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Blocking EZH2 Enzyme Shows Promise in Stopping Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Spread

A new Weill Cornell Medicine study suggests a promising approach to stop the spread of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive cancer forms. Researchers found that the enzyme EZH2 drives TNBC cells to divide abnormally, leading to chromosomal instability and enabling them to metastasize (spread to distant organs). The study, published in Cancer Discovery, found that drugs […]

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Glioblastoma Erodes Skull and Manipulates Bone Marrow to Accelerate Tumor Growth

A study from Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nature Neuroscience reveals that glioblastoma (GBM) is not just a local brain tumor but a systemic disease affecting the skull and immune system. GBM causes skull thinning, enlarging channels between the skull marrow and brain. This remodeling shifts immune balance—doubling pro-inflammatory neutrophils and nearly eliminating B cells—allowing

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Detecting Cancer Three Years Earlier with Plasma Cell-Free DNA

A study used non-interventional, prospectively collected plasma from the ARIC cohort to assess a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) strategy using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). This unique design allowed for the observation of cancer’s natural progression. In Phase I, analyzing “Early plasma samples” (collected ≤6 months before diagnosis) from 26 cancer cases and 26 controls, ctDNA

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Advancing Gynecologic Oncology: The Role of AI in Diagnostics and Treatment

AI is revolutionizing gynecologic cancer care (cervical, ovarian, endometrial) by improving early detection, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) enhance screening accuracy, automate workflows, and integrate complex clinical data, addressing gaps in traditional methods and increasing efficiency in EHR management and clinical trial enrollment. In screening, AI enables automated Pap

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Conquering Aggressive Sarcoma: The Promise of Engineered T-Cells

Sarcomas, a rare and aggressive category of over 100 connective tissue malignancies, present a significant challenge due to high metastasis rates and resistance to standard therapies like conventional chemotherapy and first-generation checkpoint inhibitors. A major breakthrough is occurring with Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT), where a patient’s immune cells are genetically engineered to target cancer. Notably, the

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Stopping the Spread: EZH2 Inhibitors Thwart Aggressive Breast Cancer Metastasis

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine reveals that the enzyme EZH2 drives chromosomal instability in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), promoting metastasis. Researchers found that overproduction of EZH2 silences the gene tankyrase 1, causing accumulation of CPAP and abnormal chromosome segregation during cell division. This faulty process enables cancer cells to spread aggressively to distant organs.

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Radiation Matters: Updated Evidence on Pediatric Imaging and Cancer Risk

Ionizing radiation from medical imaging, particularly CT scans, is a major source of radiation exposure for children in the U.S. and a known carcinogen linked to hematologic malignancies (blood cancers). The large RIC cohort study (3.7 million children in the U.S. and Canada) found a significant dose-response relationship between cumulative bone marrow radiation dose and cancer risk. A

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Primary Vaginal Cancer: Etiology, Management, and Prognosis

Primary vaginal cancer is rare (1%–2% of female genital tract cancers), strictly defined by the absence of prior/concurrent cervical or vulvar cancer. Increasing incidence in younger women is linked to HPV infection. The pathogenesis is largely HPV-dependent, progressing from HSIL to invasive cancer (2%−12% risk). Diagnosis requires biopsy and a thorough exam, typically after a patient presents

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The Iron Kill-Switch: How Iron Forces Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct

Researchers at Duke University found that blocking a key enzyme not only kills multiple myeloma (MM) cancer cells but also boosts the effectiveness of existing therapies. MM is an incurable blood cancer, and drug resistance is an increasing problem. The study, published in Blood, focused on ferroptosis, a natural form of cell death triggered by

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Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Significantly Protect Cancer Patients from Severe Outcomes

Cancer patients are at high risk for severe COVID-19, making extra vaccine doses important. This study assessed their effectiveness using real-world data. In the monovalent booster period (up to August 2022), an additional dose reduced hospitalizations (29.2% effectiveness), with rates of 30.5 per 1,000 person-years in boosted patients compared to 41.9 in those with only

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