Women skipping first breast cancer screening face 40% higher death risk
Missing first mammogram linked to higher breast cancer death risk in Swedish study.
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Cancer
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Sugary drinks linked to colorectal cancer spread
Sugary drinks may fuel colorectal cancer metastasis through a specific enzyme.
Tumors hijack immune cells to protect themselves
Tumors manipulate myeloid progenitor cells to create immunosuppressive macrophages, aiding their growth.
Genetic study reveals early detection clues for blood cancer.
A new study shows how gene mutations interact to influence blood cancer risk, offering hope for early detection and prevention.
Study links long-distance running to higher colon cancer risk
Study finds long-distance running may increase colon cancer risk in younger adults.
Brain cancer cells halted by freezing key molecule
Scientists freeze HA molecules to stop glioblastoma spread, offering a new treatment approach.
Squeezing through tiny blood vessels may trigger melanoma metastasis
Squeezing through tiny blood vessels may trigger melanoma metastasis, a study suggests.
Study finds doctors often disregard cancer patients' treatment wishes
Many advanced cancer patients prefer comfort care but receive life-extending treatments, a study finds.
Fat cells may fuel aggressive breast cancer
Fat cells may fuel aggressive breast cancer tumors, study finds.
New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients.
A new drug-releasing system, TAR-200, eliminated tumors in 82% of patients in a phase 2 clinical trial for high-risk bladder cancer.