Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCreating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from

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Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCreating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from

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What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis

by Robin FosterBreast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons fr

Updated on: October 24,2024 0

What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis

by Robin FosterBreast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons fr

Updated on:October 24,2024 0

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

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Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

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Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe

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Spiritual themes, distrust may factor into Black patients' reluctance to participate in cancer clinical trials

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSpiritual beliefs and a historically-based distrust of clinical research may factor into Black patients' decisions about whe

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Trial: Standard chemoradiation superior to de-intensification approaches for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers looking to de-intensify radiation treatments for people with early-stage, HPV-associated oropharyngeal canc

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Trial: Standard chemoradiation superior to de-intensification approaches for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers looking to de-intensify radiation treatments for people with early-stage, HPV-associated oropharyngeal canc

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New study identifies ganoderic acid DM as potential treatment for breast cancer

byChinese Academy of SciencesProtein-protein interaction network of the 53 potential targets for treating breast cancer. Credit: Mohammed Sharif SwallahBreast cancer is one of the most common ca

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New study identifies ganoderic acid DM as potential treatment for breast cancer

byChinese Academy of SciencesProtein-protein interaction network of the 53 potential targets for treating breast cancer. Credit: Mohammed Sharif SwallahBreast cancer is one of the most common ca

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Researchers identify new therapeutic approach to preventing cancer from spreading to the brain

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a studypublishedin the journalCell Reports Medicine, researchers Sheila Singh and Jakob Magolan discovered a critical vulnerabi

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Researchers identify new therapeutic approach to preventing cancer from spreading to the brain

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a studypublishedin the journalCell Reports Medicine, researchers Sheila Singh and Jakob Magolan discovered a critical vulnerabi

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Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoEfficacy of Dato-DXd + durvalumab treatment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1Despite recent advances in the trea

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Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoEfficacy of Dato-DXd + durvalumab treatment. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03267-1Despite recent advances in the trea

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Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

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Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

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New book explores the history of the phony cancer drug Krebiozen

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: 3 Fields BooksIn March 1951, Andrew Ivy—at the time, one of the most renowned scientists and medical ethicists in the U.S.—he

Updated on: October 21,2024 0

New book explores the history of the phony cancer drug Krebiozen

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCredit: 3 Fields BooksIn March 1951, Andrew Ivy—at the time, one of the most renowned scientists and medical ethicists in the U.S.—he

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Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

Updated on: October 21,2024 0

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

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Clinical trial: Addition of atezolizumab to standard care does not improve limited-stage small cell lung cancer survival

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of the cancer immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to the standard of care concurrent chemoradiation (cCRT) did not improve overall survival fo

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Clinical trial: Addition of atezolizumab to standard care does not improve limited-stage small cell lung cancer survival

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of the cancer immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to the standard of care concurrent chemoradiation (cCRT) did not improve overall survival fo

Updated on:October 21,2024 0