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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, an

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.

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.

A new large-scale analysis of older adults with advanced cancer reveals a stark "preference gap" in modern oncology, showing that clinical treatments rarely align with what patients actually value most.

A new study analyzing Medicare beneficiaries who died from poor-prognosis cancers between 2018 and 2023 reveals that while specialty palliative care use is increasing, it remains low, particularly among disadvantaged groups.

Deaths from obesity-linked cancers have tripled in two decades – Photo credit Unsplash Media CANCER DIGEST – July 20, 2025 – Cancers...