Plant-based diet may boost health for women with breast cancer

"It's exciting to see that these major dietary changes were feasible, well-tolerated, and acceptable to the clinical trial participants."

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~7 min

Discovery may lead to treatment for chemo resistant glioblastoma

Scientists have identified a key cell pathway in glioblastoma, potentially opening new avenues for therapy.

John Pastor - Virginia Tech • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~5 min


Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them

Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment.

Joseph P. Schacht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
May 20, 2024 ~12 min

Firefighters may have higher prostate cancer risk

On-the-job chemical exposures may put firefighters at an increased risk of prostate cancer, a new study shows.

Shipherd Reed-Arizona • futurity
May 15, 2024 ~5 min

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.

Nina Thomas, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
May 7, 2024 ~9 min

Get screened for breast cancer at 40, panel says

A national panel officially lowered the recommended age when individuals should receive routine screening mammograms from 50 to 40.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
May 6, 2024 ~5 min

Team cracks cancer’s mysterious ‘doubling’ origins

Researchers have charted a pathway that lures cells down a risky path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 3, 2024 ~7 min

Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

Cancer vaccines have gained much interest among scientists but face a number of hurdles. A new mRNA vaccine for glioma offers a step forward in training the immune system to fight cancer.

John Ligon, Assistant Professor of Hematology, University of Florida • conversation
May 1, 2024 ~9 min


Keto supplement may improve immunotherapy for prostate cancer

In a lab setting, adding a component of a ketogenic diet to immunotherapy proved highly effective for treating prostate cancer.

Jessica Sieff-Notre Dame • futurity
April 30, 2024 ~7 min

Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 25, 2024 ~6 min

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