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December 03, 2024
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AI significantly improves risk classification for prostate cancer metastasis

AI significantly improves risk classification for prostate cancer metastasis

An AI model classified risk for prostate cancer metastasis more accurately than standard guidelines, suggesting the approach could be used to reduce overtreatment or undertreatment.

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December 02, 2024
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Cancer researcher highlights ‘myths and misconceptions’ patients have about trials

Cancer researcher highlights ‘myths and misconceptions’ patients have about trials

Numerous patients to whom Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS, has recommended a clinical trial have told him they do not want to be a “guinea pig.”

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November 26, 2024
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Gastric Cancer Awareness Month: ‘Disturbing’ increase in metastatic cases among young adults

Gastric Cancer Awareness Month: ‘Disturbing’ increase in metastatic cases among young adults

Gastric Cancer Awareness Month, observed every November, is intended to educate the public about the potential causes and risk factors for the disease.

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November 23, 2024
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: Upstaging common; keto diet may help shrink tumors

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: Upstaging common; keto diet may help shrink tumors

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

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November 20, 2024
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‘End the Confusion’: Breast radiologist writes song to inspire women to screen at age 40

‘End the Confusion’: Breast radiologist writes song to inspire women to screen at age 40

Dana Ataya, MD, has written more than a hundred songs.

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November 18, 2024
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Heart failure drug may be ‘cardioprotective strategy’ for high-risk patients with cancer

Heart failure drug may be ‘cardioprotective strategy’ for high-risk patients with cancer

CHICAGO — Treatment with the heart failure medication sacubitril/valsartan was associated with a lower risk for chemotherapy-related heart damage among high-risk patients with cancer, according to preliminary results of the SARAH trial.

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November 18, 2024
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VIDEO: ‘Flurry of activity’ in treatment space for EGFR-mutated lung cancer

VIDEO: ‘Flurry of activity’ in treatment space for <i>EGFR</i>-mutated lung cancer

In this video, J. Nicholas Bodor, MD, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the department of hematology/oncology at Fox Chase Cancer, discusses the changing treatment landscape in EGFR-mutated lung cancer.

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November 18, 2024
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Laparoscopy may offer advantages to laparotomy for some women with ovarian cancer

Laparoscopy may offer advantages to laparotomy for some women with ovarian cancer

Laparoscopy may offer perioperative advantages to laparotomy and may be an acceptable alternative for some women with ovarian cancer, but systematic review and meta-analysis findings are limited by inclusion of only observational studies.

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November 18, 2024
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy doubles psoriasis risk

Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy doubles psoriasis risk

Patients with cancer who received immune checkpoint inhibitors exhibited increased risk for psoriasis compared with those treated with chemotherapy or targeted therapy.

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November 16, 2024
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Potential new standard in NSCLC, immunotherapy timing matters

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Potential new standard in NSCLC, immunotherapy timing matters

Lung Cancer Awareness Month, observed every November, is intended to educate the public about the potential causes and risk factors of the disease.

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