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week in cancer news
  • March 6: The Week in Cancer News

    A report shows that colorectal cancer incidence is decreasing in older adults while simultaneously rising in younger individuals, and the Food and Drug Administration approves a new treatment for multiple myeloma.

    by Kate Yandell

  • February 28: The Week in Cancer News

    Researchers find one possible explanation for the link between certain gut bacteria and colorectal cancer, and a study shows that the rate of appendix cancer is rising.

    by Kate Yandell

  • February 21: The Week in Cancer News

    A study shows that young cancer survivors have a higher death rate than their siblings in the decades following diagnosis, and a cancer survivor has a baby using immature eggs harvested prior to treatment and matured in the lab.

    by Kate Yandell

  • February 14: The Week in Cancer News

    A survey finds that outpatient palliative care clinics have become nearly ubiquitous in National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, and a group of oncology professionals calls for a cancer patient's bill of rights.

    by Kate Yandell

  • February 7: The Week in Cancer News

    A massive sequencing project reveals that mutations that drive cancer often occur years before the disease is diagnosed, and researchers report preliminary results from a trial for a new form of immunotherapy.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 31: The Week in Cancer News

    A randomized trial shows that lung cancer screening reduces lung cancer deaths, and a study indicates that a single dose of psilocybin may have a lasting impact on cancer patients' anxiety and depression.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 24: The Week in Cancer News

    A study shows that the rate of death following bone marrow transplant has decreased, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new treatment for patients with a rare form of sarcoma.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 17: The Week in Cancer News

    A study shows that eating more vegetables does not reduce risk of progression for patients with early-stage prostate cancer, and a new website provides information on cancer survival rates.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 10: The Week in Cancer News

    The rate of cancer deaths in the U.S. has continued to decline, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new treatment for a rare cancer type.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 3: The Week in Cancer News

    When reading mammograms, an artificial intelligence system yields fewer false-positive and false-negative results than radiologists, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer.

    by Kate Yandell