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Category: What is the status of cancer research?

What cancers are being studied, what we know about them, and what are the latest findings?
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The future of 3D cell cultures in biomedical research

Posted on December 30, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

Microbiologists proposed that 3-dimensional artificial environments are the best way to study cell behavior and drug responses, although…

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    Cancers share DNA mutations that affect our genome

    Posted on December 2, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

    Researchers discovered regions of our DNA where mutations disrupt the structure of our genome and could promote growth in different types of…

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      Exercise boosts tumor-killing immune cells

      Posted on September 30, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

      Scientists showed that breast cancer patients who exercised for 30 minutes had more tumor-killing immune cells in their bloodstreams.

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        An interactive virtual assistant for cancer research

        Posted on July 29, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

        Scientists developed an Alexa-based virtual assistant to help researchers and clinicians understand and interpret cancer genome data.

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          Researchers developed new AI to treat cancer

          Posted on May 13, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

          Scientists created an artificial intelligence model, called CancerGPT, that predicted the effect of different drug combinations on patients…

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            Researchers linked obesity with breast cancer

            Posted on April 18, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Scientists compared genetic data from tumors of breast cancer patients, and found patients with high body mass indexes had unique gene…

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              Scientists suggest new ways to treat gastric cancer

              Posted on April 1, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

              Researchers computed how genetic elements regulate gastric cancer, to help treat patients and predict their survival.

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                Is cancer biased by biological sex?

                Posted on March 21, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Researchers reviewed data showing biological male versus female cancer patients experience cancer differently, with different immune…

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                  Are fungi the unlikely heroes in detecting cancer?

                  Posted on February 5, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Researchers found fungi living in different types of human cancer. They suggested doctors could use fungal DNA in blood samples as a new…

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                    New wearable device to catch early breast cancer

                    Posted on January 8, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

                    Scientists developed a small wearable device that can identify early breast cancer using ultrasound.

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