{
  "id": 19161892,
  "title": "Childhood cancers may spread by 'shape-shifting' rather than mutating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/childhood-cancers-may-spread-by-shape-shifting-rather-than-mutating",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-childhood-cancers-shifting-mutating.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UK) have proposed an explanation for why some childhood tumors spread aggressively around the body despite having relatively few genetic faults. For years, experts believed cancers become more dangerous by accumulating genetic mutations that allow them to invade new tissues and evade treatment. But a new paper shows how childhood cancers may not…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}