Oncology
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U.S. hot, cold spots of young-onset CRC may help target interventions
“Additional factors like proximity to primary care, gastroenterology, and cancer care facilities or novel environmental exposures may contribute...
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Amazon involved with new cancer vaccine clinical trial
The trial is aimed at finding “personalized vaccines” to treat breast cancer and melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
Article
Surgical Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Older Adult Veterans
When is surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer appropriate for older patients with life-limiting comorbidities?
Conference Coverage
Pembrolizumab for melanoma bittersweet, doctor says
“Until we can further define who the highest-risk patients are, I think it’s hard to give it to everyone,” one doctor says.
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Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and more linked to lower CRC risk
Interestingly, the reduced risk of CRC observed for pregnancy and breastfeeding only applied to proximal colon cancer.
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New KRAS inhibitor shows promise in NSCLC
One out of three lung cancer patients previously treated with chemotherapy and immune therapy responded to a new targeted therapy.
Commentary
Drugging the undruggable
Targeted therapies are the ideal in drug development. New drugs that target KRAS (G12C) mutations mark a significant leap forward in oncology.
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High residual liver cancer risk in HCV-cured cirrhosis
The predicted probability of HCC in cirrhosis patients was 410 times greater than the general population.
Conference Coverage
Select patients with breast cancer may skip RT after lumpectomy
There is “clearly a population of early-stage breast cancer [patients] who after lumpectomy do not benefit from radiation.”
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Sociogenomics may explain race disparities in breast cancer mortality
Research aimed at understanding and mitigating the effects of persistent marginalization urgently needed.
