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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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New wearable device to catch early breast cancer

Posted on January 8, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

Scientists developed a small wearable device that can identify early breast cancer using ultrasound.

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    New way to detect early-stage cancer

    Posted on December 4, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

    Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.

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      New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer

      Posted on November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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        What causes breast cancer to reoccur?

        Posted on October 23, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Researchers investigated how different mastectomy procedures affected the return of breast tumors and complications after surgery.

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          How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?

          Posted on October 9, 2023October 4, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of life.

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            How well can AI diagnose lung cancer?

            Posted on October 2, 2023December 4, 2023 by Ankita Murmu

            Researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool that surpassed doctors in identifying patients at high risk of lung cancer from their…

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              New nanomedicine approach to halting brain cancer

              Posted on September 11, 2023September 9, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Scientists developed a new, personalized nanomedicine approach to treat mice with brain cancer.

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                New drug targets “sticky” protein in ovarian cancer

                Posted on August 21, 2023July 31, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Scientists tested a new drug that stops a “sticky” protein from helping ovarian cancer cells spread to other parts of the body.

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                  Can machine learning predict how chemotherapy affects cancer patients?

                  Posted on August 7, 2023December 5, 2023 by Ankita Murmu

                  Scientists developed a machine learning model to predict how chemotherapy affected survival rates in elderly patients with triple-negative…

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                    A new drug tackles blood cancer at its source

                    Posted on July 24, 2023July 23, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Scientists developed a new drug treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia that targets both the cancer cells and their source stem cells, like…

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