<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Medical Digest Publications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cancer news, breast cancer news, new cancer research, lung cancer news, prostate cancer news, colon cancer news]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/medstaff-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:09:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.meddigestpublications.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Immunotherapy before surgery shows remarkable cancer-free durability for certain colorectal cancers ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients with a specific type of bowel cancer treated with immunotherapy before surgery remained cancer free 33 months after treatment, results of a clinical trial show.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/immunotherapy-before-surgery-shows-remarkable-cancer-free-durability-for-certain-colorectal-cancers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acac61ab89f0f638e40c7f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:26:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_f072fdffc8324b529ffe06836adf2720~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urine test may improve bladder cancer diagnosis and guide treatment decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Health Care and the Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose people with bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. ]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/urine-test-may-improve-bladder-cancer-diagnosis-and-guide-treatment-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac27055e267dbfc9c62a71b</guid><category><![CDATA[Genitourinary Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:37:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_f6900eb8f15549ce8d78515a38e2e4a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prolonged sitting interrupted by light activity may play a role in reducing cancer risk ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interrupting prolonged sitting with light daily activity can reduce a person's risk of cancer. Image credit Backcare and Acupuncture Clinics, UK CANCER DIGEST – Sept. 20, 2026 – Uninterrupted sitting for prolonged periods of time can boost the risk of dying of cancer by 9 percent according to a new study published in the journal PLOS, the peer reviewed journal of the Public Library of Science. The July 1, 2026 study was led by Frederick Ho of the University of Glasgow, UK, and involved over...]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/prolonged-sitting-interrupted-by-light-activity-may-play-a-role-in-reducing-cancer-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaff9e9ed85621288bd6dc2</guid><category><![CDATA[General Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Other Cancer News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_490a7e5ac75a495baf880fe138596d6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_678,h_452,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new approach to blood tests for cancer yields promising results]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new type of blood test is showing promise of being able to detect multiple liver diseases including cancer by examining fragments of DNA that circulate in the blood.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/a-new-approach-to-blood-tests-for-cancer-yields-promising-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a80ecb240f3daf10ba36c8e</guid><category><![CDATA[Lung Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Other Cancer News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:13:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_d6eda03e619d42359c92e481f6c05937~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_786,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combination therapy significantly boosts survival for certain liver cancer patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adding heat to destroy tumor tissue after direct doses of chemotherapy in liver cancer that cannot be treated with surgery significantly increased overall survival in selected patients, clinical trial results show.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/combination-therapy-significantly-boosts-survival-for-certain-liver-cancer-patients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77ac4c7e238b0b8ae1832e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_4173040ee79c4e4db1c8d24c2969b50e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing questions about marijuana smoking and cancer risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[While a growing body of research suggests a link between heavy marijuana smoking and cancer risk, there remains many unanswered questions. – Image credit Keck Medicine at USC CANCER DIGEST – July 26, 2026 – With marijuana being legalized in more states, questions about health and safety remain, and a growing body of research is showing that heavy marijuana smoking may raise the risk of lung cancer and several types of head and neck cancers. Nevertheless, even as preliminary indications...]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/growing-questions-about-marijuana-smoking-and-cancer-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6621d535380d3132b51a1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Lung Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Head & Neck Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Genitourinary Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:18:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_e3532974e2244c92a5773d8801673ad4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a vaccine prevent pancreatic cancer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small clinical trial showed proof of concept of vaccine prevention of pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals. (Image generated by WIX AI) CANCER DIGEST – July 19, 2026 – That’s the question asked by researchers led by Neeha Zaidi, MD, at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University. Approximately 10 percent of pancreatic cancers are associated with genetic predisposition caused by mutations in specific cancer susceptibility genes that are passed down from...]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/could-a-vaccine-prevent-pancreatic-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5cf1a8830cbda37bc188b0</guid><category><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_72d2d9a1053243d28a0e71e8b7e6afe9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of prostate cancer patients have treatment plan changed following 2nd PSMA-PET scan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second PSMA-PET scan for both local and distant prostate cancer resulted in a change in treatment for nearly 50 percent of prostate cancer patients following initial treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/half-of-prostate-cancer-patients-have-treatment-plan-changed-following-2nd-psma-pet-scan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5558ab419af4c003fca3d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:44:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_29d00531778e433b8a2f14cba2f50848~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough drug daraxonrasib doubles survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a clinical trial, an experimental oral targeted medication nearly doubled overall survival in pancreatic cancer patients with a specific genetic mutation, compared to standard chemotherapy.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/breakthrough-drug-daraxonrasib-doubles-survival-in-patients-with-advanced-pancreatic-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a491d800e6d4656949846d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[General Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:02:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_1e48d89fe81446cf9e0ed435cb100268~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA approves IBRANCE® for triple positive breast cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complex interactions of hormone receptors often can result in treatment resistance for patients with HR+ and HER2+ advanced breast cancer. – Image credit Penn Medicine. CANCER DIGEST – June 27, 2026 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the targeted drug palbociclib in combination with standard therapies for adult patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2-positive (HER2+) often called triple positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The FDA...]