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Proton Therapy Did Not Help Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer Than Standard Radiation in Phase 3 Trial

In the Phase 3 NRG-GI003 trial, proton therapy did not extend survival over standard radiation in advanced liver cancer. Here is what patients should ask.

Medical Daily · 15m ago

New Cancer Med Is Giving Patients Hope, But One Former Senator Says It Comes With A “Nasty” Catch

The FDA has approved a new cancer treatment. It's a tablet meant to help patients with pancreatic cancer. But the side-effects can be brutal, and visually shocking, despite its success rate. The full story is in the article.

Bored Panda · Aug 28

How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth

As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to interview for a summer job.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

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Ed Davey warns NHS will be privatised and gun laws rolled back by ‘hypocrite’ Farage in Lib Dem conference speech – as it happened

Liberal Democrat leader issues appeal for Tory voters to join his party and takes aim at Reform and far right in UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

'We dissent': NIH workers protest Trump policies that 'harm the health of Americans'

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency.

Fortune · Jun 9, 2025

‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - Roll Call

In a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday, NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up" about research cuts.

Roll Call · Jun 9, 2025

Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed

Lately, there have been many headlines on scientific fraud and journal article retractions. If this trend continues, it represents a serious threat to public trust in science.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

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Russian Missile Strike Forces Evacuation Of Children's Cancer Hospital

Missile strike on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv leads to increased patient load at National Cancer Institute, impacting young cancer patients and f...

What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy?

The questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute's website estimates lifetime risk and five-year risk based on factors known to increase the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer.

WEKU · Mar 15, 2024

50 years of Cancer Research UK: how small successes over time are leading to better outcomes for people with cancer

Thanks to advances in scientific research and policy, people diagnosed with cancer in 2024 can expect kinder treatments and better outcomes. Here, Nic Fleming looks back over 50 years of dedication, innovation and progress

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024

Biden taps National Cancer Institute director to lead NIH - Roll Call

Bertagnolli would be the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health, a sprawling medical research agency, on a permanent basis.

Roll Call · May 15, 2023

Biden set his 'moonshot' on cancer. Meet the doctor trying to get us there

When it comes to curing cancer, President Joe Biden is shifting that sentiment into full throttle. And one person is leading the charge.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Can an annual blood test find cancer while it’s curable?

Despite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-third of all cases.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'

The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help your body fight cancer, others help tumors evolve and grow.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

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The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Stopping the cancer cells that thrive on chemotherapy – research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach

As with weeds in a garden, it is a challenge to fully get rid of cancer cells in the body once they arise. They have a relentless need to continuously expand, even when they are significantly cut back by therapy or surgery. Even a few cancer cells can give rise…

WEKU · Dec 23, 2022

A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn

Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these tests sometime turn up DNA that might be shed by cancerous cells.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Researchers develop tool to detect pancreatic cysts

PITTSBURGH — Pancreatic cancer is a silent disease, said Dr. Aatur Singhi, a surgical pathologist at the UPMC Department of Pathology and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. It often is not detected until it has spread to other organs, making it difficult to treat.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022

Drinking a bit more black tea, not just green tea, might also offer health benefits, study suggests

Having a higher tea intake — two or more cups a day — was linked to a modest benefit: a 9% to 13% lower risk of death from any cause vs. non-tea drinkers, National Cancer Institute researchers found.

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Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022

Compassion is key

The most common cancer in Thai women, breast cancer is seeing a rising number of new cases while the average age of those diagnosed with the malignancy tends to be younger. According to figures from the National Cancer Institute, about 49 women in Thailand are diagnosed with breast cancer every…

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

She’s 31, has stage 4 kidney cancer — and talked openly about it in a job interview

Katie Coleman stood face-to-face with a choice no job seeker should ever have to make. She could tell her prospective employer she had stage 4 kidney cancer, the most life-threatening stage of all.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Consumer Health: 4 types of head and neck cancers

Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50.

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2022

Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks female colleagues from top jobs

Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate as men for decades, but very few women reach the top levels of leadership. For example, as of April 2022, of the 71 U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, only seven are directed by women. In…

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