapped 50,000 of…
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Artificial intelligence improved lung cancer diagnosis
On Aug. 23, 2024, A team of researchers from the University of Cologne announced they had created a…
Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050
On Aug. 15, 2024, a study published in the journal Cancer projected an alarming increase in cancer cases and deaths…
FDA Approved Drug Targeting Johns Hopkins-Discovered Brain Cancer Gene Mutation
On Aug. 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved vorasidenib (Voranigo, Servier…
DNA from Ancient Viruses Helps Many Cancers Grow
On Jul. 17, 2024, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that a study, funded in part by the…
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CIRM awarded $53 million to clinical research in heart failure and cystic fibrosis, supporting 10 translational projects
On May 30, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had awarded $53 million to…
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asian history month
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month celebrates the scientific accomplishments of several firsts, from the first chemo…
Health effects associated with exposure to secondhand smoke: a Burden of Proof study
On Jan. 9, 2024, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (HHMI) reported that despite a gradual decline…
The White House lanuched Initiative on Women’s Health Research
On Nov. 13, 2023, the White House announced the first-ever Initiative on Womenï¾’s Health Research, an effort led…
Purdue nameed new pediatric cancer research center for the late Tyler Trent
On Oct. 14, 2023, Purdue University ensured that the memory of the former graduate and devoted Boilermaker football…
California became first U.S. state to ban red dye No. 3
On Oct. 7, 2023, California became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and…
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The Markey Cancer Center became an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
On Sept. 6, 2023, the Markey Cancer Center (MCC) became Kentucky’s first and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated…
Purdue Center for Cancer Research renamed Purdue Institute for Cancer Research
On Jan. 6, 2023, the Purdue Center for Cancer Research announced it was changing its name to the…
FDA granted approval to atezolizumab for alveolar soft part sarcoma
On Dec. 9, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for adult and…
NIH-funded studies showed damaging effects of vaping, smoking on blood vessels
On Oct. 26, 2022, the National Institutes of Health announced that overall cancer death rates continued to decline…
Wake Forest CCSG cut from 5 years to 3 as center changes leadership, administrative structure
May 27, 2022, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) truncated the just-renewed five-year Cancer Center Support Grant held by…
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Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unite, reshaped relationship with UW Medicine
On Apr. 1, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) announced a…