Rate of venous thromboembolism increases with cancer surgery, study finds
The rate of venous thromboembolism is increased in association with cancer surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Urologic Neoplasms
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Why a dangerous subtype of Wilms tumor is so resistant to chemotherapy
An international team, led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan, may have determined why the diffuse anaplasia (DA) subtype of Wilms tumor (WT) resists chemotherapy. This subtype grows even when it has a high burden ...
Feb 2, 2024
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Pembrolizumab shows survival benefit for patients with renal cancer
For patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), overall survival (OS) is improved for those receiving pembrolizumab versus placebo at a median follow-up of about 57 months, according to a study presented at the ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Subcutaneous nivolumab as effective as IV for renal cell carcinoma, with much faster treatment time: Clinical trial
Subcutaneous injection of the immunotherapy nivolumab (brand name Opdivo) is noninferior to intravenous delivery and dramatically reduces treatment time in patients with renal cell carcinoma, as seen in the results of a large ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Immunotherapy post-surgery found to improve overall survival for kidney cancer
For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in patients with kidney cancer.
Jan 27, 2024
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Metastatic cancer patients more likely to survive at academic and high-volume hospitals when given immunotherapy: Study
A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine has revealed a significant increase in patients starting immunotherapy within one month of death. Using a national clinical database, the researchers ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Inside the Pentagon's painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination
Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community. Beginning in 2010, state officials and later residents ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study
Nationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements in screening, diagnostics and treatment. But new research shows stark health inequalities still exist in England when it comes to cancer care. ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Could a high-fiber diet improve cancer immunotherapy performance?
It's no secret that a high-fiber diet is good for you—just ask Google. Lots of research suggests that eating a high-fiber diet can lower your risk for certain cancers, but less is known about whether fiber can also help you ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Mathematics supporting fresh theoretical approach in oncology
A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) uses game theory to establish that tumors with less cellular heterogeneity are more aggressive
Dec 4, 2023
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