Second cancers kill more Black, Hispanic breast cancer survivors

Black and Hispanic breast cancer survivors have more risk of dying from a second cancer than survivors of other racial or ethnic groups.

Amy Mone-JHU • futurity
June 12, 2023 ~7 min

New Hodgkin lymphoma treatment shines in clinical trial

"We hypothesized that the newer treatment would turn out to be most beneficial for patients, but the magnitude of the benefit exceeded our expectations."

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
June 9, 2023 ~6 min


Nanoparticle delivers chemo to deadly brain tumors

A newly-developed nanoparticle offers a more effective way to deliver a chemotherapy drug to fast growing, aggressive brain tumors.

Bridget Druery-U. Queensland • futurity
June 2, 2023 ~4 min

‘Crystal ball’ could predict leukemia treatment response

Tests could soon identify patients who'll respond well to treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia and those who will be resistant to it.

National University of Singapore • futurity
June 2, 2023 ~6 min

Mind-body practice of qigong can ease fatigue from cancer

A low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong is as effective as standard exercise programs in improving cancer-related fatigue.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
May 25, 2023 ~7 min

For people with cancer, race and income may affect cannabis access

Access to cannabis for managing symptoms related to cancer treatment is not equitable, according to a new study.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
May 15, 2023 ~6 min

Videos help kids with cancer skip anesthesia during radiation

Zoning out to a favorite video during radiation treatments can help kids with cancer hold still and skip anesthesia, a new study shows.

Erin Digitale-Stanford • futurity
May 10, 2023 ~10 min

Breast density changes may flag risk of cancer

Repeated mammograms that show changes in breast density over time could help identify women at high risk of breast cancer.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
May 9, 2023 ~6 min


4 red flags signal early-onset colorectal cancer risk

Newly-identified red flags may be the key to earlier detection and diagnosis of early-onset colorectal cancer among younger adults.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
May 5, 2023 ~7 min

Screening may lead to custom treatments for rare blood cancer

A new method that simultaneously tests hundreds of existing therapeutics could lead to a more effective way to treat multiple myeloma.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
May 1, 2023 ~5 min

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