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

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

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

Doctors say lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer, but hope is growing

by I. EdwardsLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., responsible for about 1 in 4, but major advances in screening, surgery and personalized treatment are helping more patie

Updated on: February 19,2026

Doctors say lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer, but hope is growing

by I. EdwardsLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., responsible for about 1 in 4, but major advances in screening, surgery and personalized treatment are helping more patie

Updated on:February 19,2026

Global survey highlights challenges faced by young women with advanced breast cancer

by Associação Advanced Breast Cancer Global AllianceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of all women aged younger than 40 who live with advanced breast cancer have children under the age of

Updated on: March 04,2026

Global survey highlights challenges faced by young women with advanced breast cancer

by Associação Advanced Breast Cancer Global AllianceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of all women aged younger than 40 who live with advanced breast cancer have children under the age of

Updated on:March 04,2026

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

FDA grants fast track designation to drug combo for colorectal cancer

by April Wilkerson,University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to a new drug combination for metastatic colorectal c

Updated on: February 20,2026

FDA grants fast track designation to drug combo for colorectal cancer

by April Wilkerson,University of OklahomaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to a new drug combination for metastatic colorectal c

Updated on:February 20,2026

Link between tumor metabolism and drug efficacy in cancer cells may help advance precision chemotherapy

byStonyBrookUniversityIntracellular regulation of PRMT5 activity and development of chemical probes CBH-001 and CBH-002. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65558-6

Updated on: March 11,2026

Link between tumor metabolism and drug efficacy in cancer cells may help advance precision chemotherapy

byStonyBrookUniversityIntracellular regulation of PRMT5 activity and development of chemical probes CBH-001 and CBH-002. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65558-6

Updated on:March 11,2026

Engineered dendritic cells boost cancer immunotherapy

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEngineered dendritic cells (right) acquire tumor-derived extracellular vesicles that contain cancer antigens (left), stimulating anti-tumor immunity. Credit:

Updated on: February 20,2026

Engineered dendritic cells boost cancer immunotherapy

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneEngineered dendritic cells (right) acquire tumor-derived extracellular vesicles that contain cancer antigens (left), stimulating anti-tumor immunity. Credit:

Updated on:February 20,2026

Giving less chemotherapy can still cure lymphoma patients in their 80s, study says

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople aged 80 and older with a common type of lymphoma can take a half-dose of chemotherapy and be cured or signif

Updated on: February 28,2026

Giving less chemotherapy can still cure lymphoma patients in their 80s, study says

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople aged 80 and older with a common type of lymphoma can take a half-dose of chemotherapy and be cured or signif

Updated on:February 28,2026

Depression risk higher among long-term breast cancer survivors than women without breast cancer history

by Lori SolomonLong-term breast cancer survivors have a higher risk for developing depression, particularly if they have insomnia, according to a studypublishedonline Oct. 10 inSLEEPJ.Michael R. Irwin

Updated on: February 14,2026

Depression risk higher among long-term breast cancer survivors than women without breast cancer history

by Lori SolomonLong-term breast cancer survivors have a higher risk for developing depression, particularly if they have insomnia, according to a studypublishedonline Oct. 10 inSLEEPJ.Michael R. Irwin

Updated on:February 14,2026