Inequality
We Must Improve Equity in Cancer Screening
Eliminating disparities in routine examinations will require outreach, availability and cultural consideration
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Cancer
Engineered Bacteria Use Air Bubbles as Acoustically Detonated Tumor TNT
Ultrasound triggered cells home in on tumors and then self destruct to deliver damage or therapeutics from inside.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Generates Hypotheses Human Scientists Have Not Thought Of
Machine-learning algorithms can guide humans toward new experiments and theories
Vaccines
An mRNA Pioneer Discusses How Her Work Led to the COVID Vaccines
Biochemist Katalin Karikó and her colleague Drew Weissman were recently awarded a $3-million Breakthrough Prize for their work
Medicine
New DNA Blood Test Could Pinpoint Cancer’s Source in the Body
The assay could also help evaluate organ transplants and fetal genetic disorders
Biotech
The Quest for Cancer-Detecting Blood Tests Speeds Up
Liquid biopsies show promise for early detection of deadly tumors
Cancer
How Evolution Helps Us Understand Cancer and Control It
Cells need to cooperate to coexist in people, and when some break the rules, cancer results
Medicine
We Must Find Ways to Detect Cancer Much Earlier
The job of the oncologist of the future will be to prevent and treat the emergence of disease
Cancer
Deadly Spread of Some Cancers May Be Driven by a Common Mouth Microbe
An ordinary bacterium can trigger changes in some primary tumors that lead to dangerous metastasis
Biotech
Experimental Blood Test Detects Cancer up to Four Years before Symptoms Appear
The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies
Cancer
Close-Up Views of Tumors Reveal a New Cancer Biology
RNA sequencing has shown a previously unknown dimension to the way malignant cells work—which could lead to novel treatments
Public Health
Cancer Patients Face Treatment Delays and Uncertainty as Coronavirus Overwhelms Hospitals
Health care providers are delaying “nonessential” surgeries—and that could hurt some patients
Cancer Therapy in 2020
The promise of host-response profiling
Medicine
Good News for Dogs with Cancer
New therapies for beloved pets are getting developed in hopes of treating humans as well
Neurology
Cancer Cells Have “Unsettling” Ability to Hijack the Brain’s Nerves
The startling discovery could open up avenues for treating some aggressive tumors
Medicine
Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use
Principles of evolution and natural selection drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies
Are We Innately Immune to Cancer?
At some level, yes, and new therapies could boost the body’s natural anti-cancer responses
Cancer
Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to Cancer Immune Therapy Pioneers
Two men are recognized for basic research that unleashed the immune system against cancer, becoming a new pillar of therapy
