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Child cancer groups call for concerted action

It's one of the cruelest ironies in health and medicine. Pediatric sarcomas are among the rarest yet most aggressive forms of childhood cancer and some of the hardest to cure. Wher...

Rare cancer spread between twins in utero

In a very rare case, a fetus developed cancer in the uterus, and these tumour cells spread to her twin sister

HER2-targeted Therapy for Salivary Gland Cancer

Salivary gland cancer is rare, and there are no standard treatments for advanced-stage disease. Recent research supports the use of HER2-targeted therapy for patients with metastat...

A tiny NY town has six cases of a rare form of cancer. Families want to know why

According to the American Cancer Society, only around 250 children are diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in the United States each year.

Rare Giant Lung Tumour With Suspected Liver Spread Challenges Diagnosis and Treatment

A case report describes a 57-year-old woman with a giant intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumour exceeding 16 centimetres, complicated by suspected liver metastasis and treated with...

Rare Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Not One Disease

From: oncodaily.com Triple-negative breast cancer is usually defined by what it lacks: estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 overexpression or amplification. But that...

‘Key’ differences in colorectal cancer with liver metastases

Early-onset colorectal cancer with liver-only metastases can have significant differences in biology from late-onset malignancies.A study of nearly 1,700 individuals from Australia...

Rare EGFR mutation sharply raises lung cancer risk in large genetic study

An observational study of 3.3 million research participants found that inherited EGFR T790M was associated with 25-fold higher lung cancer risk overall and more than 60-fold risk a...

Rare Spinal Spread of Canine Mast Cell Tumours Revealed in Three Dogs

Mast cell tumours are the most familiar villain in canine dermatology, the single most common malignant skin cancer in dogs, accounting for an estimated 11 to 18 percent of all cut...

This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked

The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.

“Lower-Risk” Childhood Cancer May Be More Dangerous Than It Appears

Researchers have uncovered new clues about why the childhood cancer rhabdomyosarcoma may become aggressive. Some children diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) appear to have lower...

Clinical trial navigation is a clinical access problem

Clinical trial enrollment in rare cancers remains stubbornly low. In T-cell lymphomas, a heterogeneous group of over a dozen distinct subtypes affecting roughly 9,000 new patients...

New Cancers Among U.S. Cancer Survivors

A Second Cancer Has Touched More Than 2.5 Million US Survivors, Study Finds More than 2.5 million people living in the United States after a cancer diagnosis have developed at leas...

Scientists found a rare inherited mutation that dramatically raises lung cancer risk in people who never smoked

Lung cancer is so closely associated with smoking that people who have never smoked may assume their risk is extremely low. But new research has identified a rare inherited genetic...

Shining a Light on Uterine Cancer: Rising Incidence and Mortality, Persistent Inequities

In contrast with many cancers, uterine cancer incidence and mortality are on the rise. The disease, which is a leading cause of death among gynecologic cancers in the United States...

When teens get colorectal cancer, it's often an aggressive form of the disease

Jo Henderson was 17 when she was diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer. It came after months of symptoms — stomach pain, bloating, constipation — and months of testing. “I w...

Oncologist Explains Why Some Types Of Cancer Appear To Be Rising In Young People

While most cancers occur in older people, statistics are consistently showing that in places like the UK and US, more people are being diagnosed before 50. According to a new analy...

Clues in the Blood: Solving the Mystery of Cancer of Unknown Origin

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.]  Imagine a detective who finds clear clues at a crime scene but has no idea where the crime actually too...

Three Sisters, BRCA1 Mutations, and a Cancer Diagnosis While Pregnant

Carolyn Searles and her sisters all tested positive for a BRCA1 mutation and underwent double mastectomies to reduce their breast cancer risk. Still, Carolyn was diagnosed with bre...

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1 in 8 cancers attributable to infections

More than 2 million new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2024 could be attributable to infections, according to study findings.This equates to about one of every eight cases.“While t...

9 Things You Should Know About Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S. with about 45,000 new diagnoses projected for 2026, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).   It’s also one of...

Just 5% of Pancreatic Cancer Cells Can Shield an Entire Tumor From Immune Attack

A tiny faction of pancreatic cancer cells can turn its surroundings into an immune-safe zone, protecting neighboring tumor cells along with itself. Researchers at the Icahn School...

Scientists discover a surprising danger in smaller cancer cells

Scientists have discovered that unusually small cancer cells carrying extra chromosomes can be far more aggressive than larger ones, growing faster, spreading more readily, and res...