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When Style Meets Science: Rethinking Hair Dye and Breast Cancer Risk

Michelle — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:45:00 +0000

Hair color has long been more than a cosmetic choice. For some, it’s an extension of identity, a creative flourish, or even a quiet act of reinvention before stepping into a new chapter of life. The ritual of visiting the salon or mixing a box of dye at home has become deeply ingrained in beauty …

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Inhalable Gene Therapy for Lung Cancer Moves Closer to Approval Following Promising Early Data

Michelle — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:54:49 +0000

What if treating lung cancer one day felt less like enduring aggressive therapy and more like using a device that supports your breathing. That idea may sound distant, but researchers are now testing a gene therapy that is inhaled directly into the lungs. After early clinical results showed signs of tumor response in patients with …

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Scientists Eliminated Aggressive Pancreatic Tumors in Mice — What This Research Really Means

Michelle — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:25:26 +0000

Pancreatic cancer is often described quietly, almost cautiously, by oncologists and researchers alike. Not because it lacks urgency, but because progress has historically been slow, difficult, and fraught with disappointment. So when scientists at Spain’s National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reported that they had completely eliminated aggressive pancreatic tumors in mice, the reaction across the …

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A Hidden Organ Scientists Missed for Centuries Has Finally Been Found

Michelle — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:20:58 +0000

For generations, the human body has been presented as one of science’s most complete achievements. Medical textbooks outline organs with precision. Diagrams appear final and authoritative. Students are taught that while treatments and technologies evolve, the basic map of the body has long been settled. That belief makes what happened in 2020 so startling. In …

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A Scientist Injected Her Own Tumor With Lab-Grown Viruses And the Outcome Stunned Experts

FitFound Me — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:48:03 +0000

When virologist Beata Halassy faced a third recurrence of breast cancer, she made a decision that defied standard medical protocols and terrified her colleagues. Unwilling to endure another round of chemotherapy, she turned to her own laboratory for a solution. Halassy cultivated specific viruses and injected them directly into her own tumor, becoming both the …

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COVID mRNA Vaccines Linked to Longer Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients

Michelle — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:04:00 +0000

When millions lined up for COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, survival meant avoiding a deadly virus. Few could have imagined that same shot might offer protection against something else entirely. Researchers at two major cancer centers have stumbled onto a finding that could reshape how oncologists treat advanced disease. Patients with late-stage lung and skin …

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