Cancer

Cancer is defined as a group of diseases that happen when cells grow out of control. These abnormal cells can form tumors and spread to other areas of the body. The risk of developing cancer increases as you age due to the natural process of cell turnover. This process happens more rapidly in youth, which is one reason that most cancers are diagnosed in adults. Most of the time, the cause of cell turnover is random DNA errors that happen during replication. These errors can be prevented by a healthy diet, physical exercise, and stress reduction. Not all cell turnover is bad; in fact, most of the cells in your body are replaced every 14 days. The rate of cell turnover decreases with age, which is why most cancers are diagnosed in adults. Unfortunately, there is no way to stop this process entirely, though you can reduce your risk by avoiding things that cause DNA damage.

Could a Personalized mRNA Vaccine Change the Outlook for Brain Cancer?
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Could a Personalized mRNA Vaccine Change the Outlook for Brain Cancer?

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and devastating brain cancers, often leaving patients and families with few options. Traditional treatments—surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation—can slow the disease, but survival rates remain low. Now, researchers at the University of Florida are testing a new approach: a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine designed to reprogram the immune system…

Doctors Create New Path to Tumors That Are Impossible to Reach
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Doctors Create New Path to Tumors That Are Impossible to Reach

Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have achieved what seemed impossible: removing a dangerous spinal tumor by going through a patient’s eye socket rather than cutting through the spine. In a world-first operation, neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed Labib and his team successfully extracted a rare chordoma tumor that had wrapped around 19-year-old Karla Flores’s…

Seeing the Invisible: How High-Tech Goggles Are Revolutionizing Cancer Surgery
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Seeing the Invisible: How High-Tech Goggles Are Revolutionizing Cancer Surgery

Imagine standing in an operating room, facing the delicate task of removing a cancerous tumor. Surgeons are often working under incredible pressure, knowing that leaving behind even a few cancer cells can lead to recurrence. Traditionally, detecting these lingering cells has been a challenge because cancer can mimic healthy tissue to the naked eye. But…

How a New mRNA Shot Could Transform Cancer Treatment
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How a New mRNA Shot Could Transform Cancer Treatment

Imagine a cancer treatment that does not require weeks in the hospital, harsh chemotherapy, or complicated lab work. Scientists are developing an mRNA based therapy that could do exactly that, turning your own immune cells into cancer killing machines directly inside your body. This innovation could mark a turning point in how we approach not…

A New Way to Stay Ahead of Cancer: Blood Test Detects Relapse Early
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A New Way to Stay Ahead of Cancer: Blood Test Detects Relapse Early

Imagine discovering that tiny fragments floating in your bloodstream could reveal cancer’s return months before any symptom appears or a scan shows evidence of disease. While you’re celebrating remission and getting back to everyday life, microscopic clues in your blood might already be telling a different story. Revolutionary technology now allows doctors to detect cancer…

Breakthrough: Lung Cancer Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials in Seven Countries
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Breakthrough: Lung Cancer Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials in Seven Countries

A 67-year-old scientist from London has just become part of medical history, although he may not yet realize the full significance. Somewhere in research facilities across seven countries, teams of oncologists are preparing to test something that could fundamentally change how we fight one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Using the same groundbreaking technology that…

Ignored, Misdiagnosed, Gone: Death of Boxer Georgia O’Connor Sparks Urgent Call for Cancer Awareness
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Ignored, Misdiagnosed, Gone: Death of Boxer Georgia O’Connor Sparks Urgent Call for Cancer Awareness

How many times does a patient need to say, “I know something is wrong,” before someone listens? Georgia O’Connor said it for 17 weeks. She was a 25-year-old professional boxer—undefeated, fit, focused. She also lived with two chronic conditions that placed her at significantly higher risk for cancer. Yet despite repeated emergency visits, escalating pain,…

The Human Body Glows: New Study Reveals Our Light Disappears at Death
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The Human Body Glows: New Study Reveals Our Light Disappears at Death

People often say someone is “glowing with health,” but science reveals this isn’t just a figure of speech. Researchers at the University of Calgary have demonstrated that all living things, including humans, emit an invisible form of light known as biophotons, which are released upon death. Published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, this…

Arsenic Found in U.S. Rice: What Families Should Know Now
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Arsenic Found in U.S. Rice: What Families Should Know Now

Imagine spooning your baby’s first bites of rice cereal with trust, thinking of it as gentle, nourishing, and safe. Now imagine that same spoon carrying trace amounts of a known carcinogen. Recent testing of 145 rice products sold in U.S. grocery stores revealed a startling fact: every single sample contained arsenic, a toxic heavy metal….