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January 21: The Week in Cancer News
Metastatic cancer patients nearing death continue to receive high-dose radiation despite guidelines advising against it, and new standards are likely to reduce racial disparities in lung cancer screening.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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January 14: The Week in Cancer News
Cancer mortality continues to go down, and a “real-world” study finds more than a third of active surveillance patients are lost to follow-up.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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January 7: The Week in Cancer News
Three out of four people with advanced colorectal cancer suffer significant financial hardship, and lung cancer patients who quit smoking experience increased survival.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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December 17: The Week in Cancer News
FDA approves drug to prevent graft versus host disease and decline in lung cancer deaths linked to screening.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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December 10: The Week in Cancer News
A new program specializes in concerns of gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer, and Black women found to have a higher risk of lymphedema after breast cancer.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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December 3: The Week in Cancer News
Some cancer centers scrutinized for lack of pricing transparency, and an imaging drug helps surgeons better identify ovarian cancer with fluorescent lighting.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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November 19: The Week in Cancer News
HPV vaccine rates are higher when teens decide, and colorectal cancer is on the rise in people under 50.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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November 12: The Week in Cancer News
The U.S. Is behind the U.K. in preventing cervical cancer through HPV vaccination, and lack of health insurance impacts cancer screening in the unemployed.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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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
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October 29: The Week in Cancer News
Patient expenses for cancer care exceed $21 billion in 2019, and the FDA introduces stringent requirements for breast implants.
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