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February 19, 2020
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Shot in the Arm: Talking to Vaccine-hesitant Patients About Protecting Themselves

Shot in the Arm: Talking to Vaccine-hesitant Patients About Protecting Themselves

As far as hot-button health care topics go, it is hard to top vaccines. Even dropped into a casual conversation, the idea itself — and this includes the slang term for opponents of vaccination — can cause tension and divisiveness.

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February 18, 2020
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New treatments offer ‘glimmers of optimism,’ possible cure for Cushing’s disease

New treatments offer ‘glimmers of optimism,’ possible cure for Cushing’s disease

More than a century has passed since neurosurgeon and pathologist Harvey Cushing described the disease that would eventually bear his name, but only recently have several key discoveries offered patients with the condition real hope for a cure.

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February 09, 2020
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Foundation presents grants to six early career cancer researchers

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research presented grants to six early career scientists who are conducting research projects designed to address unmet needs.

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January 24, 2020
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Ruxolitinib shows efficacy for certain patients with chronic neutrophilic leukemia, atypical CML

Ruxolitinib induced responses in about one-third of a cohort of patients with chronic neutrophilic leukemia and atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, according to results of a single-arm phase 2 study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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January 10, 2020
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Partial breast reirradiation ‘viable alternative to mastectomy’ for certain women with breast cancer recurrence

Partial breast reirradiation without mastectomy appeared as effective as mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer recurrence in the ipsilateral breast after lumpectomy and whole breast irradiation, according to results of the phase 2 NRG Oncology/RTOG1014 trial published in JAMA Oncology.

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November 25, 2019
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Financial disclosure in oncology leaves ‘room for standardization’

Financial disclosure in oncology leaves ‘room for standardization’

Reporting of financial ties to industry has become an increasingly contentious, ethically murky area in both oncologic research and clinical practice.

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November 18, 2019
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Invasive prostate cancer incidence rising among young men; cause elusive

Invasive prostate cancer incidence rising among young men; cause elusive

Incidence of prostate cancer among adolescents and young adults has increased in the United States and many other countries during the past 3 decades, according to study results published in Cancer.

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November 01, 2019
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Lymphatic vessels active, anatomical determinants of effective antitumor immunity

Lymphatic vessels active, anatomical determinants of effective antitumor immunity

By Amanda W. Lund, PhD

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October 29, 2019
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NCCN’s off-label cancer treatment recommendations ‘constitute a problem’

NCCN’s off-label cancer treatment recommendations ‘constitute a problem’

Many novel, costly and toxic cancer therapies continue to be broadly recommended for off-label use by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network based upon no evidence, low-levels of evidence or evidence not clearly cited in guidance documents, according to Vinay K. Prasad, MD, MPH.

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August 01, 2019
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New Jersey ‘Aid in Dying’ law for terminally ill takes effect

New Jersey ‘Aid in Dying’ law for terminally ill takes effect

New Jersey has become the eighth state to allow terminally ill patients to request a prescription from a physician for medication to end their lives.

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