cancer
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healthWHO Projects Cancer Cases to Nearly Double by 2050, Calls for Urgent Action
A new WHO report projects annual cancer cases will rise to nearly 35 million by 2050, highlighting severe global inequities in care and financial hardship for patients.
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healthUS Life Expectancy Hits New Record High in 2025
Provisional CDC data shows the U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, with life expectancy reaching a new high, driven by declines across all demographics.
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healthHuman Proteome Map Unlocks Cancer Therapy Targets
A Nature study maps the human proteome across tissues and cancers, identifying 41 tumor-specific proteins and revealing developmental protein shifts that inform precision drug design.
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healthThe Thymus Gland: A 'Useless' Organ That May Actually Fight Cancer
New research from Harvard challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting the thymus gland plays a critical role in adult health and cancer prevention.
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healthNew Study Links Daily Alcohol to 10 Types of Cancer
A comprehensive review finds even one drink a day raises the risk of 10 cancers. No safe threshold for alcohol consumption.
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healthSteroids Linked to Shorter Survival in Immunotherapy Patients
Study finds systemic glucocorticoids near ICI initiation may reduce overall survival in cancer patients, urging cautious steroid use.
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healthGLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Linked to Slower Cancer Spread in Major Study
Cleveland Clinic research finds GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may slow progression of several obesity-related cancers.
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healthScientists Uncover Over 1,700 'Dark' Proteins Hidden in Human Cells
Researchers discovered a new class of tiny proteins called 'peptideins' from previously dismissed 'junk DNA', potentially transforming disease treatment, including cancer.