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A comprehensive new analysis of 50 years' worth of medical data has linked heavy, frequent marijuana use with an increased risk of testicular cancer.

New Analysis: Marijuana Seems to Be Linked to Testicular Cancer

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers say they've determined a new cancer treatment that uses CRISPR to gene edit cells is safe and could be effective.

First U.S. Study to Use CRISPR to Fight Cancer “Very Promising”

By Victor Tangermann

E-cigarette vapor caused lung cancer and possibly even bladder cancer in mice, found a new study from New York University.

Bad News: Vaping Nicotine Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice

By Victor Tangermann

After finding that simulated zero gravity killed off cancer cells, a team of doctors wants to send samples up to the International Space Station.

Doctors to Test Fringe Theory That Zero Gravity Kills Cancer Cells

By Dan Robitzski

When journalist Carey Gillam investigated the link between Monsanto weedkillers and cancer, the company worked with Google to discredit her work.

Report: Monsanto Paid Google to Bury Unfavorable News

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just announced a recall of Allergan breast implants, linking the manufacturer to hundreds of cases of a rare cancer.

Most People With This Rare Cancer Got a Specific Breast Implant

By Dan Robitzski

IBM just announced that it was making three of its artificial intelligence projects designed to help doctors and cancer researchers open-source.

Artificial Intelligence

IBM Just Made its Cancer-Fighting AI Projects Open-Source

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

By Victor Tangermann

Moleculin Biotech, a company that conducts clinical research for cancer treatments, found a way to speed up the process by moving its research to Poland.

Health & Medicine

Expensive US Drug Trials Are Pushing Pharma Research Overseas

By Dan Robitzski

The first human CRISPR trial in the U.S. has officially begun, with a UPenn team using the technology to treat two cancer patients.

Prosthetics and Devices

The US Has Officially Started Using CRISPR on Humans

By Kristin Houser

A new study on cancer detection shows that dogs can sniff out the disease in blood with an extremely high degree of accuracy.

Dogs Can Sniff out Cancer With Nearly 97% Accuracy, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

Bill Gates believes cancer vaccines are a breakthrough technology poise to change the world, according to a piece he penned for MIT Technology Review.

Bill Gates: Custom Cancer Vaccines Will Revolutionize Medicine

By Kristin Houser

A statistician is warning that scientists are leaning on machine learning algorithms to find patterns in data where none exist.

Machine Learning

Statistician: Machine Learning Is Causing A “Crisis in Science”

By Jon Christian

Scientists developed a piece of machine learning software that can predict the prognosis of ovarian cancer and at a higher accuracy.

This AI Can Predict Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients

By Victor Tangermann

A new cancer drug uses an antibody to get inside tumor cells so it can attack from within, similarly to the Greek army in the Trojan Horse story.

“Trojan Horse” Cancer Drug Sneaks Inside Tumor Cells to Kill Them

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered what they're calling the cancer "cell of origin," a type of stem cell that leads to the growth of all cancers.

A Single “Cell of Origin” Might Trigger All Forms of Cancer

By Kristin Houser

Israeli pharmaceutical company Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies claims it is working on a cancer cure that will be ready within a year.

Israeli Scientists: We’ll Have a Cure for Cancer Within a Year

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that astronauts who spent more than six months in space had fewer cells capable of fighting off leukemia.

New Research: Space Travel Hurts Cells That Fight Cancer

By Victor Tangermann

Board certified genetic counselor Rachelle Chambers says that 23andMe's new test for colon cancer could do some good, but professionals would do better.

We Asked a Genetic Counselor About 23andMe’s New Cancer Test

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from the University of Basel have found a way to transform cancer cells into fat using two FDA-approved drugs.

New Therapy Forces Breast Cancer Cells to Turn Into Harmless Fat

By Kristin Houser

A drug sponge that fits into a patient's vein to help minimize the side effects of chemotherapy could have a short path to FDA approval.

Health & Medicine

“Drug Sponge” Sits in Veins During Chemo to Minimize Side Effects

By Kristin Houser

A cancer-detecting breathalyzer is ready for clinical trials, and if it works as hoped, it could usher in a new era in cancer screening.

Cancer-Detecting Breathalyzer Moves Into Clinical Trials

By Kristin Houser

Burgers full of beef and bacon are facing a new threat from cancer causing chemicals.

Experts: Stop Adding Cancer-Causing Chemicals to our Meats

A new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is scheduled to start human trials in 2019.

Scientists to Test New Cancer Treatment on Human Patients in 2019

By Jon Christian

A new virtual reality simulation built by Cambridge University scientists gives a high-resolution detail view into the cells of a breast cancer tumor.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Tumors Could Help Lead to New Cancer Treatments

By Dan Robitzski

A New Spray Gel Helps Kill Tumors Left Over From Cancer Surgery

A New Spray Gel Helps Kill Tumors Left Over From Cancer Surgery

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists turned skin cells into immune cells

Scientists Reprogrammed Human Skin Cells Into Immune Cells To Fight Cancer

Researchers find clear evidence of a link between the radio waves emitted by certain cell phones and cancer in male rats.

