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'Bionic breast' could restore sensation for cancer survivors
By Emily Cooke published
Scientists are developing a new device that could help breast cancer patients who experience a loss of sensation after having a mastectomy.
![A 3D illustration of seven adenocarcinoma cells. shown in different shades of blue, embedded in the lining of an unspecified organ in purple](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArcUDV8ngSnEkhF72VySZ7-320-80.jpg)
Healthy tissue may predict lung cancer return better than tumors
By Emily Cooke published
A new study suggests that the gene activity in healthy tissue surrounding tumors could better predict whether a patient's lung cancer might return after surgery.
![Pulmonologist wearing a surgical mask showing a senior patient a CT scan of her lungs](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SSUxYYUzwyDoUgSMmiWHPe-320-80.jpg)
Millions more people need lung cancer screening, ACS says
By Nicoletta Lanese published
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to.
![medical provider in scrubs helps a patient position herself during a mammogram](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DRaAo8ZwfNGLgbFJBXry8A-320-80.jpg)
Cancer screening may not extend lives, new study suggests. But experts say it's flawed.
By Emily Cooke published
A new analysis of screening tests for four types of cancer suggests that only one actually increases life span, on average. But what do scientists think?
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DNA's 'topography' influences where cancer-causing mutations appear
By Rebecca Sohn published
The topographical features of DNA in the body may dictate where and when cancer-causing mutations appear in its code.
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CRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the lab
By Emily Cooke published
In a new study, stopping skeletal-muscle cancer cells from making a specific protein forced them to turn into healthy muscle cells.
![illustrated light red cancer cells being attacked by blue immune cells. an x chromosome can be seen in a cancer cell on the left side, which has no immune cells on it, while more immune cells are on another cancer cell to the right, which has both an x and a y chromosome](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EE9CaBtt5M5raai9vw2SWk-320-80.jpg)
'Disappearing' Y chromosome in aging men may worsen bladder cancer, mouse study shows
By Kiley Price published
As men get older, they can lose Y chromosomes in a portion of their cells. This could be helping certain cancers evade the immune system.
![in the foreground, there's a computer screen showing a mammogram. Blurred in the background, we can see a medical provider in a white coat assisting a patient at a mammogram machine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cBbZHrYiFsvS2Qm79HL2SR-320-80.jpg)
AI predicts 5-year breast cancer risk better than standard tools — but we aren't sure how it works
By Carissa Wong published
Artificial intelligence models can use breast imaging data to pinpoint those at highest risk of getting breast cancer in the next five years, better than a standard approach.
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