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May 16, 2023
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Prevalence of functional limitations more than doubles among cancer survivors

Prevalence of functional limitations more than doubles among cancer survivors

The number of cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitations throughout the United States has more than doubled over the past 2 decades, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

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May 16, 2023
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Delays in time to cancer treatment linked to demographic, socioeconomic disparities

Delays in time to cancer treatment linked to demographic, socioeconomic disparities

Certain clinical and socioeconomic factors appeared to predict delays in time to treatment initiation among patients with various cancer types, according to study results published in JCO Oncology Practice.

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May 10, 2023
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Gut microbiome may influence pancreatic cancer survival

Gut microbiome may influence pancreatic cancer survival

Stool from long-term survivors of pancreatic adenocarcinoma had an increased relative abundance of the bacterial species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Akkermansia mucinophilia, according to data published in Cancer.

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April 30, 2023
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Antibiotics during chemotherapy may benefit some patients with pancreatic cancer

Antibiotics during chemotherapy may benefit some patients with pancreatic cancer

Perichemotherapy antibiotics appeared associated with longer survival among patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine, according to retrospective study results.

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April 18, 2023
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Cancer death rates ‘must decline faster’ to achieve Moonshot goal

Cancer death rates ‘must decline faster’ to achieve Moonshot goal

Cancer Moonshot’s goal of reducing the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years will depend upon greater access to and utilization of cancer prevention interventions, according to a study presented at an NCI press briefing.

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April 14, 2023
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FDA news: Treatments for pancreatic cancer, Ewing sarcoma receive orphan drug designation

FDA news: Treatments for pancreatic cancer, Ewing sarcoma receive orphan drug designation

The FDA announced several regulatory actions the past few weeks.

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April 10, 2023
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Perichemotherapy antibiotics improve PDAC survival in patients treated with gemcitabine

Perichemotherapy antibiotics improve PDAC survival in patients treated with gemcitabine

Receipt of perichemotherapy antibiotics correlated with improved survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine, but not fluorouracil, according to results in JAMA Network Open.

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April 08, 2023
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AACR to present award for leadership, extraordinary achievement in cancer research

AACR to present award for leadership, extraordinary achievement in cancer research

Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, will receive this year’s AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research.

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March 22, 2023
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Machine learning may guide use of neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer

Machine learning may guide use of neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer

Machine learning algorithms can help predict positive resection margin and lymph node metastases among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study results.

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March 01, 2023
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Machine learning model accurately identifies tertiary lymphoid structures up to nearly 98%

Machine learning model accurately identifies tertiary lymphoid structures up to nearly 98%

A machine learning model may aid the detection and classification of tertiary lymphoid structures associated with gastrointestinal cancers based on routine tissue slides, according to research in JAMA Network Open.

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