Oncology

Therapeutics, diagnostics and evidence shaping cancer care.

Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Asia: Meta-analysis Examines Association

A preprint meta-analysis examines whether blood vitamin D levels track with colorectal cancer risk in Asian populations and why that question remains difficult.

By Dr. Revathy Mohan V.R., MBBS · Oct 25, 2026 · 4 min read

Oncology·Nat Rev Onc

Multi-ancestry genomic study maps 415 breast cancer risk loci

A large multi-ancestry genomic study identified 415 breast cancer risk loci and 196 genes, including many previously unreported…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·Front Immunol

Toxic Traditional Chinese Medicines May Rewire Cancer Immunity

A Frontiers in Immunology review frames toxic traditional Chinese medicines as dose-dependent immunomodulators with translational potential in cancer…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·ScienceDaily

Pancreatic Cancer DNA Rewriting Reveals MYC and TIGIT Targets

Single-cell analysis of 443,451 pancreatic cancer cells shows how clonal shifts, MYC, and TIGIT may drive resistance and…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·JCI

Gut Microbiome Drives Breast Cancer Bone Metastases via PTHrP-Linked T Cells

Mouse data link segmented filamentous bacteria to faster breast cancer bone metastasis through PTHrP, TNF, IL-17, and RANKL…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·STAT

Cancer Vaccine Success Spurs Push Into More Tumor Types

An effective cancer vaccine has finally emerged after a century of effort, and the next challenge is broadening…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·WHO

WHO calls for faster action on women’s cancers in Africa

WHO urges governments to move breast and cervical cancer higher on Africa’s health agenda after 350,000 women died…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·JNCI

Chemotherapy type shows no survival advantage in young BRCA breast cancer carriers

In 4,200 young BRCA1/2 carriers with HER2-negative early breast cancer, survival did not differ by chemotherapy regimen or…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·Nature

St. Jude seeks medical physics assistant for pediatric proton therapy

St. Jude is hiring a medical physics assistant to support photon and proton QA, radiation safety, and pediatric…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology·Front Immunol

Patient-derived high-avidity SSX2 TCR expands TCR-T options in cancer

A patient-derived SSX2 TCR showed high functional avidity across CD8, CD4, NKT and γδ cells, broadening TCR-T design…

Oct 25, 2026

Oncology

Therapeutics, diagnostics and evidence shaping cancer care.

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New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
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Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.