cancer
CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It's Closing In on Solid Tumors.
Posted in Medicine, Science on 16th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Unlike blood cancers, solid tumors rarely share one universal target, making it hard for engineered immune cells to consistently find and eliminate them.
ASCO 2026: pancreatic cancer breakthrough, head and neck cancer ‘jab’, treating bladder cancer without surgery, and more
Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Every year, the world’s cancer researchers gather in Chicago for the biggest date in their calendar: the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.
Analysis reveals a rise in colorectal cancer among young adults in Germany, but still below US levels
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Colorectal cancer is generally considered a disease of older adults. However, a new analysis of German cancer registries shows that the number of new colorectal cancer cases among younger adults has risen slightly over the past two decades.
Why Breast Cancer Is Harder to Treat Than We Thought
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A new scientific publication is calling for a shift in how researchers and clinicians think about breast cancer, not as one disease, but as a moving target that can change and adapt over time.
Immunotherapy Shows Long-Term Promise in Aggressive Lymphoma
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A leading-edge immunotherapy may extend survival for patients with one of the most aggressive forms of blood cancer, according to newly published five-year results from a major clinical trial in the journal Blood.