oncology research

Scientists Engineered Bacteria to Invade and Destroy Cancer Tumors From the Inside Out
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Scientists Engineered Bacteria to Invade and Destroy Cancer Tumors From the Inside Out

Cancer research has produced some extraordinary breakthroughs over the past decade, but few approaches are as audacious as what a team at the University of Waterloo is now building. Researchers have engineered bacteria to invade solid tumors, colonize their oxygen-free cores, and consume cancer tissue from within. What sounds like science fiction is backed by…

Surviving Cancer Young May Accelerate Aging in the Body and Brain
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Surviving Cancer Young May Accelerate Aging in the Body and Brain

Surviving cancer at a young age is often seen as a victory—and it absolutely is. Advances in treatment have allowed more children, teens, and young adults to overcome cancer than ever before. But what happens after remission is becoming an area of growing concern in medicine. Emerging research suggests that surviving cancer early in life…