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All-in-One Smart Nanomaterial Aids Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Researchers have developed a new nanomaterial that is capable of simultaneously performing functions to aid in cancer diagnosis, treatment and immune response induction.
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Infections and Lymphoma Drive Mortality in Rare Skin Cancer

Patients diagnosed with the rare skin cancers mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome face a significantly higher risk of dying from lymphoma and infections compared to the general population.
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Study Links Planned C-Sections to Increased Leukemia Risk in Children

Children born by planned C-section have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukaemia later in life. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The researchers emphasise that the risk remains low.
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How Do Cancer Cells Repair Their Telomeres?

Researchers have developed a new tool to understand how cancer cells repair their telomeres, offering insights that could guide cancer therapy development.
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New Blood Cancer Model Could Accelerate Treatment Discovery

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model, which could make testing potential new treatments and diagnostics easier and quicker, new research has found.
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COVID-19 Severity Risk Higher in Childhood Cancer Survivors

People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet.
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Why Humans Are More Susceptible to Cancer

Researchers at the University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why human immune cells are less effective at combating solid tumors compared to our closest living ancestors.
This illustration depicts as human STING protein signaling progresses from inactive to overactive, it can trigger an unwanted immune response — a progression not found in mouse models.
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Key Differences in STING Inhibition Between Humans and Mice

Scientists highlight problems with ongoing STING inhibitor development strategies and offer an alternative explanation for how STING works in human autoimmunity and inflammation.
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Benzaldehyde Halts Spread of Therapy-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer

Benzaldehyde – a compound responsible for the aroma of almonds, apricots and figs – halts the growth and spread of therapy-resistant pancreatic cancer by preventing signaling protein interactions, a new study has found.
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Air Pollution May Contribute to Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers

Researchers have uncovered compelling genomic evidence that points to air pollution and other environmental exposures as a potential major factor behind the development of lung cancer in never-smokers.
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