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June 16: The Week in Cancer News
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are more likely to live five years or longer compared with those diagnosed in earlier decades, and reports of functional limitations increase among cancer survivors.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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June 9: The Week in Cancer News
Daily pill lowers lung cancer death rate, and FDA authorizes importing shortage-affected cancer drugs from China.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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June 2: The Week in Cancer News
Minimally invasive surgery found to be effective for pancreatic cancer patients, and drug shortages begin to impact some cancer treatments.
by Thomas Celona
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May 26: The Week in Cancer News
High cancer death rates in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, and thousands of people lose Medicaid for procedural reasons.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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May 19: The Week in Cancer News
Cancer drugs are affected by shortages, and angiogenesis inhibitors make a comeback in combination treatments.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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May 12: The Week in Cancer News
Mammography screening recommendation pushed back to age 40, and pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promising immune response.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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May 5: The Week in Cancer News
Researchers discover a new way breast density can impact cancer risk, and CAR T-cell therapy remains out of reach for patients with HIV.
by Thomas Celona
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April 28: The Week in Cancer News
More programs address sexual health in cancer survivors, and survey suggests health insurance often doesn’t cover genetic tumor testing.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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April 21: The Week in Cancer News
Awareness of HPV link to cancer has declined, and more frequent COVID-19 boosters authorized for people who are immunocompromised.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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April 14: The Week in Cancer News
Treatment vaccines are on the horizon, and immunotherapy drugs are effective in treating multiple myeloma.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Cancer Talk
Many People Don’t Get Colonoscopy After Receiving Abnormal Blood Tests
About half of people who receive abnormal results from colorectal cancer screening tests don’t follow up with a colonoscopy.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
Can Steroids Impair Immunotherapy for Cancer?A new study suggests steroids could blunt the effects of some immunotherapies, but researchers say they remain necessary for some patients.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Treatment Combination Improves Survival in Platinum-resistant Ovarian CancerPreliminary results found that combining relacorilant with nab-paclitaxel improved outcomes for women with advanced ovarian cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
CAR T-cell Therapy Shows Response in Rare Brain CancerPotential new approach to treating diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma uses engineered immune cells infused directly to the brain.
by Taneia Surles