Bladder Cancer News
July 6, 2025
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July 2, 2025 Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers than our primate cousins. The change affects a protein used by immune cells to kill tumors—except in humans, it’s ...
June 30, 2025 An AI system called iSeg is reshaping radiation oncology by automatically outlining lung tumors in 3D as they shift with each breath. Trained on scans from nine hospitals, the tool matched expert clinicians, flagged cancer zones some missed, and ...
June 25, 2025 A new AI tool, AAnet, has discovered five distinct cell types within tumors, offering a deeper look into cancer's inner diversity. This insight could transform how we treat cancer, enabling more ...
June 9, 2025 A breakthrough study from Keck Medicine of USC may have found a powerful new triple therapy for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. By combining Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), which ...
June 3, 2025 Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in prostate cancer cells that have transitioned to a more aggressive, treatment-resistant form. The gene can be indirectly targeted with an existing class of drugs, suggesting a potential ...
May 30, 2025 A new study suggests that mindfulness training and/or non-invasive brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks and feelings of urgency in patients with 'latchkey ...
May 30, 2025 SAVANA uses a machine learning algorithm to identify cancer-specific structural variations and copy number aberrations in long-read DNA sequencing data. The complex structure of cancer genomes means that standard analysis tools give false-positive ...
May 30, 2025 Researchers have identified C5aR1 as a novel biomarker for metastasis risk and poor prognosis in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), the most common type of metastatic skin cancer. The new study's findings in The American Journal ...
May 30, 2025 A lab-designed molecule developed and extensively studied could represent a breakthrough in slowing tumor recurrence in glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly form of brain ...
May 27, 2025 A biobank for pediatric kidney tumors plays a key role in identifying hereditary causes of Wilms tumors. New insights gained with its help enable better risk assessment for affected families and could form the basis for targeted screening and ...
May 22, 2025 An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient's blood could help clinicians more quickly identify and determine if pancreatic cancer ...
May 22, 2025 SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor ...
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May 21, 2025 Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumors that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours.The team ...
May 14, 2025 Scientists have created a new nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer, while also helping prevent tumors from coming back. To make the therapy even ...
May 14, 2025 Clinicians have demonstrated that doctors can gain a wealth of knowledge about a patient's cancer by using multiple laboratory techniques to study ...
May 13, 2025 A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to researchers. In a ...
May 8, 2025 Cryptic peptides, which are expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, could be promising targets for T-cell therapies that attack pancreatic tumors, according to a new ...
May 8, 2025 Brain metastases often occur as a result of advanced cancer and, despite medical innovations, are still associated with a poor prognosis. Now, an ...
May 8, 2025 A team of researchers has found new insight into why some lung cancer patients do not benefit from tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL therapy. Their findings may help improve future ways to ...
May 7, 2025 Medulloblastomas, brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers have now analyzed the genetic changes of ...
May 7, 2025 A new class of molecules capable of killing the cancer cells that are refractory to standard treatments and responsible for recurrence has just been ...
May 4, 2025 Researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zinc throughout the body and sets off a cascade ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 28, 2025 Researchers have uncovered a unique ability of a special subtype of natural killer cells in the immune system, called adaptive NK cells, to remember ovarian tumors and effectively attack them. The ...
Apr. 28, 2025 A new study has identified a specific mode of fat uptake by immune cells within tumors that serves as a metabolic checkpoint against anti-cancer immune ...
Apr. 25, 2025 In recent years, cell therapies have developed alongside chemotherapy and immunotherapy to become a new pillar in the treatment of patients with blood and lymph gland cancer. In solid tumors, such as ...
Apr. 24, 2025 'Cold' tumors are resistant to common immunotherapies. Researchers have uncovered a master regulator that can be manipulated to prevent tumor growth in ...
Apr. 23, 2025 Researchers have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to aging, can be found in cancerous tumors, and this is associated with worse outcomes for ...
Apr. 22, 2025 Researchers reveal a strategy that helps medulloblastoma, the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in children, spread and grow on the leptomeninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal ...
Apr. 16, 2025 Scientists have implicated the FOXR2 gene in previously unassociated brain tumor types, with implications for diagnosis, prognosis and ...
Apr. 15, 2025 Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...
Apr. 15, 2025 Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study ...
Apr. 15, 2025 A study demonstrates the role of the Galectin-1 protein in the nucleus of the cells surrounding the tumor -- fibroblasts -- contributing to their activation. Activated fibroblasts promote tumor ...
Apr. 11, 2025 A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following ...
Apr. 10, 2025 Research has shed light on how a new type of antibody treatment reactivates patients' immune cells to fight ovarian ...
Apr. 9, 2025 Researchers have explored the evolution of the genetic change that causes chronic myeloid leukaemia and show its ability to drive the ...
Apr. 9, 2025 Researchers have discovered that 'DEAD-box helicases 54 (DDX54)', a type of RNA-binding protein, is the master regulator that hinders the effectiveness of immunotherapy -- opening a new ...
Apr. 2, 2025 Imagine a super-charged immune cell that can launch a focused attack on stubborn solid tumors -- a smart fighter that destroys cancer cells for days without tiring. Biomedical engineers have made ...
