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11-Feb-2026

Rural cancer patients do just as well when having surgery close to home

American College of Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Distant travel may not always be necessary for rural patients to receive high-quality surgical care for cancer, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

Journal: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Funder: American Cancer Society

11-Feb-2026

FAU study: Tiny worm offers clues to combat chemotherapy neurotoxicity

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chemotherapy saves lives but often leaves patients with nerve damage, causing pain, weakness, and even seizures. Using tiny roundworms as a model, researchers found that sildenafil citrate and a new compound, Resveramorph-3, dramatically reduced nerve problems caused by a common chemotherapy drug. By showing how these drugs protect nerve cells, the study highlights promising strategies to prevent debilitating side effects, helping patients complete treatment and regain control of their bodies.

Journal: PLOS One

11-Feb-2026

Study suggests migraine may be overlooked in women with enlarged breast tissue

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with enlarged breast tissue who experience frequent headaches are often told they have “tension headaches,” but new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests many have migraine, a neurologic condition that requires different evaluation and treatment.

Journal: Cephalalgia Reports

11-Feb-2026

Hair extensions contain many more dangerous chemicals than previously thought

Silent Spring Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by Silent Spring Institute identified dozens of hazardous chemicals in hair extensions, including products made from human hair, providing the strongest evidence yet of the potential health risks associated with this largely unregulated category of beauty products that disproportionately affect Black women.

Journal: Environment & Health

11-Feb-2026

Multiple myeloma: Established cancer drug reactivates immunotherapy

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Genetically modified immune cells can offer precious additional time to patients with advanced multiple myeloma. However, these therapies lose their impact as the molecules on cancer cells that immune cells recognize gradually vanish. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now identified one of the molecular mechanisms behind this process. In an initial study they succeeded in blocking it using an existing cancer drug.

Journal: Blood

11-Feb-2026

Aggressive brain tumors build protective “sugar shield” to survive extreme stress

Lund University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, researchers have identified a previously unrecognized metabolic defence mechanism in aggressive brain tumours: a sugar-rich shield that surrounds tumour cells and protects them against a particularly destructive form of cell death.

Journal: Nature Cell Biology
Funder: The Swedish Research Council, The Swedish Cancer Society, The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Mrs. Berta Kamprad’s Cancer Foundation, The Sjöberg Foundation, ALF, Viveca Jeppsson

11-Feb-2026

Molecule found to drive skin cancer growth and evade immune detection

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A molecule that helps regulate gene activity has also been shown to drive skin cancer growth and tumors’ ability to evade attack by the body’s immune system, a new study shows.