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Study highlights need to reanalyse genomics and genetics of metastatic tumours
Around one third of breast cancer patients showed molecular subtype shifts (especially involving luminal cancers) between their primary and metastatic tumours. The study, published in Nature Cancer, on December 30th,…
Current cervical cancer screening paradigm fails older women
Nearly one in five new cervical cancers diagnosed between 2009 and 2018 were in women aged 65 years and over. The US study, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention,…
Call-to-arms for Europe to provide essential paediatric anti-cancer medicines
A European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) project has defined 66 anticancer medicines considered essential for treatment of children with cancer. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, 23 December…
Exercise-stimulated myokine production can extend survival in advanced prostate cancer
After a bout of high-intensity interval training, men with advanced prostate cancer showed acute elevations of anti-cancer myokines in their serum. The study, published in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases,…
Five San Antonio take-aways to improve care of breast cancer patients
The 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, hosted in association with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), was held December 6–10, 2022. More than 8,000 researchers, clinicians, students, and…
Repurposed drug combination reduces risk of recurrence following surgery for colorectal cancer
Pharmacological suppression of adrenergic and inflammatory signalling using readily available drugs to lower blood pressure and reduce anxiety decreased the risk of post-surgical colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence. The pilot COMPIT…
Aerobic activity to outcompete metastasis
Aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of developing metastatic cancer by 73%. Using both human epidemiological data and in vivo mouse models of melanoma metastasis, Israeli investigators report in Cancer…
Ending cancer inequalities: European summit showcases new tools to inform policy
Two ambitious data initiatives aimed at tracking a wide range of inequalities that contribute to big differences in the risk of dying from cancer were highlighted in the opening session…
Biological differences revealed between dense and nondense breast tissue
Postmenopausal women with dense breast tissue compared to women of the same age who do not have dense tissue demonstrate upregulation of 124 proteins which may be responsible for creating…
Knowing ‘functional prognosis’ helps cancer patients plan unfinished business
More cancer patients want to be informed about their future functional prognosis than their life expectancy. The Japanese survey, published in Annals of Palliative Medicine, October 28, found that almost…