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News • Paediatric cancer metastasis

How childhood cancers 'shape-shift' to spread inside the body

New research shows that childhood cancers may not always need mutations to spread. Instead, the cancer cells may be able to "shape-shift" to survive treatment and spread to other organs.

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News • Machine learning

AI model to detect breast cancer metastasis in lymph nodes

Researchers have developed a new AI model to detect whether breast cancer metastasizes in areas near the chest, specifically the armpit lymph nodes, essential immune system filters.

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News • Radiation oncology trial

Tile-based radiation therapy to lower risk of recurrence in brain metastases

Using implanted collagen tiles during brain surgery, a new kind of radiation therapy (TBRT) could significantly lower the risk of recurrence in brain metastases, a new study finds.

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News • Prophylactic post-treatment

MRI surveillance after SCLC helps patients avoid brain irradiation

After treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), patients often undergo prophylactic radiotherapy to prevent metastases in the brain. Now, a new study shows that MRI surveillance alone is enough,…

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News • Collagen-targeted protein CA

New MRI agent to earlier detect lung cancer, hidden metastases

A research team has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agent that detects invasive lung cancer and metastatic disease at earlier stages than conventional imaging approaches.

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News • Adverse effects of lung cancer treatment

Collateral damage: the thymus in NSCLC radiotherapy

Exposure of the thymus to radiation during lung cancer treatment is linked to an increased risk of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body and overall worse outcomes, a new study finds.

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