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14-May-2026

Share proton therapy across national borders and plan five new centres in Romania, Greece, Italy, Northern Ireland and Poland to maximise access for patients in Europe

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
Reports and Proceedings

Existing proton therapy centres mean that 59% of cancer patients across Europe currently have reasonable access to this specialist radiotherapy, according to research that will be presented the Congress of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology. In a second study, that will also be presented at ESTRO 2026, researchers have looked and when and how proton therapy is being used to treat pregnant cancer patients, and what steps must be taken to ensure treatment is effective while protecting the unborn baby.

Meeting: ESTRO 2026

14-May-2026

Shining light on cell-to-cell communication

Australian National University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new nanoscopy technique developed at The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered hidden networks used for communication between cells, opening new ways to understand human diseases.

Published in Nature Communications, the breakthrough allows researchers to observe how living cells interact with their environment over several days, revealing three-dimensional behaviours that were previously invisible to conventional microscopes.

Funder: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Cancer Research Council, Zhejiang University Global Partnership Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Talent Programme of Zhejiang Province, Entrepreneur Team Introduction Programme of Zhejiang

14-May-2026

Study is first to detect, track multiple cancer-causing viruses in wastewater

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study is the first comprehensive approach to detect all known cancer-causing or oncogenic viruses concurrently by analyzing viral genomes in wastewater. The work, a collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, shows that it is feasible to monitor the presence and levels of cancer-causing viruses, enabling the possibility of public health interventions in the future.

Journal: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

14-May-2026

UT MD Anderson shares latest research breakthroughs

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New targeted and combination therapies show strong clinical promise

Breakthrough biomarkers and genomic tools enable earlier detection and better prediction of treatment response

Novel therapeutic strategies show promise in treating aggressive cancers

Tumor markers shown to guide prognosis and postoperative monitoring

14-May-2026

Missing patient information in SEER database may create “blind spots” in cancer data

American College of Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The SEER database may be missing information on high-risk, underserved patients that can make overall outcomes appear better than reality.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Surgeons

14-May-2026

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in Boston, September 26-30

American Society for Radiation Oncology
Meeting Announcement

Registration opens today for the 68^th American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, the leading global conference in radiation oncology. The conference will be held at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, September 26-30, 2026. Complimentary media registration is available for qualified journalists.

14-May-2026

New marker aids diagnosis for aggressive prostate cancer

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The FOXA1 protein is a potentially highly sensitive diagnostic marker for small cell carcinoma of the prostate and possibly other aggressive prostate cancer subtypes that are difficult to diagnose due to a loss of traditional prostatic markers, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Journal: Histopathology

14-May-2026

Rare extraluminal esophageal cancer invades spine despite normal endoscopy

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — May 14, 2026 — A new case report was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on March 19, 2026, titled “Unprecedented non-luminal esophageal adenocarcinoma invading the spine.”

Journal: Oncoscience

14-May-2026

Novel tool enables high-precision, low-cost pediatric leukemia diagnostics

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have introduced a novel diagnostics method that can more sensitively detect gene fusions in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer, compared to other publicly available fusion detection algorithms. The tool, detailed in an article appearing in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, published by Elsevier, enables a higher diagnostic yield from low-coverage, low-cost sequencing.

Journal: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Funder: Hyundai Hope On Wheels, Reelin’ for Research

14-May-2026

Nanotechnology special issue spotlights smart platforms while advancing precision cancer therapy

China Anti-Cancer Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nanotechnology is emerging as a transformative force in cancer research, but the future of precision oncology will not be defined by drug delivery alone.

Journal: Cancer Biology & Medicine