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Research on Older Adults With Cancer Is Lacking, Study Suggests

As the population of survivors of cancer 65 and older will likely double in size during the next two decades, the review reveals an urgent need for research to address biases impacting cancer outcomes in older people.
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Urine Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer

A novel urine-based test that measures 18 markers can accurately detect high-grade prostate cancer, potentially reducing the need for invasive biopsies.
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Promising Treatment Approach for Aggressive Leukemia Identified

Blocking oxygen-sensing enzymes in cancer cells can significantly halt acute myeloid leukemia in patient samples without affecting the production of normal blood cells.
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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Regions Become Functional in Cancer Genes

Researchers, using an experiment that elucidated the function of tens of thousands of noncoding variants, discovered a link between functional mutations and genes linked to cancer pathways, as well as indicators to predict cancer patient survival.
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Cancer Cells’ Shapeshifting Ability Reveals New Drug Targets

Using a novel imaging technique to view cells in 3D, researchers have been able to identify two genes that control how melanoma skin cancer cells change shape – offering potential drug targets to prevent the cancer from spreading.
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Study Uncovers Potential Immunotherapy Approach for Rare Eye Cancer

New research explains why metastatic uveal melanoma is resistant to conventional immunotherapies and how adoptive therapy can successfully treat this rare and aggressive cancer.
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Some Triple-Negative Breast Cancers May Have a Lower Relapse Risk

Women with triple-negative breast cancer and high levels of immune cells in the tumor have a lower risk of relapse after surgery, even without chemotherapy.
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Immunotherapy After Kidney Cancer Surgery Improves Overall Survival

For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in patients with kidney cancer.
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Study Finds Antibiotics Helps Immune Cells Identify Cancer Cells

Researchers have discovered that tetracycline antibiotics help the immune system to find cancer cells in a way that is different from current immunotherapies.
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Urine Test Detects DNA Released by Head and Neck Tumors

Researchers have developed a urine-based test that can detect DNA fragments released by head and neck cancers, potentially facilitating early diagnosis.
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