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Advance care planning improves with automated patient outreach strategies

A strategy for advance care planning (ACP) that included automated outreach from staff who contacted patients to offer assistance significantly boosted the number of patients who completed documentation outlining their wishes in times of serious illness, new research finds.

11 Dec 2025

What happens to your body when you eat takeaway food too often?

This study of 8,556 US adults shows that frequent takeaway food consumption is associated with a higher energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index and adverse cardiometabolic markers. The findings suggest that reducing takeaway intake and lowering dietary inflammatory potential may improve long-term cardiometabolic health.

11 Dec 2025

Preoperative MRI offers no survival benefit for early-stage breast cancer patients

Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to diagnostic mammography to determine the extent of their cancer, according to results from the phase III Alliance A011104/ACRIN 6694 clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held December 9-12, 2025.

11 Dec 2025

More AI explanations can reduce accuracy in cancer diagnosis

In recent years AI has emerged as a powerful tool for analyzing medical images. Thanks to advances in computing and large medical datasets from which AI can learn, it has proven to be a valuable aid in reading and analyzing patterns in X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, enabling doctors to make better and faster decisions, particularly in the treatment and diagnosis of life-threatening diseases like cancer.

11 Dec 2025

Proton therapy improves survival in oropharyngeal cancer patients

A new study published today in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with traditional radiation therapy (IMRT).

11 Dec 2025

Breast arterial calcification on mammograms predicts future heart risk

Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped information about a person's risk for cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death among adults.

11 Dec 2025

Early scans reveal prostate radiotherapy toxicity risk

Daily scans taken during prostate cancer radiotherapy could be repurposed to guide changes to treatment, reducing the risk of side effects, a study suggests.

11 Dec 2025

Review highlights emerging role of tumor MHC-II in shaping cancer immunotherapy outcomes

Cancer immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, yet many patients experience limited or short-lived responses due to immune evasion, tumor heterogeneity, and immune-related adverse events.

11 Dec 2025

Cleveland Clinic reports promising results for breast cancer vaccine from final Phase 1 data

Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting final Phase 1 data from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.

11 Dec 2025

New CDC grant supports expansion of colorectal cancer screening across rural Pennsylvania

Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among communities with the greatest need is the goal of a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Penn State College of Medicine.

11 Dec 2025

Researchers identify enzyme linked to myelin damage and neurodegenerative conditions

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name - cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein, or CEMIP - is associated with disorders ranging from multiple sclerosis to stroke to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

11 Dec 2025

White bread vs wholegrain: which one is actually better for your health?

This review dispels common myths about white and wholegrain bread by examining their composition processing and health effects. It concludes that while wholegrain breads offer added benefits white bread remains a safe affordable and nutritionally meaningful staple when fortified.

11 Dec 2025

Researchers discover the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis in cancer

University of California San Diego researchers have discovered the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a process in which a single chromosome is shattered into pieces and rearranged in a scrambled order, allowing cancer cells to rapidly evolve and become resistant to treatment.

11 Dec 2025

Blocking collagen signaling improves the delivery of macromolecular drugs in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies, with survival rates remaining dismally low despite major advances in oncology.

11 Dec 2025

Preoperative radiation may enhance treatment response in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Preoperative radiation improved T-cell infiltration (TCI) in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer when administered in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and chemotherapy and led to improved treatment responses prior to surgery, according to the results of the phase II P-RAD clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held December 9-12, 2025.

11 Dec 2025

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safe for some early-stage breast cancer patients

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or survival after a median five years of follow-up, according to results from the BOOG 2013-08 phase III clinical trial, presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held December 9-12, 2025.

11 Dec 2025

Frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption influence cancer risk

As Americans gear up for the holiday season, new research offers a timely reminder to reflect on the long-term health effects of raising a celebratory glass – or two.

11 Dec 2025

Interventions to treat valvular heart disease in cancer patients significantly improve survival

Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival.

11 Dec 2025

Psoriasis caused by changes in the fat metabolism of skin cells

A research team led by Erwin F. Wagner from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that contributes to the development of psoriasis - and at the same time represents a potential biomarker for a new treatment concept.

11 Dec 2025

Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled?' No way.

In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, "there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place."

11 Dec 2025

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Advance care planning improves with automated patient outreach strategies

What happens to your body when you eat takeaway food too often?

Preoperative MRI offers no survival benefit for early-stage breast cancer patients

More AI explanations can reduce accuracy in cancer diagnosis

Proton therapy improves survival in oropharyngeal cancer patients

Breast arterial calcification on mammograms predicts future heart risk

Early scans reveal prostate radiotherapy toxicity risk

Review highlights emerging role of tumor MHC-II in shaping cancer immunotherapy outcomes

Cleveland Clinic reports promising results for breast cancer vaccine from final Phase 1 data

New CDC grant supports expansion of colorectal cancer screening across rural Pennsylvania

Researchers identify enzyme linked to myelin damage and neurodegenerative conditions

White bread vs wholegrain: which one is actually better for your health?

Researchers discover the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis in cancer

Blocking collagen signaling improves the delivery of macromolecular drugs in pancreatic cancer

Preoperative radiation may enhance treatment response in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safe for some early-stage breast cancer patients

Frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption influence cancer risk

Interventions to treat valvular heart disease in cancer patients significantly improve survival

Psoriasis caused by changes in the fat metabolism of skin cells

Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled?' No way.

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