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A large-scale analysis reveals a robust gut microbiome signature for colorectal cancer, paving the way for new dietary interventions and future diagnostic tools

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“Research now is increasingly focusing on the idea of anti-inflammatory food, meaning trying to genuinely limit ultra-processed foods (UPFs),” says Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, the chair of the department of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University. There’s no one standard definition of UPFs, but basically, instead of reaching for chips, candy, sodas, and similar refined…

Researchers from the UF Health Cancer Institute have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubles the response to lung cancer immunotherapy treatment in mice and can now be made into a drug for testing in humans. The findings, published in Cell Reports Medicine, could have widespread clinical impact as a combination therapy…

While lung cancer mortality in the United States has declined significantly since 1990, incidence trends have been more nuanced. New lung cancer cases have fallen in men since the mid-1980s and in women since the mid-2000s, declining annually by 3.0% and 1.4%, respectively, from 2012 to 2021

Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the breast grow out of control and form tumours. If left unchecked, the tumours can spread throughout the body and become fatal

You have around 10,000 cancer cells in your body right now, but most never become dangerous

Globally, cervical cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with 604 000 new cases estimated in 2024. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in 26 countries, primarily in sub‐Saharan Africa and parts of South and Central America, Melanesia, and South‐East Asia (1). These regional differences reflect inequalities…

November 1, 2025 ByMaureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women’s Health Watch

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