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Liver Cancer on the Rise

Liver cancer incidence and death rates are increasing rapidly. Although there is no screening test for the disease, minimizing risk factors—hepatitis B and C, smoking, obesity and type 2 diabetes—could prevent many cases from developing.

by Sue Rochman

A study investigates how people who have been diagnosed with cancer feel about being called survivors.

by Jen Tota McGivney

Broadening clinical trial eligibility criteria to include cancer patients who also have other health conditions could increase trial enrollment.

by Ashley P. Taylor

A study investigates whether a commonly used clinical trial endpoint, progression-free survival, can be used to predict quality of life.

by Jon Kelvey

A new vaccine is safe for cancer patients but hard to find.

by Nancy Averett

From the AACR

In the past few decades, most of the progress that has been made against cervical cancer has been in the areas of prevention and early detection.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rounded out 2018 with three oncology approvals.

What are the side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors and how do they arise?

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