Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017—up from six in 10 in 1975, according to the first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade ...
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The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Nobel Prize–winning technology is being adapted to fight cancer, with mRNA vaccines in clinical trials for melanoma, ...
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For childhood cancer survivors, remote telehealth genetic services improve genetic counseling and testing uptake, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas.
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A new Curtin University study has found that people diagnosed with sarcoma—a cancer disproportionately affecting teenagers and young adults—are being left without the resources they urgently need.
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People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50, according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS Foundation Trust.
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In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it's possible to reprogram a patient's blood-forming stem cells to generate a continuous supply of functional T cells, the immune system's most powerful cancer-killing ...
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It may seem an odd analogy, but managing a health issue is a lot like driving a car. We want the fastest, safest and most reliable journey possible.
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Charles Owusu Aseku has traveled across Ghana and beyond in search of care for the large growth of tissue called a keloid on his neck since 2002. The 46-year-old was growing increasingly frustrated after two unsuccessful ...
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A sarcoma is a term for a broad group of cancers that start in the bones or soft tissue, such as muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and joints. One of the signs of a sarcoma is a lump that can be felt through the ...
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