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Alpheus Medical Raises $52M to Advance Glioblastoma Therapy
The company delivers non-thermal, tumor-selective therapy activated by low-intensity diffuse ultrasound.
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Siemens Moving Varian Production from Mexico to California
The new Palo Alto facility is expected to add approximately 50 manufacturing jobs.
May 15, 2025
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First At-home Test Kit for Cervical Cancer Approved by the FDA, Company Says
An influential federal panel recommended last year the use of self-collection of HPV samples to boost screening.
May 12, 2025
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Cancer Before Age 50 Is Increasing
A new study looks at which types.
May 8, 2025
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Oncology
SafeHeal Raises $40M for Temporary Endoluminal Fecal Bypass System
It could be an alternative to temporary diverting ostomy for patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection.
April 30, 2025
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Labcorp Launches Molecular Residual Disease and Liquid Biopsy Solutions
It will help assess the risk of disease recurrence in stage III colon cancer patients.
April 23, 2025
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Advanced Cancers Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels, According to a Reassuring Report
April 22, 2025
CAR T-cell therapy involves collecting a patient’s immune cells and engineering them to recognize and destroy cancer cells before returning them to the body through an IV infusion. This process takes place at the Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility (GEM), one of the largest of its kind in the United States.
Survey Shows Majority of Americans Unaware of Innovative Cancer Treatment
April 17, 2025
The University of Virginia's Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, is exploring the potential of focused ultrasound to improve immunotherapy for breast cancer.
Researcher Awarded $5.5M to Explore Fighting Breast Cancer with Sound Waves
April 15, 2025
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Babies with Heart Defects – and Their Mothers – May Face Higher Cancer Risks
March 18, 2025
Ruma Paul, a doctoral student in chemistry at The University of Texas at El Paso, works in the lab on a device that can more easily and safely detect colorectal cancer. The device is described in a new study published in the journal ACS Measurement Science Au.
UTEP Researchers Develop Portable, Blood-Based Device That Detects Colon Cancer
March 14, 2025
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Labcorp Buys BioReference's Oncology Testing Services Businesses for $225M
March 14, 2025
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J&J Earns FDA OK for Update to Robotics-Assisted Lung Biopsy
March 13, 2025
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New CAR-T Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Cancers
March 10, 2025
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Researchers Develop Tool to Enhance Precision in Cold-Temperature Cancer Surgery
March 5, 2025
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Magnet Bioscience Enters Licensing Deal with Lilly for Molecular Glue Medicines
February 28, 2025
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Breast Cancer Treatment Advances with Light-Activated ‘Smart Bomb’
February 13, 2025
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Levee Medical Raises $14M for Device to Treat Post-Prostatectomy Complications
February 11, 2025
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ScreenPoint Acquires Biomediq to Expand Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Capabilities
The tech provides automatic, computer-based analysis of 2D and 3D mammograms.
January 8, 2025
Andre Abreu, MD, a Keck Medicine of USC urologist, performs a procedure using steam to destroy prostate cancer as part of a clinical trial to determine if a water vapor system is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer.
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Can Targeted Blasts of Steam Kill Prostate Cancer?
Once the catheter is positioned, a fine needle is deployed in the tumor.
January 7, 2025
Professor Stephen Kent (left) with Dr Yi (David) Ju next to the flow cytometer in a Doherty Institute lab where they analysed blood samples.
Oncology
Blood Test Could Make Cancer Treatments Safer and More Effective
It could result in more personalized treatments.
December 17, 2024
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Oncology
Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Certain Surgeries, Studies Suggest
Every year, about 50,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, where the cells that line milk ducts become cancerous, but the nearby breast tissue remains healthy.
December 13, 2024
This image provided by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Dec. 2024 shows the company’s HPV test for cervical cancer screening.
Oncology
U.S. Health Panel Adds Self-Testing Option for Cervical Cancer Screening
Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years.
December 11, 2024
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FDA Clears the NanoKnife System for Prostate Tissue Ablation
With its non-thermal approach, the system is engineered to preserve vital structures inside and outside the prostate.
December 9, 2024
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Xenetic Biosciences Enters into Clinical Trial Agreement with PeriNess to Accelerate Development of DNase
DNase serves as a clinical oncology program.
December 5, 2024
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Boston Scientific Acquiring Intera Oncology
The company's device is used to treat tumors in the liver primarily caused by metastatic colorectal cancer.
November 25, 2024
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BD Launches First of Its Kind HPV Self-Collection Study
It allows for testing without the need for a traditional Pap smear performed with a speculum.
November 21, 2024
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Oncology
Caterpillar Fungus Could Be Affective in Slowing Down Growth of Cancer Cells
The caterpillar fungi are famous in Asia as a health food and traditional medicine.
November 7, 2024
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Oncology
Rice Bioengineers Shed Light on Dosing Challenges for Cancer Immunotherapy
The research challenges long-held assumptions about IL-12’s behavior in the body.
November 7, 2024
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GE HealthCare Opens AI Innovation Lab
Projects will focus on oncology, prenatal care and imaging.
October 23, 2024
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Teal Health Seeks FDA OK for At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Wand
It offers a more private option for women and people with a cervix.
October 22, 2024
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Oncology
FDA-Cleared Device Produces Alternating Electric Fields for Treating Tumors
They exert physical forces on the electrically charged components of dividing cancer cells, resulting in cell death.
October 17, 2024