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January 22: The Week in Cancer News
Research measures regret about treatment among African Americans with prostate cancer, and COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for cancer patients are released.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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January 15: The Week in Cancer News
People are using crowdsourced fundraising to cover cancer care costs, and missed cancer screenings due to COVID-19 may have led to fewer missed diagnoses than feared.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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January 8: The Week in Cancer News
Two extremely rare cases of cancer being passed from mother to child observed in Japan, and advice on COVID-19 vaccines for cancer patients.
by Bradley Jones
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December 18: The Week in Cancer News
Researchers estimate that breast cancer surpassed lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally in 2020, and a study provides insight into financial toxicity's impact on quality of life.
by Bradley Jones
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December 11: The Week in Cancer News
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and American Society of Hematology meeting go virtual, and COVID-19 brings silver linings to cancer clinical trials.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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December 4: The Week in Cancer News
Many people who pursue low-dose CT lung cancer screening do not follow the recommended screening schedule, and U.K. scientists say the COVID-19 pandemic has set back progress in cancer research.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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November 20: The Week in Cancer News
Researchers investigate why some patients respond exceptionally well to cancer treatment, and the Food and Drug Administration approves a second immunotherapy drug for some breast cancer patients.
by Kate Yandell
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November 13: The Week in Cancer News
A survey indicates that the pandemic is reducing cancer patients' willingness to enroll in cancer clinical trials, and a study find that indoor tanning increases risk of developing melanoma multiple times.
by Kate Yandell
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November 6: The Week in Cancer News
Cancer survivors who use the internet for health-related reasons are more likely to be dissatisfied with their care, and liquid biopsy could misidentify which prostate cancer patients could benefit from targeted therapy.
by Kate Yandell
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October 30: The Week in Cancer News
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force releases draft guidance suggesting lowering the age at which people should begin routine colorectal cancer screening, and an ovarian cancer patient considers what clinical trials owe participants.
by Kate Yandell
Cancer Talk
Immunotherapy for Early-stage Gastric Cancer
‘Practice-changing’ research shows adding immunotherapy before and after surgery reduced recurrences for early-stage gastric cancer.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
Physical Activity Linked to Lower Colon Cancer RecurrenceParticipating in a structured exercise program after treatment was associated with a reduced risk of recurrence in people who had colon cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
Gaps in Survivorship Care Leave Unmet Needs After Cancer TreatmentA survey of head and neck cancer survivors reveals that many are not getting adequate survivorship care and may not even know it is available.
by Cameron Walker
Improving Communication for Deaf Cancer PatientsAfter a cancer diagnosis, people who are deaf or have hearing problems can struggle if accommodations don’t meet their communication needs.
by Eric Fitzsimmons