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August 19: The Week in Cancer News
Link found between fracking wells and leukemia in children, and accurate reporting of cancer outcomes urged for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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August 12: The Week in Cancer News
Drug for HER2-positive cancer receives further approvals, and researchers study the risk of lung cancer from wildfires.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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August 5: The Week in Cancer News
Study finds majority of patients treated with chemotherapy experience hearing loss, and ‘rogue’ online pharmacies found to be dispensing oncology drugs.
by Thomas Celona
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July 29: The Week in Cancer News
Cancer patients and doctors concerned about how abortion bans will affect treatment, and resistant starch supplements lower risk of many cancers in people with Lynch syndrome.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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July 22: The Week in Cancer News
Drug shortages in hematology oncology, and cancer centers don’t accept Medicaid.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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July 15: The Week in Cancer News
COVID-19 boosters promote immune response in additional blood cancer patients, and high drug costs lead cancer patients to not fill prescriptions.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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July 8: The Week in Cancer News
Motherhood does not decrease chance of survival for women who have had breast cancer, and the FDA temporarily suspends ban on Juul e-cigarettes.
by Thomas Celona
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July 1: The Week in Cancer News
Colorectal cancer screening less prevalent in the younger end of the recommended age group, and cancer patients targeted online with ads for unproven treatment.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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June 24: The Week in Cancer News
American Cancer Society reacts to Supreme Court decision, and research highlights the disproportionate burden of cancer mortality on Black people.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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June 17: The Week in Cancer News
Clinical trials rebound after COVID-19 setbacks, and early treatment leads to significant reduction in anal cancer risk among people with HIV.
by Thomas Celona
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