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Urgent need to quantify role of fungal toxins in rising liver cancer rates in Ghana

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There’s an urgent need to quantify the role of fungal toxins (aflatoxins), found on agricultural crops, such as maize and peanuts (groundnuts), in the escalating rates of liver cancer in Ghana, as well as elsewhere in Africa and Asia, concludes a commentary published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. Maize and peanuts are dietary staples in many Asian and African countries. And with one of the highest rates of liver cancer in Africa, at 16/100,000 of the population. Ghana represents a critical case study in furthering international understanding of the link between aflatoxins and the rising global toll taken by liver cancer, say the authors.

Journal: BMJ Global Health

Impact Journals sponsors Open Access Team in 2025 Ride for Roswell

Impact Journals LLC
Business Announcement

BUFFALO, NY — June 10, 2025 — The Ride for Roswell, one of the USA’s largest cycling events supporting cancer research, returns to Buffalo on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Hosted annually by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, this community-wide event brings together riders, volunteers, and supporters to raise funds for cancer research, celebrate survivors, and honor those lost to the disease.

Tufts chemists design a next generation of weight loss drugs

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tufts researchers have designed a new, next-generation compound with hopes that it could be more effective with fewer side effects than the currently popular GLP-1 drugs. The new drug targets four hormone receptors simultaneously, for a combined effect that modulates hunger, pace of digestion, blood glucose, energy and fat metabolism

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Why don’t bats get cancer? Researchers discover protection from genes and strong immune systems

University of Rochester Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Bats can live up to 180 human years and not ever get cancer, due to higher tumor-suppressor gene activity and a robust immune system.

Journal: Nature Communications

Scientists design a new tumor-targeting system for cancer fighting cells

Nagoya University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CAR-T cells are specialized immune cells genetically modified to recognize and attack cancer cells. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan and their collaborators have developed new CAR-T cells to target malignant tumors. While similar treatments have worked well for blood cancers, treating solid tumors is more difficult. Their method targeted a protein found in high amounts on many types of cancer cells (Eva1) and successfully eliminated tumors in lab mice.

Journal: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

International oncology experts meet in Kenya to address regional cancer needs

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Meeting Announcement

National Comprehensive Cancer Network and African Cancer Coalition take part in American Cancer Society Global Academy Regional Workshop to improve cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

CT colonography beats stool DNA testing for colon cancer screening

Radiological Society of North America
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study.

Journal: Radiology

Sudy shows that existing drug class may help patients with skin cancer that resists standard treatments

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Increased activity in a specific biological pathway may explain why many patients with a deadly form of skin cancer do not respond to the latest cancer treatments, a new study shows.

Journal: Cancer Research
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Sea cucumbers could hold key to stopping cancer spread

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

OXFORD, Miss. – Sea cucumbers are the ocean's janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.

Journal: Glycobiology

Breakthrough in cancer research: The rise of patient-derived xenograft models

Compuscript Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cancer remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, with millions of new diagnoses each year. While precision medicine and targeted therapies have transformed treatment strategies, many patients still face drug resistance and disease recurrence. A new review published in Genes & Diseases highlights the critical role of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, offering a powerful preclinical platform that more accurately mimics human tumors. These models could revolutionize drug development, improve treatment efficacy, and guide personalized therapies.

Journal: Genes & Diseases
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Intra Institutional Open Fund of School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Key Project of Developmental Biology and Breeding from Hunan Province, China, Research Team for Reproduction Health and Translational Medicine of Hunan Normal University