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August 13, 2026

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="69612" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]A collaborative study published in Science Advances reveals how the physical and metabolic conditions within the tumor microenvironment, particularly when combined with elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia), enable cancer cells to form a thick, sugar-coated shield that hides them from immune...

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October 2, 2025

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html css=""]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height="22px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The National Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to feature Dr. Isaac Witz, the 2023 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research winner, in the latest episode of All Things Cancer. His groundbreaking work forever changed how the world understands and treats...

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July 23, 2025

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="64836" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers. Its ability to suppress the immune system makes it a particularly difficult target for even the most promising therapies, like immune checkpoint inhibitors. But thanks to new research published...

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May 28, 2025

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="64144" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]A new article by NFCR-supported scientist Dr. Valerie Weaver, titled "Tissue Mechanics in Tumor Heterogeneity and Aggression" (PMID: 40307158), was published in the April 2025 issue of Trends in Cancer. The article provides a comprehensive review of how the tumor...

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