This simple surgery could slash ovarian cancer rates in Canada, specialists say

Experimental vaccine shows promise in delaying the return of aggressive brain tumor, glioblastoma.

Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study

To sugar or to not sugar, that is the 50,000 soda-pop-can question. An excellent review from @GidMK that debunks a study’s claim using simple math that sucralose (Splenda) is genotoxic, that is, it can cause cancer.

Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial

Artificial intelligence can be trained to spot pancreatic cancer risk three years before diagnosis: study

For the first time in years, researchers have identified a new susceptibility gene for breast cancer: study

Prostate cancer: New combination therapy could reduce progression risk

AI system developed to assist oncologists by predicting the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy. This is just the beginning of AI forays into medicine.

Study prompts doctors to renew recommendations for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer

Canadian doctors perform world-first delivery of treatment for inoperable brain tumour in kid using ultrasound

Observational study of self-reported vitamin D intake and melanoma risk states, “In conclusion, regular use of vitamin D associates with fewer melanoma cases, when compared to non-use, but the causality between them is obscure.”

Moderna and Merck report that a new mRNA anti-cancer vaccine under investigation used in combination with standard therapy to treat stage IV melanoma reduces risk of relapse compared to standard therapy alone.

New insights into how prostate cancer protects itself from latest therapies after researchers uncover the gene responsible for this resistance while investigating new drug that circumvents these protective mechanisms.

McGill University study shows that a shortened course of radiation therapy is safe and effective for men with high-risk prostate cancer

Tweaking CAR-T activity with on/off switches may reduce cytokine release syndrome.

The science behind the small colon cancer trial success is what provides optimism for the future of cancer treatment but the study itself is too small to state that it is the “cure” for colorectal cancer.

New Type Of Cancer Vaccine Bypasses Tumor Defenses In Animal Studies

Case studies reported in Nature of decade-long leukaemia remissions after CAR T treatment. #GoScience

Were breast cancer screening guidelines based on a flawed Canadian study? Principle investigators refute allegation made by researchers from reputable institutions who will have their commentary published this week in the Journal of Medical Screening.