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Medical researchers have discovered what appears to be an Achilles' heel in ovarian cancers, as well as new biomarkers that could point to which patients are the best...
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Source of DNA mutations in melanoma

3 hours ago | ScienceDaily

The mutations that give rise to melanoma result from a chemical conversion in DNA fueled by sunlight - not just a DNA copying error as previously believed, reports a new study...
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Radio-wave therapy is safe for liver cancer patients and shows improvement in overall survival, study suggests

3 hours ago | ScienceDaily

Researchers have shown that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma , the most common type of liver cancer...
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Melanoma incidence, prevalence have increased in US in recent decades

3 hours ago | Healio

While melanoma incidence and prevalence in the U.S. increased between 1990 and 2019, mortality rates remained stable over that time, according to findings from a mathematical...
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ASCO Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy Data Expands EGFR and MET

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Some of the new targeted therapies work even when the mechanism is unknown, says Dr Kris. Medscape Oncology
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One More Thing We Have in Common With Cats

19 hours ago | The Atlantic

The genome of a mouse is, structurally speaking, a chaotic place. At some point in its evolutionary past, the mouse shuffled its ancestral genome like a deck of cards, futzing...
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Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center is Ranked the Best in New England

20 hours ago | BWH | 4 articles

U.S. News recognition also includes a No. 4 ranking in the nation
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Bogus Online Cancer Info Common and Can Be Dangerous

1 day ago | Web MD

A new study finds that one-third of the most popular articles on social media about treatment for common cancers contains misinformation - and most of it can be downright...
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center again ranked best cancer hospital in US

1 day ago | Healio | 3 articles

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country. MD Anderson tops U.S. News & World Report's...
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FDA approves Keytruda for high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer

1 day ago | Healio

The FDA approved pembrolizumab for treatment of patients with high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer. The approval applies to use of pembrolizumab - an anti-PD-1...
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Cholangiopathy after severe COVID-19 may lead to liver injury, failure

For patients with severe COVID-19, cholangiopathy was a late complication with potential for progressive biliary injury or liver failure, according to a study published in the... Read more ...

Mississippi woman pleads others to get vaccinated as her husband is hospitalized

William Thomas Ball, 51, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 in Jackson, Mississippi after refusing to get vaccinated. Now his wife, Alicia, is asking for others in her... Read more ...

Covid England: Cases are now falling in ALL age groups, official data reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Covid cases are falling in all age groups, and dropping fastest among adults in their twenties according to data from the Department of Health. Read more ...

Lumbar artificial disc yielded positive 7-year outcomes for degenerative...

For total disc replacement in patients with degenerative disc disease, an artificial disc is a safe option that improves pain relief, function, range of motion and decreases in... Read more ...

FDA clamps down on imported shark fins, cantaloupes, mushrooms and more

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as... Read more ...

FDA TechTalk podcast episode to focus on whole genome sequencing

Nowadays, it seems rare to find someone or some entity without a podcast, and the Food and Drug Administration is no exception. The TechTalk podcast is hosted by the FDA and... Read more ...

COVID Breakthrough Cases Ran the Gamut in Healthcare Workers

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated healthcare workers were rare, and generally were associated with the individual's immune response to the vaccine in the early... Read more ...

Some IBD Treatments in Pregnancy Had No Effect on Kids' Infection Risk

Exposure to immunosuppressive monotherapies in utero did not increase serious infection risks in young children born to mothers with inflammatory bowel disease , but the same... Read more ...

FDA issues complete response letter for retifanlimab for anal cancer

The FDA issued a complete response letter to Incyte indicating it cannot approve the company's biologics license application that seeks approval of retifanlimab for certain... Read more ...

Bristol Myers Squibb withdraws liver cancer indication for nivolumab

Bristol Myers Squibb in consultation with the FDA voluntarily withdrew the indication for nivolumab as monotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated... Read more ...