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Common Sense Oncology: Putting Patients Back at the Center in the Era of Cancer Innovation

Precision medicine, immunotherapy, and cellular therapies have reshaped the landscape of oncology, turning once-fatal diagnoses into chronic, or even curable, conditions. These breakthroughs represent extraordinary scientific progress and a deepening understanding of…

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Detecting Cancer Before It Strikes: The Promise of Combination Early Detection and Interception

For decades, early cancer detection has predominantly relied on organ-specific screening programs—such as mammography, Pap test, or colonoscopy—to detect malignancies as early as possible. While these approaches have indisputably saved lives, they…

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Agents of Mutation: Pathogens as Catalysts of Carcinogenesis

Cancer has traditionally been viewed as a non-communicable disease—one driven by genetic predisposition, environmental exposure, and lifestyle factors. Yet a substantial and increasingly compelling body of epidemiological research has shown that a…

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Back on Screen: The Return of Smoking in Films and Its Public Health Implications

May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” Smoking is one of the major factors for tumors, not only lung cancer. This year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) campaign aims “to reveal the…

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Sleep & Cancer: Why Rest Matters More Than You Think?

Difficulty sleeping and disturbed sleep patterns are not uncommon among cancer patients, and alleviating these symptoms has always been integral to good cancer care. Now, mounting evidence of the impact that getting…

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Can a novel anti-diabetic, anti-obesity ‘wonder drug’ be repurposed for cancer?

Throughout human history, the search for a universal cure has captivated the minds of philosophers, healers and scientists across time and cultures. In Greek mythology, the goddess Panacea was believed to possess…

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Is yours a beach-ready body? Dietary tips to lower your risk of melanoma

“Did you remember to bring the sunscreen?” Public awareness of the need to protect against the risk of melanoma from excessive exposure to UV rays from the sun has risen dramatically over…

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How telomeres protect our chromosomes, and what happens when they don’t

Chromosomes are essential structures in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that carry genetic information as DNA. DNA is organised into genes, which provide the instructions for building and maintaining the organism. During…

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Women’s career progression in science: challenges, barriers, and solutions

Despite significant and hopefully promising discussions, graphs plotted using data from studies conducted at global and European levels continue to show a distinctive ‘scissors’ shape, indicating a significant gender gap in academic…

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Integrative and complementary cancer care mends an ancient division to put patients first

Physicians and cancer services provide better care when they recognise the benefit that complementary therapies can bring to their patients’ mental and physical wellbeing – as well as the potential risks. Complementary…