{
  "id": 904170,
  "title": "Junk Food & Prostate Cancer; 'Office' Star's Stage IV Diagnosis; New Cancer Cluster?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/junk-food-prostate-cancer-office-stars-stage-iv-diagnosis-new-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/122623"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A large study found men who consume more ultraprocessed foods face a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Maura Gillison, renowned for linking human papillomavirus to head and neck cancers, passed away at 61 from small intestine cancer. A federal appeals court overturned a 2024 dismissal of a $6.7 billion lawsuit accusing Bristol Myers Squibb of misleading former Celgene shareholders by delaying approval of the CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi). The FDA rejected 177Lu-edotreotide for treating gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors due to manufacturing concerns. In a phase III trial, combining the investigational targeted therapy zipalertinib with platinum-based chemotherapy improved progression-free survival in non-small cell lung cancers with EGFR exon 20 insertions. Actress Lucy Davis, famous for her roles in The Office and Shaun of the Dead, disclosed she has stage IV breast cancer. In New Jersey, residents of two towns seek additional information after reporting over 400 potential cancer cases, including multiple instances on a single street. A retrospective analysis suggests patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer and rapidly falling prostate-specific antigen levels within 9 months of treatment have better overall survival. Stereotactic body radiotherapy was found to enhance bowel-related quality of life versus moderately hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, though it didn't improve 3-year disease-free survival. Traditional pathologic features post-surgery can identify patients at higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer outcomes, but hormone therapy added to postoperative radiation doesn't predict who benefits more. In colorectal cancer, obesity paradox may stem from preexisting cancer-associated weight loss. Researchers are developing tissue chip technology to predict which cancer immunotherapies may cause adverse immune reactions.",
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- Men with a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods had a significantly higher risk for developing prostate cancer in a large study. (Florida Atlantic University) Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, credited for proving the link between...",
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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."
}