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  "id": 2985107,
  "title": "Japan launches world's first viral drug for esophageal cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/japan-launches-worlds-first-viral-drug-for-esophageal-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/lifestyle/8mi05w0f2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan begins commercial sales of the first viral therapy for esophageal cancer, developed by Oncolys BioPharma, using genetically modified viruses.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Endpoints News",
        "title": "TwinStrand wins patent case; GSK’s hepatitis B drug approved in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/twinstrand-wins-patent-case-gsks-hepatitis-b-drug-approved-in-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:06:08.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}