Could Vitamin C Help Stop Leukemia Before It Starts?
Phase 2 EVITA trial: 1,000mg vitamin C daily for 1 year in 109 CCUS and MDS patients linked to fewer adverse events and survival signal at 3 years
Category: Cancer Awareness
Cancer Early symptoms, types of cancer, treatment innovations, survivor stories.
1 in 8 Cancer Cases Caused by Infections
Lancet Oncology study finds 12% of cancers, 2.3M cases in 2024, caused by 12 pathogens. H. pylori, HPV, Hepatitis B and EBV account for 92% of infection-driven cancers.
Type 2 Diabetes Linked To Higher Cancer Risk
EASD Milan nationwide Denmark study 1996-2022 finds cancer 12% higher in men 22% higher in women with type 2 diabetes
Hidden Immune Organ Inside Skull Found Fighting Brain Cancer
Washington University finds lymph node-like immune hubs in skull bone marrow that respond rapidly to glioblastoma before distant lymph nodes.
Cancer Under 55 Rising Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Nature Medicine study of 154,000 UK Biobank adults finds younger generations biologically older; accelerated aging linked to 15% higher early-onset cancer risk.
Pancreatic Cancer Early Signs May Appear in Legs
Pancreatic cancer called silent killer may show earliest signs in legs: unexplained pain, swelling, redness, warmth linked to deep vein thrombosis DVT clots.
Processed Meat Raises Stomach and Esophageal Cancer Risk
International Journal of Cancer study of 450,112 people tracked 14.1 years finds 30g more processed meat daily linked to 9% higher gastric cancer and 13% higher esophageal adenocarcinoma risk.
Breast Cancer Spread Could Be Stopped
Adelaide University and Olivia Newton-John Institute study in EMBO Molecular Medicine finds low miR-342 drives TNBC metastasis, palbociclib reduces lung and bone spread.
Bats May Hold the Secret to Fighting Aging And Cancer
Nature study by UC Berkeley and Penn State finds Myotis bats live 50 years by boosting immune genes and triggering cell death instead of DNA repair.
Cancer Cases to Hit 34 Million by 2050: 1 in 5 To Develop Disease
Global Cancer Statistics 2026 reports 21M diagnoses, 9.8M deaths in 2024. Cases will rise 67% to 34M by 2050.