Drug nearly doubles survival in advanced pancreatic cancer—how daraxonrasib overcame an 'undruggable' disease

by Christopher Lieu,The ConversationKRAS (blue) has been difficult for drugs to target. Credit:Fvasconcellos/Wikimedia CommonsFor a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been ex

Updated on: August 19,2026

Drug nearly doubles survival in advanced pancreatic cancer—how daraxonrasib overcame an 'undruggable' disease

by Christopher Lieu,The ConversationKRAS (blue) has been difficult for drugs to target. Credit:Fvasconcellos/Wikimedia CommonsFor a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been ex

Updated on:August 19,2026

Physician experts call for systems-based approach to prostate cancer screening decisions

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsProstate cancer screening is one of the most common decisions men face in primary care, yet many pati

Updated on: July 30,2026

Physician experts call for systems-based approach to prostate cancer screening decisions

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsProstate cancer screening is one of the most common decisions men face in primary care, yet many pati

Updated on:July 30,2026

Alcohol linked to higher risk across multiple cancers, even below one drink daily

byInstitute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington provides the most compre

Updated on: August 19,2026

Alcohol linked to higher risk across multiple cancers, even below one drink daily

byInstitute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Pixabay from PexelsA new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington provides the most compre

Updated on:August 19,2026

Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesAn artistic rendering of a human dendritic cell. Credit: Don Bliss & Sriram Subramaniam, National Cancer InstituteCreatine, the organic acid th

Updated on: August 19,2026

Creatine may supercharge immune cells that are key to fighting cancer

by Tiare Dunlap,University of California, Los AngelesAn artistic rendering of a human dendritic cell. Credit: Don Bliss & Sriram Subramaniam, National Cancer InstituteCreatine, the organic acid th

Updated on:August 19,2026

A single clonal starting point may explain how multiple cervical cancer subtypes arise

byUniversity de LiegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117470How do different cancer subtypes arise? Do they originate from distinct cells, or from a single mul

Updated on: July 31,2026

A single clonal starting point may explain how multiple cervical cancer subtypes arise

byUniversity de LiegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117470How do different cancer subtypes arise? Do they originate from distinct cells, or from a single mul

Updated on:July 31,2026

New breakthrough in developing more personalized treatments for lung cancer

byUniversity of BarcelonaSummary of the major findings of this study on the histotype-dependent patterns of SMAD2/3 signaling and their relation with angiogenesis/hypoxia regulation in lung TAFs. Cred

Updated on: August 19,2026

New breakthrough in developing more personalized treatments for lung cancer

byUniversity of BarcelonaSummary of the major findings of this study on the histotype-dependent patterns of SMAD2/3 signaling and their relation with angiogenesis/hypoxia regulation in lung TAFs. Cred

Updated on:August 19,2026

Perioperative apalutamide in high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer reduces risk of metastasis, death

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsHigh-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer patients treated with apalutamide—a next generation neoadjuvant androgen-recep

Updated on: August 05,2026

Perioperative apalutamide in high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer reduces risk of metastasis, death

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Anna Tarazevich from PexelsHigh-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer patients treated with apalutamide—a next generation neoadjuvant androgen-recep

Updated on:August 05,2026

Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy offers powerful treatment option for aggressive neuroendocrine tumors

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingAn example of partial response. 58-year-old patient with neuroendocrine neoplasm of the pancreas with hepatic and bone metastases. Previously treate

Updated on: August 14,2026

Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy offers powerful treatment option for aggressive neuroendocrine tumors

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingAn example of partial response. 58-year-old patient with neuroendocrine neoplasm of the pancreas with hepatic and bone metastases. Previously treate

Updated on:August 14,2026

Simple leukemia treatment change in India cuts early child deaths

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA landmark Indian clinical trial has found that giving steroids in short bursts instead of continuously can halve early treatm

Updated on: August 02,2026

Simple leukemia treatment change in India cuts early child deaths

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA landmark Indian clinical trial has found that giving steroids in short bursts instead of continuously can halve early treatm

Updated on:August 02,2026

Shrunken genomes may drive rapid cancer evolution and poor outcomes

by Thomas Deane,Trinity College DublinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Trinity have found that a largely overlooked form of cancer evolution, which drives aggressive disease and poor pa

Updated on: August 08,2026

Shrunken genomes may drive rapid cancer evolution and poor outcomes

by Thomas Deane,Trinity College DublinCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Trinity have found that a largely overlooked form of cancer evolution, which drives aggressive disease and poor pa

Updated on:August 08,2026

Can AI beat breast cancer?

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn artificial intelligence (AI) system that combines breast cancer tissue images with molecular marker data achieves high accuracy in dia

Updated on: July 27,2026

Can AI beat breast cancer?

by David Bradley,InderscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn artificial intelligence (AI) system that combines breast cancer tissue images with molecular marker data achieves high accuracy in dia

Updated on:July 27,2026

Smartphone app helps those with advanced cancer maintain quality of life

by Dennis ThompsonA smartphone app can help individuals with advanced cancer deal with symptoms and maintain their quality of life, according to new research.TheSUPPORT+ appasks them each week to comp

Updated on: August 15,2026

Smartphone app helps those with advanced cancer maintain quality of life

by Dennis ThompsonA smartphone app can help individuals with advanced cancer deal with symptoms and maintain their quality of life, according to new research.TheSUPPORT+ appasks them each week to comp

Updated on:August 15,2026