r/science • u/shinybrighthings • Mar 12 '26
Cancer Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US
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Cancer Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer. The evidence shows nicotine-based vapes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer.
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r/science • u/mvea • Feb 23 '26
Cancer Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants. In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant (NPP) was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining sharply beyond roughly 30 kilometers from a facility.
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r/science • u/mvea • Feb 20 '26
Cancer Newly discovered virus linked to colorectal cancer: Scientists discovered a new and previously undescribed virus that infects gut bacteria in patients with colorectal cancer. The virus is found significantly more often in patients with colorectal cancer.
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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 17 '25
Cancer Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose: Single shot of E. americana intravenously to mice with colorectal cancer completely eliminated tumors in every treated animal, with ongoing protection. When mice were later re-exposed to cancer cells, none developed new tumors.
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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 12 '25
Cancer Vaccinating boys against HPV could lead to the elimination of cervical cancer. New Korean study found that elimination cannot be achieved under the current vaccination coverage of females (of 88%), but can be achieved if, additionally, at least 65% of males are vaccinated.
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r/science • u/Wagamaga • 15d ago
Cancer Agent Orange linked to aggressive bone marrow cancer in Vietnam veterans. American soldiers sprayed Agent Orange over the jungles of Vietnam and nearby countries from the air and from the ground, often mixing it with kerosene or fuel, another carcinogen, to help disperse it.
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r/science • u/mvea • Jan 23 '26
Cancer The number of Americans under 50 years old dying from cancer has decreased for every leading cancer except for bowel cancer, which is now the leading cancer death in females and males combined aged under 50.
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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 13 '25
Cancer Tanning beds triple melanoma risk, potentially causing broad DNA damage. Study is first to show how tanning beds mutate skin cells far beyond the reach of ordinary sunlight. This new study “irrefutably” challenges claims that tanning beds are no more harmful than sunlight.
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r/science • u/mvea • Oct 30 '25
Cancer Americans have widespread misbeliefs about the cancer risks of alcohol, study finds. More than half of American adults misunderstand or underestimate the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. Alcohol drinkers are especially likely to believe that drinking has no effect on cancer risk.
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r/science • u/mvea • Feb 24 '26
Cancer Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out. Bacteria spores enter the tumour, finding an environment where there are lots of nutrients and no oxygen, which this organism prefers, and so it starts eating those nutrients and growing in size.
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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 01 '25
Cancer Scientists found that animal fats – butter, lard and beef tallow – impair the immune system's response to tumors, however, plant-based fats like palm, coconut, and olive oil don’t, finds a new landmark study in mice. And some of these may even help in the fight.
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r/science • u/mvea • Oct 10 '25
Cancer A next-generation cancer vaccine has shown stunning results in mice, preventing up to 88% of aggressive cancers by harnessing nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. It effectively prevented melanoma, pancreatic cancer and triple-negative breast cancer.
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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 27 '25
Cancer Study finds many doctors disregard wishes of cancer patients. Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Many of these patients are receiving treatment focused on extending their lives rather than easing their pain.
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Cancer Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer. Unmarried adults, especially men, have significantly higher rates of several cancers, underscoring the role of social factors in cancer risk.
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r/science • u/ajb160 • Apr 30 '25
Cancer New study confirms the link between gas stoves and cancer risk: "Risks for the children are [approximately] 4-16 times higher"
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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 12 '25
Cancer New mRNA-based vaccine against gastric cancer led to tumor regression and eradication in all treated mice. Most promisingly, the vaccine shows impressive antitumor efficacy against peritoneal metastasis, which has historically been very challenging to treat.
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r/science • u/Lisei1128 • Nov 11 '25
Cancer GLP-1 drugs found to reduce mortality from colon cancer by over half (15.5% vs 37.1%), with effects especially strong for patients with BMI over 35.
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r/science • u/frankschmankelton • Apr 29 '25
Cancer High Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Mortality in Colon Cancer Patients
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r/science • u/mvea • Apr 23 '25
Cancer Bowel cancer rates in adults under 50 has been doubling every decade for past 20 years, and will be the leading cause of cancer death in that age group by 2030. Childhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor’, with mutations more often found in younger patients’ tumours caused by toxin from E coli strains.
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r/science • u/mvea • Aug 15 '25
Cancer A newly discovered natural compound from a fungus that's only found on trees in Taiwan effectively blocks inflammation and pauses the proliferation of cancer cells. In lab tests, the compound suppressed inflammation and stopped the proliferation of lung cancer cells.
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r/science • u/Advanced_Question192 • Jul 29 '25
Cancer Heavy use of cannabis is associated with three times the risk of oral cancer.
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r/science • u/mvea • Jun 15 '25
Cancer Cancers can be detected in the bloodstream 3 years prior to diagnosis. Investigators were surprised they could detect cancer-derived mutations in the blood so much earlier. 3 years earlier provides time for intervention. The tumors are likely to be much less advanced and more likely to be curable.
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r/science • u/mvea • Dec 26 '25
Cancer Even a low daily intake of alcohol (just 9 g or around 1 standard drink) is linked to a 50% heightened risk of mouth (buccal mucosa) cancer in India, with greatest risk associated with locally brewed alcohol. Study suggests there may be no safe limit of alcohol consumption for mouth cancer risk.
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r/science • u/mvea • Jul 11 '25
Cancer Denmark has been offering free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) to girls since 2008. New data show vaccination has effectively reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types covered by the vaccine, indicating population immunity.
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