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Tag: Cancer

New discovery may point to clues about how head and neck cancers spread

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

A research team led by Sidharth Puram, MD, identified a previously unknown population of aggressive tumor cells in difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers.

New approach to designing drugs supercharges cancer medication (Links to an external site)

July 15, 2026July 16, 2026
Microscope image of drugs binding to pancreatic cancer cells.

Shape-shifting drug hits tumors in multiple ways, improves outcomes in mice.

Faster aging in younger generations linked to rise in early-onset cancer (Links to an external site)

June 22, 2026June 26, 2026

Immune system aging linked to earlier lung cancer; fat tissue aging linked to earlier colorectal cancer.

Vij named inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor

November 4, 2025July 30, 2026

Renowned physician-scientist is national leader in research and treatment of blood cancers.

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