Over the course of the last week or two, you may have noticed Grease being played a lot more often lately even though its one year removed from its 40th anniversary. The reason for that is due to Lifetime’s biopic Olivia Newton-John:...
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#DXCLUSIVE: Fake Four Inc. co-founder Ceschi Ramos calls her "one of the brightest lights" he's ever encountered.
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(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics also include active surveillance for prostate cancer and reducing opioid use after hip surgery
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It may be getting easier to link your private and anonymized DNA data to your identity.
That means the genetic data you share with a testing company — which may include sensitive health information like your risk of cancer — could one...
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A recent study claims to confirm that eating organic can reduce your risk of getting cancer. But a closer look at the details reveals a different story
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Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who is known best for his portrayal of Hitler during the 2004 film titled Downfall, has passed away at the age of 77.
According to BBC, management of the actor has confirmed Ganz was in his Zurich home on Friday night during...
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Stigma around HPV infection causes concern
Misunderstanding and perceived stigma around the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is concerningly high and could put women off cervical screening, reports the Independent and others. The results of a...
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Researchers have identified a rare type of cancer cell that cannot make cholesterol, a key nutrient. By targeting this deficiency, scientists may be able to develop new strategies for treating the disease.
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In an effort to understand how colibactin, a compound produced by certain strains of E. coli, may be connected to the development of colorectal cancer, researchers are exploring how the compound damages DNA to produce DNA adducts.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 15, 2019 -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) is easily transmitted during sex, but it is unlikely to be passed by the hands, Canadian researchers report.
The virus, which infects the skin and genitals, is a cause of several types of cancer...
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Erin Andrews' world turned upside down when she found out that she had cervical cancer.Read more...
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Columbia researchers have learned why some glioblastomas—the most common type of brain cancer—respond to immunotherapy. The findings could help identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with immunotherapy drugs and lead to...
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(MedPage Today) -- But cigarette smoking rates don't drop
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court Friday, concluding a two-month absence that followed her treatment for lung cancer in December 2018.
The Supreme Court’s Public Information Office announced that Ginsburg will attend...
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The top-selling drug is for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
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FRIDAY, Feb. 15, 2019 -- Age, stage, and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) are risk factors for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)-specific death in older patients, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Cancer.
Caglar Caglayan, Ph.D.,...
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FRIDAY, Feb. 15, 2019 -- Artificial intelligence software can predict prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) above established prognostic methods, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Nature Communications.
Haonan Lu, from the...
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Medicare would pay for new, expensive cancer therapies under a proposal released Friday by the Trump administration.The proposal would require that Medicare cover Food and Drug Administration–approved CAR T-cell therapies, which ...
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(MedPage Today) -- Combination trials in mCRPC yield responses in immunologically "cold" tumor
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back at the Supreme Court.
The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice returned on Friday for a regularly-scheduled closed-door meeting, CNN reports, adding that Ginsburg is expected to take part in oral arguments on Tuesday. This...
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