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Latvia consistently ranks among the European Union's most troubled countries when it comes to cancer. The country lags behind EU countries on many cancer risk factors and also has one of the biggest gender disparities on the continent, with men…

Women who survive breast cancer may face a surprising advantage: a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than their peers without cancer. The cohort study, published in JAMA Network Open, 20 June, found that breast cancer survivors had an 8%…

For decades, early cancer detection has predominantly relied on organ-specific screening programs—such as mammography, Pap test, or colonoscopy—to detect malignancies as early as possible. While these approaches have indisputably saved lives, they inherently capture only a limited range of cancers,…

“The anticipatory fear that I had became reality when the doctor said that my 6-year-old son must undergo chemotherapy…the rest of the explanation I didn’t hear due to the shock that I had, even though I am a radiology nurse…

Dr. Nageatte Ibrahim has spent her career at the intersection of oncology, science, and medicine, with achievements resulting in global impacts. Trained as a physician and scientist, she played a central role in the development of Keytruda, one of the…

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) enhanced the ability of T cells to fight cancer and suppressed tumour growth across a range of cancer types in both mouse and human tumour models. The study, published in Cell, May 20, further showed…

CancerWorld is not only about cells and treatments. It is about hope, endurance, and the voices that shape the fight against cancer—patients, doctors, scientists, advocates, families, caregivers, and the unsung heroes dedicating their lives to oncology. In this issue, we…

Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is recognized globally as one of the most influential voices in the fight against cancer and non-communicable diseases. A relentless advocate for equity in health, she has transformed cancer care in Jordan…

If you describe yourself in one sentence, what would it look like? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. Who is your role model? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. And what is your dream? I wish…

I am alive. A stage four cancer survivor—alive, in part, because of you, dear oncologists. And in part, because of the divine. I begin this letter this way, as it is intertwined on a road that is part medicine and…