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Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, a study of ten men reveals. Much more data and larger population needed to determine if there is a causal relationship or reverse causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 4, 2026 Source:Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals
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Glyphosate-use policy enacted by the US to secure its food supply leads to polarized responses.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 25, 2026 Source:What to know about glyphosate, the herbicide behind a Trump executive order that’s angered MAHA moms President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 18, 2026, titled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides.” It invokes the Defense Production…
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Thirteen types of cancer in cats has significant parallels with how the disease plays out in humans and can be used as a model for treatment strategies and studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 23, 2026 Source:Could insight from cats lead to breast cancer cures? Reference:The oncogenome of the domestic cat
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The time of day when a dose of immunochemotherapy is given in non-small cell lung cancer may have an impact on treatment efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 17, 2026 Source:How well a cancer treatment works may depend on the time of day you get it Reference:Time-of-day immunochemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase 3 trial
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Scientists Develop IV Therapy That Repairs the Brain After Stroke
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 3, 2026 Source:Scientists Develop IV Therapy That Repairs the Brain After Stroke Reference:Toward development of a dynamic supramolecular peptide therapy for acute ischemic stroke
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A common oral bacterium may contribute to stimulating existing breast cancer shown in mouse model study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 2, 2026 Source:This Common Bacterium Hiding in Your Mouth May Help Trigger Breast Cancer Reference:A pro-carcinogenic oral microbe internalized by breast cancer cells promotes mammary tumorigenesis
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Intestinal bacterial replacement pills show safety and reduced the side effects from chemotherapy agents used to treat advanced kidney cancer in Phase 1 study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 29, 2026 Source:‘Poop pills’ developed in London show promise for cancer patients in early trial
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Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. As a default, get your home, be it newly constructed or other, tested for radon gas.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 28, 2026 Source:Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. Scientists are racing to save lives Testing your home for radon
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Scientists Unveil New Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 7, 2026 Source:Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Method to Mass-Produce Cancer-Fighting Natural Killer Cells Reference:Large-scale generation of iNK and CAR-iNK cells from CD34+ haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for adoptive immunotherapy