Oncology & Cancer
Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine: A virologist explains
One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.
Feb 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Understanding cervical cancer risk
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about cervical cancer risk factors.
Jan 28, 2022
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Medications
Blood cancer and arthritis patients taking Rituximab show impaired antibody response to COVID vaccine
Certain blood cancer and arthritis patients have a significantly reduced antibody response to double COVID-19 vaccination in the first six months of being treated with a widely used drug, reveals a new study.
Jan 28, 2022
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Copying cancer cell carbohydrates for inclusion in a vaccine that activates the immune system
The surface of all cells is covered with carbohydrates. On cancer cells, however, the carbohydrates often differ from the carbohydrates located on the surface of healthy cells. Professor Mads Hartvig Clausen and Postdoc Cecilia ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Vaccination
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer
While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.
Jan 20, 2022
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Vaccination
US tycoon opens Africa's first start-to-finish COVID-19 jab plant
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be the first in Africa to produce COVID-19 vaccines from start to finish.
Jan 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Research suggests possibility of vaccine to prevent skin cancer
Research by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests that a vaccine stimulating production of a protein critical to the skin's antioxidant network could help people bolster their defenses against skin cancer.
Jan 13, 2022
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How you can help prevent cervical cancer
(HealthDay)—Cervical cancer is the only gynecologic cancer that can be prevented, yet there were more than 4,000 deaths in the United States in 2021 and nearly 14,500 new cases, the American Cancer Society says.
Jan 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Protecting people with cancer from COVID-19: New recommendations from cancer guidelines organization
Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network published significant updates to the expert consensus recommendations on vaccination and pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in people with cancer. The NCCN Advisory Committee ...
Jan 4, 2022
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