Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Image Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 08, 2024
Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022 Aug 07, 2024
Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy Aug 07, 2024
FDA Approves Vorasidenib for IDH-Mutant Gliomas Treatment improved PFS by 16 months compared with placebo in INDIGO trial Aug 06, 2024
AI Model as Effective as Radiologists in Detecting Prostate Cancer on MRI Combined findings from model and radiologists outperformed radiologists alone Aug 06, 2024
Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount Aug 05, 2024
New Firearm Injury Numbers; Another Indication for Semaglutide? Also in TTHealthWatch: bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer Aug 03, 2024 podcast
Approval in Endometrial Cancer Expanded; Masks at Cancer Centers; NPR Reporter Dies News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 02, 2024
Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma Aug 02, 2024
Aspirin for CRC Risk Reduction May Benefit Unhealthy People Most Absolute risk reduction tied to aspirin use progressively decreased with healthier lifestyles Aug 01, 2024
Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 01, 2024
FDA OKs Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus VRd for Myeloma Indicated for newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for stem cell transplant Jul 31, 2024
Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primary In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy Jul 30, 2024
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jul 30, 2024
Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor Jul 29, 2024
FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening Shield becomes the first liquid biopsy for primary CRC screening Jul 29, 2024
Ancient DNA May Fuel Cancer; ASCO Appeals to Oncologists; Pesticide Cancer Risk News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 26, 2024
FDA Panel Supports More Clarity in NSCLC Perioperative Immunotherapy Trials Committee unanimously backs mandating trial design to distinguish effects of therapy phases Jul 25, 2024
'Next Berlin Patient' Adds to Small but Growing Number of People Cured of HIV New case suggests HIV cure can be achieved independent of stem cell transplant donor CCR5 status Jul 25, 2024
These Athletes Weren't Doping. Their Genes Made It Look Like They Did. Advanced sequencing revealed genetic reasons for high hemoglobin, hematocrit levels Jul 24, 2024
Two Tests Better Than One for Detecting Anal Cancer in People With HIV Combination testing also tied to fewer referrals for further diagnostics Jul 23, 2024
Jon Stewart Pushes VA to Help Veterans Sickened by Post-9/11 Exposure to Uranium Thousands have reported complex medical conditions, some known to be linked to radiation exposure Jul 23, 2024
FIT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Mortality Benefits with FIT screening were observed across racial and ethnic groups Jul 22, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jul 22, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID Jul 20, 2024 podcast
'Realistic Chance for Pregnancy' After Stem Cell Transplant, German Study Suggests 77% of pregnancies resulted in live births Jul 19, 2024
Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 19, 2024
Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination "We're going to get to the bottom of it" Jul 19, 2024
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis Risk was highest in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas Jul 18, 2024
Efanesoctocog Alfa Prevented Bleeding in Kids With Severe Hemophilia A No factor VIII inhibitors developed among the 74 boys included in the study Jul 17, 2024
EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Toll News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 12, 2024
Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCC Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit? Jul 12, 2024
