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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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Cancer cells exploit an immune protein to evade treatment

Posted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Amruta Tendolkar

Scientists tested several immunotherapy-resistant tumors and found that an evolutionary change in an immune protein makes humans more…

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    A blind spot in male cancer screening

    Posted on August 21, 2025August 18, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Researchers found a type of cancer that is common in females, called BRCA-induced cancers, in male cancer patients.

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      Scientists use modified DNA to classify breast cancer

      Posted on June 12, 2025June 24, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

      Researchers used DNA tags to divide an aggressive form of breast cancer into 2 major subtypes. They found these subtypes respond differently…

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        Scientists use bioactive glass to treat bone cancer

        Posted on March 10, 2025June 25, 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, 2025June 25, 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, 2024June 26, 2025 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, 2024June 25, 2025 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, 2024June 26, 2025 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, 2024June 25, 2025 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, 2024June 26, 2025 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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