Cancer drug sales are on track to eclipse the $200 billion mark early in the next decade, thanks to an innovation bonanza that's transformed oncology into the fastest-growing segment across the entire pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, a recent...
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(MedPage Today) -- Studies show increase in cancer that evades Pap, confirm lethality of non-HPV disease
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Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer that was discovered after a recent emergency appendectomy
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David Kerr discusses the implications of Brexit on the National Health Service. Medscape Oncology
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Consuming moderate amounts of red meat and processed meat is associated with an increased relative risk for colorectal cancer, but eating fiber from bread and cereal may reduce the risk. Medscape Medical News
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FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 -- An informational film can improve knowledge and reduce decisional conflict for individuals considering participating in lung cancer screening, according to a study published online April 19 in the Annals of the American...
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Sen. Michael Bennet had “completely successful” surgery to treat prostate cancer, a spokesperson said Friday.The Colorado Democrat received a cancer diagnosis last month, at least temporarily upending his plans for a presidential...
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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), who is contemplating jumping in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race, has been given a clean bill of health after undergoing surgery to remove cancer, NBC News reports.
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"If I could get healthy enough to model, I might inspire another young cancer kid like me not to give up."
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THURSDAY, April 18, 2019 -- The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is largely responsible for a decline in precancerous cervical lesions among young women in the United States, a new government report shows.
The number of these precancerous...
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A recent study concludes that when a person takes vitamin D alongside standard chemotherapy, it might reduce the growth rate of colorectal cancer.
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Identifying a protein that plays a key role in cancer cell growth is a first step toward the development of a targeted cancer therapy. It is especially promising when this protein is dispensable for the growth of normal cells. Their discovery that...
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George Conway: “As for Trump’s supposed defense that there was no underlying “collusion” crime, well, as the special counsel points out, it’s not a defense, even in a criminal prosecution. But it’s actually unhelpful in the...
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New data show that CT screening of individuals beyond 5 years can significantly increase survival benefits. Medscape Medical News
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In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a lymph node to successfully activate and multiply cancer-fighting immune system T-cells. The work puts scientists a step closer, they say, to...
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Late last year the New York Times reported that Dr. José Baselga, the chief medical officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, had resigned for failing to disclose his conflicts of interest at professional meetings and in scientific and...
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(MedPage Today) -- Only statistical improvements in pain scores for head and neck cancer patients
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(MedPage Today) -- When you go looking for trouble, that's what you'll find
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