Oncology & Cancer
FDA panel gives nod to blood test for colon cancer
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended the approval of a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.
May 26, 2024
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New biomarker predicts success of immunotherapy in kidney cancer
Immunotherapy increases survival rates in kidney cancer, but does not work for everyone. A Leuven research team has developed a new method to predict which patients will benefit from it. The team of Francesca Finotello (Computational ...
May 24, 2024
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HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests
New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States.
May 24, 2024
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Study reveals burden and geographic patterns of sepsis among hospitalized non-child cancer patients in China
Sepsis, a life-threatening complication of infections, poses a severe threat to cancer patients, whose compromised immune systems make them highly susceptible. In a study published in Science Bulletin, researchers led by ...
May 24, 2024
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Exercise, therapy and diet can all improve life during cancer treatment and boost survival
With so many high-profile people diagnosed with cancer we are confronted with the stark reality the disease can strike any of us at any time. There are also reports certain cancers are increasing among younger people in their ...
May 22, 2024
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Gallbladder cancer rises among Black Americans as cases decline in other groups
Gallbladder cancer rates have been stable or declining for most Americans over the last two decades, but cases have steadily risen among Blacks, with growing numbers not being diagnosed until later stages, according to a ...
May 20, 2024
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Cancer is increasingly survivable—but it shouldn't depend on your ability to 'wrangle' the health system
One in three of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives. But survival rates have improved to the point that two-thirds of those diagnosed live more than five years.
May 16, 2024
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