Your Cell Phone Could Cause Cancer — Under Very Specific Conditions

By Kristin Houser

This Week in Science: Oct 6 – Oct 12

This Week in Science: Oct 6 – Oct 12

By Victor Tangermann

Anew AI developed by MIT researchers can prescribe the minimum effective dose for patient with an aggressive type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Can Make Sure Cancer Patients Get Just Enough (but Not Too Much) Treatment

By Kristin Houser

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

By Dan Robitzski

CRISPR Could Help Us Cure Diseases. It Could Also Cause Cancer.

CRISPR Could Help Us Cure Diseases. It Could Also Cause Cancer.

By Kristin Houser

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight

Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Thanks To New Genetic Insight

By Dan Robitzski

Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine

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Quantum Dots Synthesized From Tea Leaves Could Be The Future Of Nanomedicine

By Dan Robitzski

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Prevented A Major Water Pollution Study From Being Published

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Prevented A Major Water Pollution Study From Being Published

By Dan Robitzski

AI Created Complete 3D Models Of Cells So Doctors See How Diseases Change Them

AI Created Complete 3D Models Of Cells So Doctors See How Diseases Change Them

By Dan Robitzski

Encrypted Genomic Data Means People Can Participate in Research Without Sacrificing Privacy

Encrypted Genomic Data Means People Can Participate in Research Without Sacrificing Privacy

By Dan Robitzski

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away

By Kristin Houser

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

A Real Pick-Me-Up: Viagra Could Become The Next Cancer Drug

By Dan Robitzski

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee

Here’s Why A California Court Requires Cancer Risk Warnings on Coffee

By Claudia Geib

Home Genetic Tests Could Be Giving You False Results

Health & Medicine

Home Genetic Tests Could Be Giving You False Results

By Claudia Geib

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads

There’s a Previously Undiscovered Organ in Your Body, And It Could Explain How Cancer Spreads

By Lou Del Bello

23andMe Cleared to Sell Genetic Tests for Cancer Risk

By Chelsea Gohd

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Bacon? Cell Phones? It’s Rarely Just One Thing That Causes Cancer

By Jolene Creighton

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

Researchers Are Developing a New Cancer Vaccine Using Virus-Like Particles

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer

Human Bacteria: An Unlikely Shield Against Skin Cancer

By Lou Del Bello

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

New Nanobots Kill Cancerous Tumors by Cutting off Their Blood Supply

By Kristin Houser

New Stem Cell Study Could Be the Start of Personalized Cancer Vaccines

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Cancer “Vaccine” That Wipes out Tumors Ready for Human Trial

By Chelsea Gohd

Scientists Inch Closer to Detecting Cancers With a Blood Test

Scientists Inch Closer to Detecting Cancers With a Blood Test

By Chelsea Gohd

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The First American CRISPR Trial in Humans Will Target Cancer

Bill Gates Thinks Cancer Therapies Could Serve a Much Wider Purpose

Bill Gates Thinks Cancer Therapies Could Serve a Much Wider Purpose

By Kristin Houser

AI Can Diagnose Heart Disease and Lung Cancer More Accurately Than Doctors

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The Doctors of Tomorrow Will Be Supercomputers

Mature Cells May Play an Important Role in the Onset of Cancer

Mature Cells May Play an Important Role in the Onset of Cancer

New CAR-T Cancer Studies Aim to Treat Those With No Other Options

New CAR-T Cancer Studies Aim to Treat Those With No Other Options

A New Treatment Fights Endometrial Cancer With Nanoparticles

A New Treatment Fights Endometrial Cancer With Nanoparticles

By Chelsea Gohd

Breakthrough Cancer Test Identifies Which of 15 Drugs Most Likely to Eradicate Tumors

Breakthrough Cancer Test Identifies Which of 15 Drugs Most Likely to Eradicate Tumors

By Christianna Reedy

A Mysterious Bacterium May Be a Critical Part of Cancer

A Mysterious Bacterium May Be a Critical Part of Cancer

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A Cheap, Portable Skin Cancer Detector Has Won the Dyson Award

Scientists Engineer Nonimmune Cells That Kill Cancer Upon Contact

Scientists Engineer Nonimmune Cells That Kill Cancer Upon Contact

A Cancer Vaccine Was Just Injected Into Its First Patient

A Cancer Vaccine Was Just Injected Into Its First Patient

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Microsoft Wants to Use AI and Machine Learning to Discover a Cure for Cancer

We Can Extend Human Life By Slowing Aging, But We Can’t Stop It

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We Can Extend Human Life By Slowing Aging, But We Can’t Stop It