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week in cancer news
  • January 11: The Week in Cancer News

    Government guidance asks hospitals to post prices online, and a study shows that cancer patients are less likely to enroll in clinical trials if they have coexisting health conditions.

    by Kate Yandell

  • January 4: The Week in Cancer News

    A financial transparency law goes into effect, researchers investigate a link between hot flashes and breast cancer, and the hunt for a better synthetic cell culture medium.

    by Brad Jones

  • December 21: The Week in Cancer News

    Judicial threats to the Affordable Care Act continue, and a study investigates the long-term risks of chemotherapy.

    by Kate Yandell and Marci A. Landsmann

  • December 14: The Week in Cancer News

    A long-term trial presents new evidence on who should have surgery for localized prostate cancer, and a review finds that women are temporarily at increased risk of breast cancer after giving birth.

    by Kate Yandell

  • December 7: The Week in Cancer News

    A trial tests a new treatment for some patients with early-stage breast cancer, and studies assess how long the benefits of CAR-T cell therapy last for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

    by Kate Yandell

  • November 30: The Week in Cancer News

    A study warns that popular YouTube videos about prostate cancer may be misleading, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a therapy based on tumor genetics, not tumor origin.

    by Kate Yandell

  • November 16: The Week in Cancer News

    A study links adolescent obesity to adult pancreatic cancer risk, and “Batkid” turns 10 years old.

    by Bradley Jones

  • November 9: The Week in Cancer News

    A study assesses how timing affects the outcomes of pregnancy after cancer treatment, and researchers present on the benefits of Medicaid expansion for breast cancer patients.

    by Kate Yandell

  • November 2: The Week in Cancer News

    A survey shows that 39 percent of Americans believe that alternative therapies can cure cancer, and a trial finds that minimally invasive surgery is inferior to traditional surgery for treating cervical cancer.

    by Kate Yandell

  • October 26: The Week in Cancer News

    Researchers present cancer clinical trial results at the ESMO 2018 Congress, and a study shows that crowdfunding campaigns are raising money for unproven cancer treatments.

    by Kate Yandell