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8-Oct-2026

NIH grant awarded to treat breast cancer with bacteria

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

A scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine is working with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on new, complementary research efforts engineering therapeutic Salmonella to target critical gaps in treatment for drug-resistant triple-negative breast cancers. The team has received a five-year, $13.1 million grant, the first of its kind for bacteria cancer therapies awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, to support research to design nontoxic bacteria strains that can deliver three treatment options.

8-Oct-2026

From a single cell to 1.2 million: Scientists successfully create the largest cellular “family tree” for a mammal

Allen Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers successfully built a time-calibrated lineage tree showing how a single cell turned into 1.28 million—about 10% of the cells in a two-week-old mouse embryo. This is by far the largest lineage tree ever built for a mammal.

Journal: Science

8-Oct-2026

Rare ovarian cancer diagnosed during early pregnancy highlights diagnostic challenges

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — October 8, 2026 — A new case report was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on September 24, 2026, titled “High-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary presenting as a complex cystic mass at 10 weeks of gestation: A case report.”

Journal: Oncoscience

8-Oct-2026

Study finds automated breast ultrasound is an effective alternative to handheld ultrasound for breast cancer screening

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, published by Elsevier, has found that automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and handheld ultrasound (HHUS) had similar cancer detection rates in women with dense breasts, while ABUS had a lower false-positive rate. It demonstrates that ABUS is a viable alternative to HHUS and can expand supplemental ultrasound screening capacity at radiology clinics.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Radiology

8-Oct-2026

Scientists identify the neuroblastoma cells that signal poor outcomes

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new gene signature and patient-derived models reveal the malignant neuroblastoma cells that have long been missed.

Journal: Cancer Cell

8-Oct-2026

New study turns attention to a common problem across cancers: malignant ascites

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers used fluid that accumulates in the abdomen to uncover immune programs associated with metastatic disease, including a rare population of RORC-expressing dendritic cells not previously linked to human cancer.

Journal: Science Immunology
Funder: MGH American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant, Massachusetts General Hospital Transformative Scholar in Medicine Award, Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, Arthur, Sandra, and Sarah Irving Fund for Gastrointestinal Immuno-Oncology, Gastric Cancer Foundation Seed Grant, Debbie's Dream Foundation, AGA Research Foundation's AGA-Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer

8-Oct-2026

JMIR Publications’ JMIR Cancer invites submissions on breast cancer

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, JMIR Cancer is calling for original research, viewpoints, and clinical submissions for a new dedicated theme issue on breast cancer.

8-Oct-2026

NCCN highlights collaborations to improve global cancer outcomes during meetings in North America and Asia

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Business Announcement

National Comprehensive Cancer Network participates in annual conferences for the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and Philippine Society of Medical Oncology in efforts to standardize cancer treatment recommendations.

8-Oct-2026

New study challenges “obesity paradox” in lung cancer, points to suppressed airway immunity

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent study of more than a thousand individuals, greater adiposity, or excessive body fat or fatty tissue, specifically in the abdomen, was associated with lung cancer. These findings and complementary laboratory studies published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology suggest obesity may create an immunosuppressive environment in the lungs that allows emerging cancer cells to escape immune surveillance.

JTO is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. The full study is available here: https://www.jto.org/article/S1556-0864(26)00519-8/fulltext.

Journal: Journal of Thoracic Oncology

8-Oct-2026

Wistar scientists uncover two-pronged strategy to overcome glioblastoma’s resistance to immunotherapy

The Wistar Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wistar Institute scientists have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma.

Journal: Neuro-Oncology
Funder: Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation Emerging Adult Glioma Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, NCI Support Grant, PRIN 2022, Sapienza University of Rome grant