Single-drug treatments are giving way to combination therapy for lung cancer

by Kathy Katella,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCombination therapy is essentially a one-two punch at cancer—sometimes with multiple punches. For people with lung cancer, it means tr

Updated on: June 19,2026

Single-drug treatments are giving way to combination therapy for lung cancer

by Kathy Katella,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCombination therapy is essentially a one-two punch at cancer—sometimes with multiple punches. For people with lung cancer, it means tr

Updated on:June 19,2026

Molecular test for bile duct cancer nearly doubles detection rate

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines—physicians must de

Updated on: June 19,2026

Molecular test for bile duct cancer nearly doubles detection rate

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines—physicians must de

Updated on:June 19,2026

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

by Bernard Stewart,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs early as the 1880s,there was evidencethat smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years todefinitively showth

Updated on: June 20,2026

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

by Bernard Stewart,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs early as the 1880s,there was evidencethat smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years todefinitively showth

Updated on:June 20,2026

Targeted screening blitz could bring Indigenous cervical cancer elimination to 2036

byAustralian National UniversityPredicted cervical cancer incidence (age standardized, per 100,000 females) between 2020 and 2100. Credit:The Lancet Public Health(2026). DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)000

Updated on: June 20,2026

Targeted screening blitz could bring Indigenous cervical cancer elimination to 2036

byAustralian National UniversityPredicted cervical cancer incidence (age standardized, per 100,000 females) between 2020 and 2100. Credit:The Lancet Public Health(2026). DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)000

Updated on:June 20,2026

Targeted therapy improves long-term outcomes for patients with rare mutations driving lung cancer

byMass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn some non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), changes to the RET gene (known as RET fusions) can drive tumor growth. In a phase 1/2 clinical stu

Updated on: June 20,2026

Targeted therapy improves long-term outcomes for patients with rare mutations driving lung cancer

byMass General BrighamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn some non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), changes to the RET gene (known as RET fusions) can drive tumor growth. In a phase 1/2 clinical stu

Updated on:June 20,2026

First-in-class radio-theranostic utilizes novel antibody to target B7-H3 proteins in cancer cells

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDevelopment of a high affinity, 4Ig-isoform selective antibody for beta-radioligand therapy. Credit:Theranostics(2026). DOI: 10.7150/thno.123285Researche

Updated on: June 20,2026

First-in-class radio-theranostic utilizes novel antibody to target B7-H3 proteins in cancer cells

byUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDevelopment of a high affinity, 4Ig-isoform selective antibody for beta-radioligand therapy. Credit:Theranostics(2026). DOI: 10.7150/thno.123285Researche

Updated on:June 20,2026

FDA-approved oral AML therapy could let older patients avoid monthly infusion visits

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ASCERTAIN V clinical trial demonstrated that an all-oral drug combination for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a

Updated on: July 02,2026

FDA-approved oral AML therapy could let older patients avoid monthly infusion visits

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe ASCERTAIN V clinical trial demonstrated that an all-oral drug combination for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a

Updated on:July 02,2026

RAS(ON) inhibitor doubles median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic canc

Updated on: July 06,2026

RAS(ON) inhibitor doubles median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic canc

Updated on:July 06,2026

New theranostic approach effectively detects and treats neuroendocrine prostate cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRET-targeted PET tracer highlights neuroendocrine prostate cancer tumors. Representative PET imaging shows strong tumor uptake of the RET-binding pe

Updated on: July 10,2026

New theranostic approach effectively detects and treats neuroendocrine prostate cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRET-targeted PET tracer highlights neuroendocrine prostate cancer tumors. Representative PET imaging shows strong tumor uptake of the RET-binding pe

Updated on:July 10,2026