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Category: What is the status of cancer research?

What cancers are being studied, what we know about them, and what are the latest findings?
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Scientists use bioactive glass to treat bone cancer

Posted on March 10, 2025March 3, 2025 by Sciworthy

Researchers showed that bioactive glass administered with gallium oxide in the laboratory can reduce cancer cells and leave noncancerous…

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    Is there an optimal time of day to take cancer meds?

    Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists showed that some cancer medications work better when taken at a certain time of day. They suggested doctors combine optimal…

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      The future of 3D cell cultures in biomedical research

      Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Sciworthy

      Microbiologists proposed that 3-dimensional artificial environments are the best way to study cell behavior and drug responses, although…

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        Cancers share DNA mutations that affect our genome

        Posted on December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

        Researchers discovered regions of our DNA where mutations disrupt the structure of our genome and could promote growth in different types of…

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          Exercise boosts tumor-killing immune cells

          Posted on September 30, 2024September 20, 2024 by Ankita Murmu

          Scientists showed that breast cancer patients who exercised for 30 minutes had more tumor-killing immune cells in their bloodstreams.

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            An interactive virtual assistant for cancer research

            Posted on July 29, 2024July 16, 2024 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

            Scientists developed an Alexa-based virtual assistant to help researchers and clinicians understand and interpret cancer genome data.

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              Researchers developed new AI to treat cancer

              Posted on May 13, 2024April 26, 2024 by Ankita Murmu

              Scientists created an artificial intelligence model, called CancerGPT, that predicted the effect of different drug combinations on patients…

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                Researchers linked obesity with breast cancer

                Posted on April 18, 2024April 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

                Scientists compared genetic data from tumors of breast cancer patients, and found patients with high body mass indexes had unique gene…

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                  Scientists suggest new ways to treat gastric cancer

                  Posted on April 1, 2024March 29, 2024 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                  Researchers computed how genetic elements regulate gastric cancer, to help treat patients and predict their survival.

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                    Is cancer biased by biological sex?

                    Posted on March 21, 2024March 15, 2024 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers reviewed data showing biological male versus female cancer patients experience cancer differently, with different immune…

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