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14-Apr-2025

Incidence of pancreas and colorectal adenocarcinoma in the US

About The Study: The findings of this cohort study suggest that the incidence of pancreatic adenocarcinoma has increased among all age groups, whereas that of colorectal adenocarcinoma has increased among younger age groups. Clinicians should be aware of this trend when evaluating younger patients with relevant symptoms.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

14-Apr-2025

Does caudate lobe resection really improve the surgical outcomes of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma?

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The team led by Academician Chen Xiaoping from Tongji Hospital, affiliated with the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with several major medical centers, including the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital and the Henan Provincial People's Hospital, conducted a multicenter retrospective study on the controversial issue of whether the caudate lobe of the liver should be routinely resected for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The results were published in Science China Life Sciences.

Journal: Science China Life Sciences

14-Apr-2025

Global patterns of cervical cancer incidence and mortality: updated statistics and an overview of temporal trends from 2003 to 2017

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Global disparities exist in the burden of cervical cancer. Only 11 out of the 185 countries and regions reported an age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) lower than the World Health Organization’s target as established by the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative. Human Development Index (HDI) was negatively correlated with ASIR and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) of cervical cancer. The disease's burden is marked by clear socioeconomic disparities, underscoring the need to develop and evaluate targeted cervical cancer prevention and control strategies for specific regions.

Journal: Medicine Plus

14-Apr-2025

Light bulb moment for understanding DNA repair switches

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question. The publication of two papers demonstrates how work led by laboratories from the University of Birmingham has made strides in understanding how the repair process is correctly orchestrated.

Journal: Nature Communications

14-Apr-2025

Support for new test to monitor people at risk of multiple myeloma

University of Birmingham
Grant and Award Announcement

Birmingham researchers have received £230k of translational funding from Cancer Research Horizons to develop a prototype for a new test to monitor people at risk of developing the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

Funder: Cancer Research Horizons

14-Apr-2025

Do disasters delay early cancer diagnoses?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rates of colorectal cancer diagnoses dropped during and shortly after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico, according to a recent analysis published by Wiley online in CANCER. However, late-stage diagnoses eventually exceeded expectations, suggesting that limited access to cancer screening services due to these disasters likely hindered timely CRC diagnoses.

Journal: Cancer

13-Apr-2025

Pioneering method detects oral cancer earlier

University of Otago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The powerful potential of nano technologies and AI to detect oral cancer earlier and more accurately have been revealed by a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study.

Journal: ACS Nano

13-Apr-2025

Disrupting calcium homeostasis and glycometabolism in engineered lipid-based pharmaceuticals propel cancer immunogenic death

Compuscript Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2024.12.018

This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses how disrupting calcium homeostasis and glycometabolism in engineered lipid-based pharmaceuticals propel cancer immunogenic death.

Journal: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

12-Apr-2025

Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with changes becoming even more pronounced after treatment.¹ Presented today at ESCMID Global 2025, this pivotal study sheds new light on how this often-overlooked parasitic disease may contribute to cervical cancer risk at the molecular level.

Meeting: ESCMID Global 2025

11-Apr-2025

Researchers investigate low-Intensity electrical pulses to help the immune system fight cancer

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have discovered that low-intensity electrical pulses, through a technique called sub-ablative H-FIRE, don’t destroy tumors outright but instead remodel their environment. In mouse models of breast cancer, the treatment increased blood and lymphatic vessel growth, potentially guiding immune cells toward the tumor. This approach could enhance the body’s natural defenses and improve the effectiveness of other therapies.

Journal: Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)