Apr. 1, 2025 A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment's effectiveness in patients with metastatic ...
Apr. 1, 2025 A team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumors in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins. The team has combined these two ...
Mar. 28, 2025 Leveraging the power of AI and machine learning technologies, researchers developed a more effective model for predicting how patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer will respond to ...
Mar. 19, 2025 The new approach establishes an opportunity to harness the success of immunotherapies that revolutionized the treatment of childhood leukemias for childhood brain ...
Mar. 14, 2025 Adding immunotherapy to new KRAS inhibitors boosted responses in preclinical models, setting the stage for future trials of the combination ...
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Natural Killer Cells Remember and Effectively Target Ovarian Cancer
- A Drug Dismantles a Metabolic Barrier to Anti-Tumor Immunity
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Gut Microbes Release Cancer-Fighting Bile Acids That Block Hormone Signals
- Gene-Based Blood Test for Melanoma May Catch Early Signs of Cancer's Return
- Key to the High Aggressiveness of Pancreatic Cancer Identified
Friday, April 11, 2025
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Rapid Growth of Blood Cancer Driven by a Single Genetic 'hit'
- Master Regulator Blocking Immunotherapy, Paving the Way for a New Lung Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Combination Immunotherapy Shrank a Variety of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Researchers Develop New Way to Match Young Cancer Patients With the Right Drugs
Friday, March 28, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Immunotherapy May Boost KRAS-Targeted Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer
- Scientists Discover How to Reactivate Cancer's Molecular 'kill Switch'
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Re-Purposed FDA-Approved Drug Could Help Treat High-Grade Glioma
- New Antibody Reduces Tumor Growth in Treatment-Resistant Breast and Ovarian Cancers
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Treatment Strategy Reprograms Brain Cancer Cells, Halting Tumor Growth
- Why Brain Cancer Is Often Resistant to Immunotherapy
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Research Challenges Our Understanding of Cancer Predisposition
- Researchers Develop Antibody-Toxin Conjugate
- 'Ultra-Rapid' Testing Unlocks Cancer Genetics in the Operating Room
Monday, February 24, 2025
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Cancer Cells Cooperate to Scavenge for Nutrients
- Nerves Electrify Stomach Cancer, Sparking Growth and Spread
- Jumbled Proteins Paint a Bold Target on the Backs of Brain Tumors
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Radiation Plus Combination Immunotherapy May Help Preserve Bladder in Some Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- New Tool Reveals Disruption of Immune Cells in Blood Is Linked to Cancer Outcomes
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Ovarian Cancer Discovery Could Turn Failed Treatment Into Lifesaver
- Lung Cancer Cells Can Go 'off Grid'
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Breast Cancer Treatment Advances With Light-Activated 'smart Bomb'
- Disruption of a Single Amino Acid in a Cellular Protein Makes Breast Cancer Cells Behave Like Stem Cells
- Cancer's Ripple Effect May Promote Blood Clot Formation in the Lungs
- New Perspectives for Personalized Therapy of Brain Tumors
Monday, February 10, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Co-Located Cell Types Help Drive Aggressive Brain Tumors
- Pancreatic Cancer Immune Map Provides Clues for Precision Treatment Targeting
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Relief Could Be on the Way for UTI Sufferers Dealing With Debilitating Pain
- Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise for Patients With Stage III and IV Kidney Cancer
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Research Discovery Halts Childhood Brain Tumor Before It Forms
Monday, February 3, 2025
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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Friday, January 24, 2025
- Dissolving Clusters of Cancer Cells to Prevent Metastases
- Targeting Potassium Channel Shows Promise for Treating Brain Tumors
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- New Combination Immunotherapy for Melanoma and Breast Cancer
- Predicting How Childhood Kidney Cancers Develop
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Multi-Target Approach Counters Tumor Growth in Several Cancers
- Protein Level Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Bowel Cancer
- Research Using Non-Toxic Bacteria to Fight High-Mortality Cancers Prepares for Clinical Trials
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Ultrasound-Directed Microbubbles Could Boost Immune Response Against Tumors
- Scientists Develop Tiny Anticancer Weapon
- MRI Scanning and Biopsy Could Reduce Delays in the Correct Treatment for Bladder Cancer by More Than Six Weeks
- Scientists Identify New Epigenetic Approach to Target Colorectal Cancer
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Putting a Lid on Excess Cholesterol to Halt Bladder Cancer Cell Growth
- Researchers Uncover What Drives Aggressive Bone Cancer
Monday, January 13, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Researchers Shed Light on How to Predict Which Skin Cancer Patients Are Most Likely to Respond to Immunotherapy
- Tumor-Secreted Protein May Hold the Key to Better Treatments for Deadly Brain Tumor
Monday, January 6, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence: Algorithms Improve Medical Image Analysis
- Enzyme Promoting Tumor Growth and Spread in Pancreatic Cancer Identified
Friday, December 20, 2024
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Organoids Represent the Complex Cell Landscape of Pancreatic Cancer
- Tumors Grow Larger in Female Fruit Flies Than Males: Here's What That Could Mean for Humans
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Friday, December 6, 2024
- Imaging Technique Allows Rapid Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Subtypes and Their Response to Treatment