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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • January 19: The Week in Cancer News

    Preventive gastrectomy has lasting effects, and rising cancer incidence undercuts continued progress against mortality.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • 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

  • January 5: The Week in Cancer News

    The FDA will review a blood test that detects colon cancer, and a writer recounts his sister’s decision to receive medical aid in dying.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • December 15: The Week in Cancer News

    Study finds breast cancer survivors can opt for less frequent screening, and people with physical disabilities often encounter discrimination in cancer care.

    by Thomas Celona

  • December 8: The Week in Cancer News

    Less radiation explored in multiple studies at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, and National Cancer Institute writes next precision medicine chapter.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • December 1: The Week in Cancer News

    FDA announces investigation into CAR T-cell therapy, and precision therapies are not available for most cancer diagnoses.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • November 17: The Week in Cancer News

    Study finds association between vitamin D levels and risk for peripheral neuropathy, and new report highlights rising lung cancer survival.

    by Thomas Celona