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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Dec-2025 19:11 ET (30-Dec-2025 00:11 GMT/UTC)

University of Oklahoma health doctoral student earns prestigious National Cancer Institute grant

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

OKLAHOMA CITY – University of Oklahoma Health Campus Ph.D. candidate Alex Arreola has earned a prestigious National Cancer Institute grant – one of only 15 awarded nationwide this year. He is the first trainee from OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center to receive the honor, which will support his doctoral and postdoctoral training in experimental oncology and pathology.

Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

Federally funded study is first to link pesticides and death in kids

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Public concern continues to grow about the harmful effects of pesticides and other environmental pollutants, especially for children. Pesticides have previously been linked to a higher risk of developing childhood leukemia. Now a new study shows that children with leukemia who were exposed to pesticides during their mother’s pregnancy have a higher risk of death.

Journal: Cancers
Funder: California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Public Health Institute

NCCN Policy Summit explores whether artificial intelligence can transform cancer care safely and fairly

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Meeting Announcement

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)—an alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education—hosts a Policy Summit exploring where artificial intelligence (AI) currently stands as a tool for improving cancer care, and where it may be going in the future.

Adult fibrosarcoma case report shows importance of early diagnosis and targeted therapy

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — September 9, 2025 — A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on September 4, 2025, titled “Adult fibrosarcoma: From clinical challenges to cutting-edge innovations.”

Journal: Oncoscience

Breakthrough cancer therapy moves to phase 2 trials

Georgia State University
Reports and Proceedings

A promising cancer therapy developed by Georgia State University researchers and biotech startup Da Zen Theranostics is taking a major step forward, entering Phase 2 clinical trials. The treatment, which harnesses targeted radiation to destroy tumors with precision, could mark a turning point in how cancer is treated — and in the lives of patients who need better options.

Clinical trial suggests immunotherapy before surgery is a potential new treatment for rare cancer

Trinity College Dublin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Results from an early phase clinical trial presented this week at the World Conference on Lung Cancer Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, and published in the Nature Medicine journal show that patients with mesothelioma - a rare cancer of the lining of the lung that may be caused by exposure to asbestos - who received a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, before surgery had successful surgeries and encouraging early outcomes.

Journal: Nature Medicine

Emphysema at CT lung screening increases death risk in asymptomatic adults

Radiological Society of North America
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, COPD, and cardiovascular disease within a 25-year follow-up period.

Journal: Radiology

Researchers reveal infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce a superior AI tool to predict them

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University at Buffalo researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral mucositis increase infection risks in stem cell transplant patients and how artificial intelligence can be used to more accurately predict those risks.

Journal: Cancers

Researchers unleash the power of a new tool in canine cancer treatment

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Missouri is helping veterinarians and pet owners better understand how to treat thyroid cancer in dogs by studying how to improve treatment with a type of therapy called radioactive iodine. It lays the important groundwork for delivering more tailored and effective treatment options.

Journal: Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

City of Hope launches transformative national clinical trials model to accelerate cancer research

City of Hope
Business Announcement

City of Hope's launches an innovative national clinical trials model to expand access to emerging life-saving cancer treatments to more patients across the country.