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/fda-approves-ibrance-for-triple-positive-breast-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a403177f69fbd60c76d0468</guid><category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:43:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_37a4a1c08f2b4c1185d55fa4eb3d659d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1 drugs tied to lower breast cancer incidence in large study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women who used GLP-1 medications were about 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than similar women who did not use the drugs, according to a new retrospective study led by researchers at University of Pennsylvania]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/glp-1-drugs-tied-to-lower-breast-cancer-incidence-in-large-study</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a249357861147e3839808ad</guid><category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:50:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_f45e9dfab6024508b30a0da4a7fe8be7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newly discovered virus linked to colorectal cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists  have discovered a new and previously undescribed virus 
that infects gut bacteria in patients with colorectal cancer. ]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/newly-discovered-virus-linked-to-colorectal-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a12285b8fa816dacc81dcb7</guid><category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 22:37:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_8f3f7638467c4722908701ff19aaca08~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_760,h_401,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can vitamin D enhance breast cancer response to chemotherapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low doses of vitamin D can enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy given to women being treated for breast cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/can-vitamin-d-enhance-breast-cancer-response-to-chemotherapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08fc37df43effc8ce09bbf</guid><category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 23:41:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_10e3b47955dd40849836b7846ad0d9ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_450,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunotherapy before surgery prolongs cancer-free survival among certain colon cancer patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[atients given a course of immunotherapy prior to surgery for colon cancer remain cancer-free nearly three years later.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/immunotherapy-before-surgery-prolongs-cancer-free-survival-among-certain-colon-cancer-patients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fff0be4f7ebdc9f6ae7d75</guid><category><![CDATA[Colorectal Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 03:01:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_2638ae89f4ef4b7ebeeedad289daef58~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New drug shows promise for late-stage pancreatic cancer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Results of an early stage clinical trial testing a new treatment has shown surprisingly high response rates with few side effects among the first 40 patients treated for at least 18 months. ]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/new-drug-shows-promise-for-late-stage-pancreatic-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f6110a90b4365cb863012d</guid><category><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 21:06:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_e9e270389f3a4a22ae88a5d17bddcbde~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_542,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New blood test may detect early-stage pancreatic cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blood test that accurately detects early-stage pancreatic cancer could improve survival rate. Image credit – National Institutes of Health NIH-funded study could diagnose pancreatic cancer at earlier, more treatable stage CANCER DIGEST – April 18, 2026 – A new blood test could detect pancreatic cancer much earlier than is currently possible, making treatment at an early stage of the cancer possible, according to a new study published in the Jan. 29, 2026 journal Clinical Cancer Research ....]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/new-blood-test-may-detect-early-stage-pancreatic-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e40f6266edabdde711f9b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digestive Cancers]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:19:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_d6eda03e619d42359c92e481f6c05937~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_786,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with Keytruda® survive four or more years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with pembrolizumab were alive two years after discontinuing treatment without needing additional treatment, a new analysis has found.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/most-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-patients-treated-with-keytruda-survive-four-or-more-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dacb9a8614fb4128af1618</guid><category><![CDATA[Lung Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:49:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_36a95c7ac4d649dd8787610692b4c191~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_485,h_776,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRI used for prostate cancer diagnosis allows better treatment planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man about to undergo an MRI – Image generated by WIX AI CANCER DIGEST – April 5, 2026 – A systematic review of more than 40 studies showed that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of prostate cancer can significantly improve the ability to predict long-term outcomes for prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. The analysis of previously published clinical trials was led by Georgios Argotis, MD, PhD of the Netherlands’s Cancer Institute in Amsterdam and...]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/mri-used-to-diagnose-prostate-cancer-allows-better-treatment-planning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d2789e99bf4c5e6ef2f9df</guid><category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:31:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_7932a460cd5e4747aed726a3faacaf29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sequential radiotherapy and immunotherapy boosts survival for non-small cell lung cancer patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-small cell lung cancer patients survived longer when treated with a sequence of radiation and immunotherapy compared to being treated with the two at the same time, according to a new clinical trial.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/sequential-radiotherapy-and-immunotherapy-boosts-survival-for-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-patients</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c7ddc5a937958fa7df4738</guid><category><![CDATA[Lung Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:12:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_00017c5b08e6417d8e667b8e329d9729~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injecting a redesigned immunotherapy drug directly into a cancer tumor triggered response in metastatic tumors ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients with a variety of solid tumors saw cancerous tumors that a had spread to other parts of their bodies shrink when the primary tumor was injected with a re-engineered antibody immunotherapy.]]></description><link>https://www.meddigestpublications.com/single-post/injecting-a-redesigned-drug-directly-into-a-cancer-tumor-triggered-response-in-metastatic-tumors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bf0958cf14a7a450cd48fe</guid><category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Skin Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Genitourinary Cancers]]></category><category><![CDATA[General Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41d313_72d2d9a1053243d28a0e71e8b7e6afe9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael O&apos;Leary</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>