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The Week in Cancer News: Immunotherapy for Colon Cancer
The FDA approves a treatment for stage III mismatch repair-deficient colon cancer, and age-based testing criteria could miss nearly three-quarters of patients with inherited cancer-risk mutations.
by Thomas Celona
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The Week in Cancer News: Colorectal Cancer in Adolescence
Colorectal cancer diagnoses in teens and young adults are often caught at advanced stages, and 1 in 8 cancers is linked to an infection, which is often preventable.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Week in Cancer News: Splitting Radiation Doses for Brain Metastases
Radiation delivered over several sessions reduced recurrence for large brain metastases, and an experimental SERD may delay progression in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
by Darlene Dobkowski
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The Week in Cancer News: Multi-cancer Detection Blood Test
An FDA committee supports a liquid biopsy that screens for up to 50 cancers, and the FDA approves a drug combo for certain people with breast cancer.
by Thomas Celona
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The Week in Cancer News: Brain MRI in Small Cell Lung Cancer
MRI surveillance for brain metastases helps preserve cognition in small cell lung cancer, and an AACR report calls for sustained research funding.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Week in Cancer News: Cancer Rates in 9/11 Survivors
Cancer care aid enrollments for people near the World Trade Center site tripled in recent years, and the FDA approved an oral SERD for ESR1-mutated breast cancer.
by Darlene Dobkowski
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The Week in Cancer News: Treating Rare Blood Cancers
The FDA approves two therapies to treat rare blood cancers, and U.S. cervical cancer screening rates decline.
by Thomas Celona
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The Week in Cancer News: Pancreatic Cancer Drug Approval
The FDA approves a RAS-targeted therapy, and government-funded research explores topics often neglected by industry trials.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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The Week in Cancer News: Cancer Vaccine for Melanoma
An mRNA vaccine with immunotherapy may lower recurrence in melanoma, and active surveillance for prostate cancer has increased in the Veterans Affairs health system over the last two decades.
by Darlene Dobkowski
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The Week in Cancer News: Treatment Delays Grow
Patients are waiting longer to start treatment than they did a decade ago, and an experimental pancreatic cancer drug is reaching patients ahead of FDA approval.
by Marci Landsmann
Cancer Talk
How Is Living in an Ethnic Neighborhood Linked to Cancer Outcomes?
Studies reveal varying associations between ethnic enclaves and cancer outcomes, but researchers aim to identify community strengths that could improve care.
by Thomas Celona
Pediatric Cancer Patients Often Face Long Travel TimesFamilies who travel far for treatment may face financial toxicity and insurance hurdles.
by Thomas Celona
Rural Women With Breast Cancer Face Increased Mortality RiskBreast cancer mortality rates have declined overall, but women who live in rural areas have not experienced the same progress as those in more populated areas.
by Thomas Celona
Targeted Therapy Approval Adds Option for Advanced Breast Cancer Without MutationA new treatment for people with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative disease blocks multiple proteins in a key pathway for treatment resistance.
by Ashley P. Taylor
