Oncology & Cancer
ENZAMET shows promise as prostate cancer treatment
A new drug combination for men with advanced prostate cancer has shown sustained increase in survival rates.
Mar 28, 2023
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News tagged with advanced cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Combination treatment shows significant reduction in disease growth in patients with advanced endometrial cancer
In a study published in the March 27, 2023, online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health found ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Something in the water? Researchers studying large number of late-stage breast cancer cases in Florida county
Broward County, Florida's rate of advanced breast cancer exceeds the state and national average, and researchers want to learn why.
Mar 23, 2023
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Medical research
Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy
Despite the recent development of new targeted therapies, chemotherapies remain the most frequently used treatment to treat patients suffering from advanced cancers. Chemotherapy resistance is one of the main causes of treatment ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Medications
Medication shortage means many with advanced prostate cancer are missing treatments
An ongoing shortage of a drug for men with advanced prostate cancer is causing some patients to miss months of potentially life-extending treatment.
Mar 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
The negative impact of continued exclusion of racial groups from research on cancer genomics
New research in the March 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network highlights how the lack of genomic research for people with African ancestry, particularly those from the Sub-Saharan region, ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms
More younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American Cancer Society. It's a trend experts have seen over the last decade.
Mar 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Tough journeys: When cancer strikes people living with dementia
America's aging population means that more families are soon going to be grappling with a heartbreaking issue—a loved one living with dementia who then develops cancer.
Mar 3, 2023
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Medical research
Protein partnership effectively fends off pancreatic cancer progression
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a previously unrecognized relationship between two sets of proteins that operate in tandem to fend off the growth of pancreatic cancer. The findings could provide pivotal ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Can an annual blood test find cancer while it's curable?
Despite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-third of all cases.
Feb 10, 2023
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