Comprehensive study settles debate over diet safety for patients with cancer

by Jill Pease,University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, patients undergoing blood cancer treatment have been told to avoid certain foods to reduce infection risk, guidance tha

Updated on: February 13,2026

Comprehensive study settles debate over diet safety for patients with cancer

by Jill Pease,University of FloridaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor decades, patients undergoing blood cancer treatment have been told to avoid certain foods to reduce infection risk, guidance tha

Updated on:February 13,2026

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

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

How to reduce risk of lymphedema after head and neck cancer

by Åsa Hansdotter,Lund UniversityCredit:Oral Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107671Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can pe

Updated on: March 07,2026

How to reduce risk of lymphedema after head and neck cancer

by Åsa Hansdotter,Lund UniversityCredit:Oral Oncology(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107671Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can pe

Updated on:March 07,2026

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

WISDOM trial weighs risk-based cancer screening

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.24784University of California, San Francisco investigators led WISDOM, a randomized comparison of risk-based

Updated on: April 07,2026

WISDOM trial weighs risk-based cancer screening

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.24784University of California, San Francisco investigators led WISDOM, a randomized comparison of risk-based

Updated on:April 07,2026

Living in food deserts may affect complications after breast reconstruction

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients undergoing breast reconstruction, residing in a food desert may be associated with an increased risk of certain complications after

Updated on: June 13,2026

Living in food deserts may affect complications after breast reconstruction

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients undergoing breast reconstruction, residing in a food desert may be associated with an increased risk of certain complications after

Updated on:June 13,2026

Ultrasensitive liquid biopsy affective in predicting and monitoring immunotherapy response, study shows

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPublishedtoday inClinical Cancer Research, findings from a study led by investigators at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of O

Updated on: April 05,2026

Ultrasensitive liquid biopsy affective in predicting and monitoring immunotherapy response, study shows

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPublishedtoday inClinical Cancer Research, findings from a study led by investigators at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of O

Updated on:April 05,2026

Colorectal cancer's immune puzzle cracked: Two Treg cell types shape survival odds

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they d

Updated on: January 30,2026

Colorectal cancer's immune puzzle cracked: Two Treg cell types shape survival odds

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn most solid tumors, high numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are associated with poorer outcomes because they d

Updated on:January 30,2026

Thick melanoma tumors may be linked to poorer survival than some metastatic cases

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe current melanoma staging system does not always reflect actual survival outcomes. In some cases, patients with thick but localized tumor

Updated on: April 04,2026

Thick melanoma tumors may be linked to poorer survival than some metastatic cases

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe current melanoma staging system does not always reflect actual survival outcomes. In some cases, patients with thick but localized tumor

Updated on:April 04,2026

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

Combination therapy for pancreatic cancer offers new treatment approach

by Lena Bösch,University Medical Center GöttingenMini tumor models from patient-derived tissue, known as organoids, without and with therapy. Bottom: Tumors (blue) with macrophages (yellow)—immune cel

Updated on: February 05,2026

Combination therapy for pancreatic cancer offers new treatment approach

by Lena Bösch,University Medical Center GöttingenMini tumor models from patient-derived tissue, known as organoids, without and with therapy. Bottom: Tumors (blue) with macrophages (yellow)—immune cel

Updated on:February 05,2026