Proton beam therapy boosts throat cancer survival, study finds

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhoton therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissu

Updated on: March 25,2026

Proton beam therapy boosts throat cancer survival, study finds

by Jessica Saenz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPhoton therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissu

Updated on:March 25,2026

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

Ultrasound paired with vibrating nanoparticles softens tumor tissue, improving drug delivery

byUniversity of Colorado at BoulderA microscopic image of the researchers' sound-responsive particles. Credit: Andrew Goodwin/University of Colorado BoulderCancer is one of the leading causes of d

Updated on: April 06,2026

Ultrasound paired with vibrating nanoparticles softens tumor tissue, improving drug delivery

byUniversity of Colorado at BoulderA microscopic image of the researchers' sound-responsive particles. Credit: Andrew Goodwin/University of Colorado BoulderCancer is one of the leading causes of d

Updated on:April 06,2026

New Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals

byOpticaResearchers developed a sensitive Raman imaging system that can detect very faint signals from SERS nanoparticles that bind to tumor markers. Credit: Zhen Qiu, Michigan State UniversityResearc

Updated on: March 17,2026

New Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals

byOpticaResearchers developed a sensitive Raman imaging system that can detect very faint signals from SERS nanoparticles that bind to tumor markers. Credit: Zhen Qiu, Michigan State UniversityResearc

Updated on:March 17,2026

Promising target improves antitumor response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that a mitochondrial enzyme, GFER, creates a

Updated on: March 24,2026

Promising target improves antitumor response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that a mitochondrial enzyme, GFER, creates a

Updated on:March 24,2026

Living longer with tailored chemotherapy—despite incurable cancer

by Anne Sliper Midling,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyAll rapidly growing cells in the body are affected by chemotherapy. Cancer cells are targeted, but so are, for example, hair cells

Updated on: March 13,2026

Living longer with tailored chemotherapy—despite incurable cancer

by Anne Sliper Midling,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyAll rapidly growing cells in the body are affected by chemotherapy. Cancer cells are targeted, but so are, for example, hair cells

Updated on:March 13,2026

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

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

DOCK10 emerges as key trigger of dangerous insulin hypersecretion in rare pancreatic tumors

byInstitute of Science TokyoThe dedicator of cytokinesis 10 (DOCK10) gene has been identified as a key driver of abnormal insulin secretion in insulinomas, as reported by researchers from Institute of

Updated on: April 16,2026

DOCK10 emerges as key trigger of dangerous insulin hypersecretion in rare pancreatic tumors

byInstitute of Science TokyoThe dedicator of cytokinesis 10 (DOCK10) gene has been identified as a key driver of abnormal insulin secretion in insulinomas, as reported by researchers from Institute of

Updated on:April 16,2026

New study elucidates obesity's role in fueling breast cancer progression

byElsevierNew research inThe American Journal of Pathologyclarifies the role of obesity in fueling breast cancer progression by identifying the leptin-SCD pathway as a key driver of metabolic and func

Updated on: March 20,2026

New study elucidates obesity's role in fueling breast cancer progression

byElsevierNew research inThe American Journal of Pathologyclarifies the role of obesity in fueling breast cancer progression by identifying the leptin-SCD pathway as a key driver of metabolic and func

Updated on:March 20,2026

Lung cancer's earliest stages may be driven by inflammation

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterSpatial transcriptomics analysis with super-pixel resolution of a human lung precursor lesion (red dash border), with colors representing different gene

Updated on: March 13,2026

Lung cancer's earliest stages may be driven by inflammation

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterSpatial transcriptomics analysis with super-pixel resolution of a human lung precursor lesion (red dash border), with colors representing different gene

Updated on:March 13,2026

New international study reveals major survival gaps among children with cancer

byUniversity of BergenCountries with at least 25 childhood cancer cases included in the present study. Included countries are Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, E

Updated on: March 19,2026

New international study reveals major survival gaps among children with cancer

byUniversity of BergenCountries with at least 25 childhood cancer cases included in the present study. Included countries are Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, E

Updated on:March 19,2026