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GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new study says. First-generation GLP-1 drugs like l...
Increases in Incidence Rates of Some Cancers Seen in Early-Onset Age Groups
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – The incidence rates of 14 cancers have increased in early-onset age groups, with increases in older-onset age groups also occurring in most of these cancers, according to a...
Testosterone Use Not Tied to Gynecological Cancers in Transmasculine Individuals
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 – Short-term testosterone use among transmasculine and gender diverse (TMGD) individuals is not associated with an increased risk for gynecological cancers, according to a study...
Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy Safe in Pediatric Retinoblastoma
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – For pediatric patients with retinoblastoma, aqueous humor liquid biopsy via anterior chamber paracentesis is a safe and well-tolerated procedure, according to a study...
First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman's eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine. Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an e...
Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says. If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early d...
Multicancer Early Detection Screening Improves Patient Outcomes
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Annual multicancer early detection (MCED) screening with a single blood test provides more overall benefit than biennial MCED screening, according to a study published online...
Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why. A new government report shows that rates of several types of cancer a...
American Association for Cancer Research, April 25-30
The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held this year from April 25 to 30 in Chicago, drawing approximately 20,000 participants from around the world, including s...
New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates
MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England. Leahy benefitted from a clinical trial e...
Your Loving Partner Can Protect You From Chemo Brain
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 — A cancer patient’s bond with their partner can be a key factor in helping them ward off chemotherapy-related “brain fog,” a new study says Patients in a satisfying intimate relat...
Exercise Helps Reduce Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 – Exercise mitigates adverse outcomes associated with cancer and its treatments, according to a review published online April 29 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...
Outcomes With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Similar for Older, Younger Patients
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Patients with cancer aged 65 years and older receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) derive similar clinical outcomes as younger patients, according to a study...
AI Predicts Wasting Syndrome In Cancer Patients
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 – A newly developed AI can predict which cancer patients are at risk for a life-threatening wasting syndrome, a new study says. The syndrome, called cachexia, accounts for...
Ready-Made Immune Therapy Effective Against Leukemia
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 – A ready-made version of a cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy can effectively defeat blood cancers, a new study says. Researchers have prepared an off-the-shelf version of CAR...
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