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Andre Braugher's Cancer Dx; Malignancies Rising in Younger Adults; Negative Trials

— News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

Actor Andre Braugher, who passed away this week at the age of 61, was a few months ago, according to his publicist. (New York Times)

With more and more young people receiving cancer diagnoses, the National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research U.K. have made . (New Scientist)

With the decline in smoking prevalence, an increasing proportion of lung cancer deaths are . (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)

Meanwhile, Kate Micucci, who featured in the television series "Big Bang Theory," announced she -- an unexpected diagnosis "because I've never smoked a cigarette in my life." (CNN)

Merck and Eisai announced that a phase III trial evaluating first-line pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus lenvatinib (Lenvima) in advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer patients, whose disease is either mismatch repair-deficient or mismatch repair-proficient but not microsatellite instability-high, .

Merck also announced that the KEYLYNK-008 trial evaluating pembrolizumab plus olaparib (Lynparza) for patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer .

Prediabetes treatment might reduce the in childhood cancer survivors. (Journal of Clinical Oncology)

Candel Therapeutics announced that the FDA granted -- a novel viral oncolytic immunotherapy -- plus antiviral valacyclovir for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The FDA as a biosimilar version of Avastin, Bio-Thera Solutions announced.

A biomedical engineer developed a process that uses a 3D bioprinter to fabricate customized breast prosthetics for cancer survivors that are . (University of Connecticut)

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    Mike Bassett is a staff writer focusing on oncology and hematology. He is based in Massachusetts.