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11/4/20 Pulmonary artery thrombosis a complication of radiation therapy

OCTOBER 9, 2020 by American Roentgen Ray Society According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis (PAT) associated with radiation therapy (RT) are...

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10/8/20 Many non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma patients can skip radiation, collaborative study finds

OCTOBER 7, 2020 by University of Arizona Health Sciences Skipping radiation and receiving less chemotherapy may become the new standard of care for some lymphoma patients, according to a recent collaborative study led by a...

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10/8/20 Promising treatment for aggressive childhood cancer

OCTOBER 6, 2020 by Lund University A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and...

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10/8/20 Daily aspirin may up growth, spread of cancers in older adults

OCTOBER 5, 2020 Daily aspirin may up growth, spread of cancers in older adults (HealthDay)—A daily, low dose of aspirin may increase the risk for progression and metastasis as well as mortality related to later-stage...

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10/8/20 Treating DCIS with surgery and radiotherapy lowers cancer risk but benefits drop over time

OCTOBER 4, 2020 by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer A major study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - a breast condition that can become invasive cancer—has shown that surgery...

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10/8/20 HER2+ breast cancer patients live longer if drugs given before surgery eradicate tumour

OCTOBER 2, 2020 by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Final analysis of results from a randomised clinical trial of lapatinib and trastuzumab given before surgery in patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer...

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10/8/20 Not all patients are offered the same effective breast cancer treatment

OCTOBER 1, 2020 by Thomas Jefferson University Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the U.S. It's also the most costly cancer to treat. Now, Jefferson researchers have shown that...

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10/8/20 HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 by Karolinska Institutet Women vaccinated against HPV have a significantly lower risk of developing cervical cancer, and the positive effect is most pronounced for women vaccinated at a young age. That is...

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10/8/20 High-fiber diet, low level inflammation: Sidestepping the effects of radiation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 by Annabel Mansfield, University of South Australia Loved or hated, the humble oat could be the new superfood for cancer patients as international research shows a diet rich in fiber could significantly...

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10/8/20 Researchers seek insights into cancer’s hidden vulnerabilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 by California Institute of Technology Cancer's hidden vulnerabilities Graduate student Jiajun Du takes a stimulated Raman image of melanoma cancer cells in the lab. Credit: Caltech One of the biggest challenges to...

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09/23/20 Regenerating muscles after cancer surgery

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 by From Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Advancements in microsurgery are making it possible to harness the body's healing power to regenerate muscle strength after some cancer surgeries, particularly...

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09/23/20 Step forward in treatment for patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 by Institute of Cancer Research Step forward in treatment for patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer Almost half of patients who received a targeted drug during treatment for newly diagnosed BRCA-mutated...

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09/23/20 Spotting breast cancer’s spread to the brain before symptoms start could improve survival

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Spotting breast cancer's spread to the brain before symptoms start could improve survival by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains...

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09/23/20 Cancer incidence up for adolescents and young adults

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Cancer incidence up for adolescents and young adults (HealthDay)—Among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), cancer incidence increased during 2007 to 2016, according to a report published online Sept. 17 in CA: A...

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09/23/20 Repurposing COVID-19 immune response for cancer therapy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Repurposing COVID-19 immune response for cancer therapy by Michele Charlton, Dalhousie University COVID-19 has touched almost every country around the world since it emerged months ago. As of September 9, 2020, 27.6...

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09/23/20 Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery by University of Southern California Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes...

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09/23/20 Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy by Case Western Reserve University A team of scientists led by a researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is making strides to...

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09/23/20 Major trial uses blood test to match women with breast cancer to precision treatments

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 Major trial uses blood test to match women with breast cancer to precision treatments by Institute of Cancer Research A blood test that can identify a variety of mutations in advanced breast...

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09/23/20 How loss of single gene fuels deadly childhood brain cancer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 How loss of single gene fuels deadly childhood brain cancer by University of California - San Diego Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (ATRT) are a rare, fast-growing form of brain cancer that usually...

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09/23/20 New drug could improve life expectancy and quality for pancreatic cancer patients

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 New drug could improve life expectancy and quality for pancreatic cancer patients by University of Sheffield The Sheffield researchers founded the spin-out Modulus Oncology with a team of experienced biotech entrepreneurs to...

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