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  • March 18: The Week in Cancer News

    Metastatic prostate cancer incidence rose after recommendation against routine screening, and FDA approves first PARP inhibitor for early-stage breast cancer for people with inherited BRCA mutations.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • March 11: The Week in Cancer News

    FDA approves neoadjuvant immunotherapy treatment for lung cancer, and radiation might not be needed for low-risk thyroid cancer.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • March 4: The Week in Cancer News

    Study finds lower rates of screening-related breast cancer overdiagnosis and children with cancer in Ukraine continue treatment in hospital’s basement.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • February 25: The Week in Cancer News

    Screening program reduces disparities in colorectal cancer, and seeing the challenges of getting cancer care through one woman’s story.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • November 5: The Week in Cancer News

    U.S. map spotlights industrial hot spots for cancer-causing air pollution, and surgery delays after initial treatment impact survival for some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • June 25: The Week in Cancer News

    A reporter discusses the elevated risk for early-onset colorectal cancer in Black men, and a study shows that women are underrepresented in cancer clinical trials.

    by Kate Yandell

  • June 11: The Week in Cancer News

    Triplet therapy shows promise for prostate cancer that was metastatic at diagnosis, and Americans report inadequate knowledge of palliative care.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • June 4: The Week in Cancer News

    A targeted therapy improves disease-free survival when given to people with certain hereditary mutations after breast cancer surgery, and the Food and Drug Administration approves a new lung cancer treatment targeting a mutated form of the KRAS protein.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • May 28: The Week in Cancer News

    A study finds that many people with solid tumors mount an antibody response following COVID-19 vaccination, and the Food and Drug Administration approves the first targeted therapy for a rare lung cancer subtype.

    by Kate Yandell

  • May 14: The Week in Cancer News

    Researchers report disappointing results about ovarian cancer screening, and cancer patients with impaired immune function feel uncertain about protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination.

    by Marci A. Landsmann