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08/4/21 Pretreatment fatigue can mean worse survival outcomes for patients with cancer

JULY 30, 2021 by National Cancer Institute Patients with cancer who reported clinically significant fatigue at the start of their treatment had shorter overall survival times and more side effects than patients without fatigue. Those...

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08/4/21 Pretreatment fatigue can mean worse survival outcomes for patients with cancer

JULY 30, 2021 by National Cancer Institute Patients with cancer who reported clinically significant fatigue at the start of their treatment had shorter overall survival times and more side effects than patients without fatigue. Those...

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08/4/21 New cancer therapies that reduce the risk of heart damage

JULY 29, 2021 by Skylar Cuevas, Vanderbilt University With modern-day cancer therapeutics presenting adverse side effects to heart health, scientists are studying methods to attack cancer cells without the risk of damaging the heart. Researchers...

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08/4/21 New cancer therapies that reduce the risk of heart damage

JULY 29, 2021 by Skylar Cuevas, Vanderbilt University With modern-day cancer therapeutics presenting adverse side effects to heart health, scientists are studying methods to attack cancer cells without the risk of damaging the heart. Researchers...

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08/4/21 Tiny bubbles used to treat common childhood cancer

JULY 28, 2021 by University College London Researchers at UCL have developed a new way to deliver drugs that can shut down cancer-promoting mutations in neuroblastoma. The findings in mice, show the method, which uses...

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08/4/21 Genomic test could help predict aggressive disease in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer

JULY 27, 2021 by University of Michigan After a biopsy comes back positive for prostate cancer, patients and their doctors are often left with a choice between taking a watch-and-wait approach, known as active surveillance,...

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08/4/21 New research identifies cancer types with little survival improvements in adolescents and young adults

JULY 26, 2021 by Wiley Survival rates for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer have varied considerably depending on cancer type. A new study indicates that survival for multiple cancer types in such patients...

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05/13/21 argeting radiation resistance: Why some tumors are so stubborn

MAY 12, 2021 by Jerry Grillo, Georgia Institute of Technology Radiation therapy has been—and will be—a cornerstone of cancer treatment for good reason: It works. Mostly. Currently, more than half of cancer patients receive radiation...

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05/13/21 New therapy shortens treatment for HPV-related cancers of the tonsils, tongue

MAY 11, 2021 by From Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer who undergo surgery and are treated with chemotherapy, may be able to forgo significant radiation therapy without...

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05/13/21 Esophageal cancers resurrect ancient retroviruses hidden in our genome

MAY 10, 2021 by Columbia University Irving Medical Center Scientists have discovered that many esophageal cancers turn on ancient viral DNA that was embedded in our genome hundreds of millions of years ago. "It was...

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05/13/21 Switch of breast tumors to HER2-low in recurrence may provide greater therapeutic options

MAY 8, 2021 by European Society for Medical Oncology The finding that breast tumours can evolve to express low HER2 potentially widens the number of patients who can benefit from new investigational agents, typically novel...

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05/13/21 New saliva oral and throat cancer diagnosis test receives FDA approval

MAY 7, 2021 by Rose Trapnell, Queensland University of Technology New saliva oral and throat cancer diagnosis test receives FDA approval A QUT researcher's identification of saliva as an early detection liquid biopsy for oral...

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05/13/21 Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50

MAY 6, 2021 by Washington University School of Medicine Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University...

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05/13/21 Artificial intelligence system may improve diagnosis of complicated metastatic cancers

MAY 5, 2021 by Brigham and Women's Hospital To improve diagnosis for patients with complex metastatic cancers, especially those in low-resource settings, researchers from the Mahmood Lab at the Brigham and Women's Hospital developed an...

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05/13/21 Many Americans wrong about Sun’s skin cancer dangers: Poll

MAY 4, 2021 (HealthDay)—You might think everybody knows how to protect themselves from the sun's harmful rays, but a new survey reveals that one-third of Americans lack a basic understanding of sun safety and skin...

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05/13/21 Obamacare gave more breast cancer survivors access to breast reconstruction

MAY 3, 2021 by SOURCE: American Society of Breast Surgeons (HealthDay)—Breast reconstruction rates rose significantly among Black women after Obamacare expanded access to Medicaid, a new study says. It also found a large increase in...

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02/23/21 Acid reflux disease may increase risk of cancers of the larynx and esophagu

FEBRUARY 22, 2021s by Wiley Results from a large prospective study indicate that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which also causes heartburn symptoms, is linked with higher risks of various cancers of the larynx (or voice...

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02/23/21 Turbocharging the killing power of immune cells against cancer

FEBRUARY 19, 2021 by University Health Network Creating "super soldiers" of specific white blood cells to boost an anti-tumor response has been shown in a series of elegant experiments by Princess Margaret researchers. Research led...

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02/23/21 CAR T therapy shows long-lasting remissions in non-hodgkin lymphoma

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania A significant number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients in a Penn Medicine-initiated clinical trial continue to be in remission five years after...

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02/23/21 Cancer pain: Relief is possible

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 by From Mayo Clinic News Network Not everyone with cancer has cancer pain, but some do. If you have cancer that's spread or recurred, your chance of having pain is higher. Cancer...

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