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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 i

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 slow-release chemotherapy system may be a more effective treatment for common bladder cancer than current therapy, according to results of a new clinical trial.

Anoscopy is the direct visualization of the anus using a speculum. It is used to screen, diagnose, and evaluate perianal and anal...

Cancer vaccines are uniquely capable of enhancing the number and quality of tumor-specific T cells and steering them to the tumor,...

MRI added to biopsy speeds diagnosis and staging of invasive bladder cancer. Image credit – University of Birmingham, UK CANCER DIGEST –...

CANCER DIGEST – Nov. 17, 2024 – Researchers at UCLA have found that combining an immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy significantly...

CANCER DIGEST – Nov. 9, 2024 – Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may prevent a variety of cancers, new research shows. The study published...

CANCER DIGEST – Nov. 25, 2023 ­– A large Dutch trial confirms the results of a US study showing the addition of immunotherapy to...