Radiotherapy may explain heart disease in childhood cancer survivors

Long after surviving childhood cancer, some otherwise healthy young adults go on to develop cardiometabolic disease. Radiation may be to blame.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 ~7 min

Copper and drug combo may treat deadly brain tumors in kids

Combing copper and a drug once used to treat alcoholism may offer a way to treat children with medulloblastoma, a common but deadly form of brain tumor.

Michael E. Newman-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Nov. 5, 2021 ~7 min


Tool could close gap in breast cancer prediction for Black women

There's been a lack of breast cancer prediction tools tailored to Black women. A new simple to use online tool changes that.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Nov. 2, 2021 ~4 min

Can junk DNA kill cancer cells?

Selfish genetic elements (aka "junk DNA") were once thought to be parasites of the genome. New research shows they may trigger the death of cancer cells.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 22, 2021 ~7 min

COVID vax might not fully protect cancer patients on chemo

Researchers found less of an immune system response to the COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer who are on chemotherapy. A third shot helped, though.

U. Arizona • futurity
Oct. 12, 2021 ~4 min

Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Black women have nearly 3X higher triple negative breast cancer risk

Black women have nearly a three-fold increased risk of triple negative breast cancers, which have a poor prognosis.

Lauren Ingeno-Penn • futurity
Oct. 4, 2021 ~3 min


Tweak amps up cancer immunotherapy by 77 fold

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can deliver cancer immunotherapy intravenously. It could open new doors for fighting tumors.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 1, 2021 ~5 min

‘Time machine’ reverses pancreatic cancer progression

A new "time machine" may offer a way to reverse the course of pancreatic cancer before it spreads.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Oct. 1, 2021 ~6 min

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