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March 15: The Week in Cancer News
Modified CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in glioblastoma, and an immunotherapy may soon be available as an injection.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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March 8: The Week in Cancer News
Why do many Asian American women who have never smoked have lung cancer, and a report finds acne products can create cancer-causing benzine.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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March 1: The Week in Cancer News
Many women must make decisions about preserving fertility while dealing with a cancer diagnosis, and head and neck cancer survivors face a higher stroke risk.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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February 23: The Week in Cancer News
Melanoma drug becomes first cell therapy approved to treat a solid tumor, and a new method for treating mesothelioma extended patient survival in a recent trial.
by Thomas Celona
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February 16: The Week in Cancer News
Researchers explore a try-everything approach to precision medicine, and physical activity may help ease cancer pain.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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February 9: The Week in Cancer News
Patients and doctors urge researchers to study lower doses for cancer treatments, and the FDA faces criticism for not issuing a formaldehyde ban in hair straighteners.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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February 2: The Week in Cancer News
Improving fitness linked to lower prostate cancer risk, and a study from Scotland finds no cervical cancer cases in women vaccinated before age 14.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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January 26: The Week in Cancer News
Questions about screening for women with dense breast tissue, and the FDA asks drugmakers to add a warning to labels for CAR T-cell therapies.
by Thomas Celona
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January 19: The Week in Cancer News
Preventive gastrectomy has lasting effects, and rising cancer incidence undercuts continued progress against mortality.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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January 12: The Week in Cancer News
Hiding serious illness can be a coping strategy, and cancer rates are on the rise among young people.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Cancer Talk
Dealing With Immediate Medical Test Results
Patients have been entitled to immediate access to medical records and test results for three years as a result of the Cures Act. It has changed how patients and doctors share information.
by Taneia Surles
Empowering Pediatric Cancer PatientsAfter twice being treated for leukemia as a child, Brady Lucas discusses the mental impact of pediatric cancer.
by Suzanne McBride
Light at the End of the Tunnel for ASPS PatientsImmunotherapy has helped some young people with alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, but there’s more work to be done.
by Kyle Bagenstose
CAR T-cell Therapy: Understanding the Warning and the RisksThe FDA requires a warning with CAR T-cell therapies about an increased risk of cancer from the treatment. Should you be concerned?
by Sandra Gordon