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Long-Term Data Affirm First-Line Immunotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Three times as many patients alive at 5 years with chemo plus pembrolizumab

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Certain Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Substance Use Disorder

Prevalence particularly high in those recently diagnosed with head and neck and cervical cancers

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Cost of Genomic Testing on the Minds of Many Oncologists

Insurance coverage, patient out-of-pocket costs key considerations for 80% of survey respondents

Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better

Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients

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Short Shrift in Cancer Funding; Bypassing Familiar for Distant; Testing for BRCA

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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COVID Vax and Blood Clots; Cancer Rise in Young Adults; Corpse-Abuse Charge Dropped

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors

While safe, the results do not support use of the drug in anthracycline-exposed survivors

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Vaccine 'Promising' for Delaying Relapse in KRAS-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer, CRC

T-cell response linked to 86% reduced risk of relapse, death

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Retinal Tumor Risk Incidentally Detected at 29 Weeks' Gestation

Finding poses clinical and ethical dilemma for parents and clinicians

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Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial

Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes

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Language Minimizing Adverse Events; HPV and Thyroid Cancer; Ultrasound Bras

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Study Assuages Fears of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Researchers looked at 7-year patient data

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Futile Immunotherapy for Cancer Grows More Common

Occurs most often at non-academic and low-volume centers

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Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Generics

We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access

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Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

"For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous"

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Another CAR-T Warning; 'Sweet' Cancer Test; 'Molecular Jackhammer' Blows Up Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein

Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life

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Significant Left Nasal Obstruction Finally Diagnosed After 2 Years

Nonspecific presentation impedes early diagnosis of rare indolent tumor in older man

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Mammo Responsibility Ups Screening; Opioids for Cancer Pain? Ignored Signs of CRC

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Homelessness Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes Among Veterans

However, all-cause mortality rates in lung, colon cancer lower versus other healthcare settings

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Psilocybin May Help Ease Depression in Cancer Patients

In small trial, half had early remission of depressive symptoms after psilocybin-assisted therapy

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National Database Study Finds Higher Risk for Barrett鈥檚 Esophagus in IBD

But no greater chance of BE-tied malignancy for these patients

FDA APPROVED enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Padcev) + pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over a computer rendering of bladder cancer.

FDA Approves New First-Line Standard of Care in Bladder Cancer

Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab doubled survival as compared with chemotherapy

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

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

FDA approved oral eflornithine (Iwilfin) over a computer rendering of a tumor of the adrenal gland.

FDA OKs Maintenance Option for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

Eflornithine approved to reduce relapse risk in both kids and adults

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'Half-Matched' BMTs Effective in Severe Sickle Cell Disease

High survival rates observed in patients not normally suitable for transplant

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Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab Combo Misses Goal in First-Line HCC Trial

Numerical advantages in OS, PFS fall short of statistical significance

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EUS-Guided Gastroenterostomy Better Option for Cancer-Related Duodenal Blockages

However, technique and technology are not widespread

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Detecting Ovarian Cancer Early; Allergy Med for NSCLC? Bad News for Anti-TIGIT Drug

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Novel Therapy Reduced Transfusion Dependence in Lower-Risk MDS

40% of patients treated with imetelstat were transfusion-free for at least 8 weeks

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First Gene Therapy for Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Offers Durable Response

A quarter patients with high-risk, BCG-unresponsive disease were recurrence free at 3 years

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Charting the Course: From Young Adult Leukemia Patient to Oncologist

My experience shaped how I care for patients today

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Let's Talk Drug Prices; Restoring the Sense of Touch; Learning From Tumors in a Dish

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Oncolytic Virus Shows High Response Rates in BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer

Results from interim analysis suggest "potential to disrupt the NMIBC treatment landscape"

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Noninvasive Therapy Shows Efficacy in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Investigational intravesical solution led to complete response rate of 79%

Combining Immunotherapy and PARP Inhibition in Advanced Uterine Cancer

And our roundtable of experts discuss selinexor for wild-type p53 disease

FDA APPROVED nirogacestat (Ogsiveo) over a computer rendering of a connective tissue tumor.

FDA Approves First Therapy for Progressive Desmoid Tumors

Nirogacestat reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 71% in randomized trial

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Chemoimmunotherapy Improves Pathologic Outcomes in Gastroesophageal Carcinoma

Adding atezolizumab to FLOT led to more downstaging, complete regressions versus chemo alone

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Cancer Drug Recall; Long COVID and Reinfection; WHO Staffer Killed in Gaza

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 榴莲视频 staff

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Nudging Parents Plus Auditing Providers Increased HPV Vaccine Uptake in Tweens

Interventions worked best in combination, according to cluster randomized trial

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