The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

A New Weekly Injection Cut Repeat Blood Draws for Most Patients with a Rare Blood Cancer

FDA approved Mimrylo for polycythemia vera. In trial data, 76.9% of patients needed no blood draws during weeks 20 to 32, versus 32.9% on placebo.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

Woman’s “Altitude Sickness” Turns Out To Be A Rare Cancer After Her Ears Won’t Pop After Her Flight

A blocked ear after a flight does not sound like something to panic over, especially when you expect it to pop on its own. But for this young mom, that strange little problem was only the beginning of something much more serious. Read on to find out the terrifying diagnosis…

Bored Panda · Sep 1

Portsmouth icon Alan Knight dies after cancer battle

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The Independent UK · Sep 1

Cigarettes are on the decline in the EU, but how popular are smoking and vaping still?

Despite the EU's goal of creating a "Tobacco-Free Generation" by 2040, more than 16% of people over 16 smoke and vape every single day. Who are the biggest smokers in the bloc?

Euronews · Sep 1

Cancer and virus-free: Bats' longevity genes could hold clues for human health

Scientists are studying the mechanisms behind bats' immune systems to uncover what they could teach about human longevity.

Euronews · Sep 1

How does the cancer drug Keytruda work? And how is it different to chemo?

From today, the Australian government will expand Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) access to the drug Keytruda for three additional types of cancer.

The Conversation · Sep 1

5 Foods That Fight Air Pollution Damage: Protective Diet for Smog and Inflammation

What Pollution Actually Does Inside YouPM2.5 particles, the fine matter in smog, are small enough to cross the lung lining and enter circulation directly. A 2019 study published in the European Heart Journal estimated that air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by nearly two years, with South Asia bearing…

Times Life · Sep 1

8 Ways High AQI Pollution Is Slowly Damaging Your Lungs and Respiratory Health in India

Your Cilia Are Being ParalysedThe lungs' first line of defence is a carpet of microscopic hair-like structures called cilia, which beat rhythmically to sweep dust, bacteria, and debris up and out of the airways. PM2.5, particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometres, the dominant pollutant on high-AQI days across Delhi, Mumbai,…

Times Life · Sep 1

BioNTech Halted a Cancer Vaccine Trial, and Genentech Says There Were More Deaths in the Vaccine Group

BioNTech terminated a Phase 2 mRNA cancer vaccine trial in colorectal cancer after monitors found a survival imbalance between the two arms.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

The Rudan Brothers surprise elderly Canadian couple with free roof repair, then transform entire home after discovering wife is battling two forms of cancer and preparing for chemotherapy

The Rudan Brothers planned to repair an elderly couple’s damaged roof for free, but the project took an emotional turn after learning the wife was battling two forms of cancer and preparing for chemotherapy. They transformed the entire home, adding new siding, gutters, a deck, porch, railings and a brand-new…

The Times of India · Aug 31