CancerWorld

Where progress is redesigned with purpose and delivered back to those who need it most Every issue of CancerWorld explores the places where science meets humanity, where personal stories reshape public systems, and where progress in oncology is defined not…

At 17, Annet Namubiru’s life changed drastically. Then a secondary school student, she began to fall ill without anyone understanding why. “I was at school and started feeling weak and tired,” she recalls. “As you know, when a girl of…

Workplace discrimination remains one of the most persistent and underrecognized challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with cancer. While advances in treatment have significantly improved survival rates and quality of life, many patients and survivors encounter a different kind of battle…

“Cancer is like a stallion: either you ride the stallion, or the stallion is going to ride on you.” — Shrenik Shah, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer Survivor, 6x TEDx Speaker & Global Goodwill Ambassador When I step on the stage,…

Many people diagnosed with cancer often wonder what “caused” their disease and whether they could have done anything to prevent it. Typically, the risk of developing cancer is determined by a combination of genetics and environmental exposures, causing errors in…

An AI model has been trained using mammograms to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from unnecessary lymph node biopsy procedures. The study, published in NPJ Digital Medicine, 10 July, found that the introduction of the AI model…

Imagine an oncologist stepping out of tumor board and into clinic with a complex case at hand. The patient’s tumor has multiple high-risk features, genomic mutations, and borderline indications for therapy. In the past, the doctor might sift through guidelines,…

In this article, we summarize a study by Junaid Jamshed et al., published in the OncoDaily Medical Journal, which investigates the multifaceted causes of treatment abandonment in pediatric cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Title: Identifying the…

This article summarises a recent OncoDaily Medical Journal report on Mexico’s GI-oncology landscape, covering epidemiology, health-system structure, treatment availability, specialist training, and near-term opportunities. Title: Colorectal Cancer in Latin America: Quick CommentAuthors: Veronica Salais Michaus, Erika Ruiz-GarciaDOI: 10.69690/ODMJ-018-0425-4320 Colorectal cancer…

This piece is part of a new series featuring summaries from the OncoDaily Medical Journal, highlighting concise, practice-focused insights across cancer research and care. Title: Survival Outcomes of Wilms’ Tumor in Pediatric Patients Treated at KFMC: A Retrospective Study of…