Team links cannabis during pregnancy to childhood cancers

A new survey identifies a clear association between certain types of childhood cancers and substance use during pregnancy, notably cannabis.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 19, 2024 ~5 min

Stim device may ease neuropathy foot pain for people with cancer

A device may help people with cancer who suffer from burning and shooting pain and cramping in their lower limbs brought on by chemotherapy.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Jan. 12, 2024 ~6 min


Soy compounds could protect against breast cancer comeback

Compounds from soy and other plant sources could protect against breast cancer recurrence or affect survival, researchers report.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis

"Once we identified the mechanism causing the colitis, we could then develop ways to overcome this problem..."

Nicole Fawcett-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 8, 2024 ~5 min

DNA trick makes resistant cancer vulnerable to chemo

Cancer drug resistance remains a leading reason why treatments for specific cancers eventually do not work. New research could help.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Jan. 4, 2024 ~5 min

Cigarette smoke may spike dogs’ bladder cancer risk

Dogs exposed to cigarette smoke may have six times the risk of developing bladder cancer, a new study shows.

Brittany Steff - Purdue • futurity
Jan. 4, 2024 ~8 min

Drug discovery paves way for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Laboratory findings have set the stage for a clinical trial investigating a drug for pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Nov. 17, 2023 ~6 min

Blood test detects cancer protein in under 2 hours

A highly sensitive blood test can detect a key protein produced by cancer cells in as little as two hours, researchers report.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Nov. 2, 2023 ~9 min


Team identifies biology of aggressive breast cancer in Black women

Findings on the biology behind aggressive breast cancer in Black women could lead to new targeted treatments, researchers report.

Christina Griffiths-Indiana • futurity
Oct. 26, 2023 ~5 min

Can ‘listening in’ on cells speed up disease diagnosis?

A new device that "listens in" on cell conversations could lead to quicker, minimally invasive diagnoses for cancer and other diseases.

Brett Beasley-Notre Dame • futurity
Oct. 24, 2023 ~7 min

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