Oncology
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Can too much sleep raise the risk of cancer?
A sleep duration of 6-8 hours for men and 6-9 hours for women “may be the safest” regarding cancer incidence and mortality risk among Japanese...
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Breast cancer deaths take a big dip because of new medicines
Research model suggests a 58% overall mortality decline in 2019 from metastatic breast cancer.
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Promising treatment option for incurable lung cancer described as ‘significant’
Investigators suggest this combo should be standard therapy for NSCLC going forward.
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Severe COVID-19 and blood cancer: Plasma therapy may help
Some data indicate that certain patients who cannot mount a strong immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection may benefit.
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Collagen ‘tile’ delivers postsurgical radiation in glioblastoma
If replicated in larger trials, GT therapy “could define a new standard of care, and there would really be no reason why patients shouldn’t get...
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Radiotherapy for brain metastases: ASTRO updates guidelines
“Modern management of brain metastases has become increasingly personalized, complex and multidisciplinary.”
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Acetaminophen linked to diminished response to immunotherapy in cancer
“Commonly used medications may have a larger impact on the efficacy and toxicity of immune checkpoint blockade than historically seen with...
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‘Great optimism’ greets immunotherapy responses in dMMR rectal cancer
Study treating dMMR rectal cancer with PD-1 blockade therapy showed elimination of tumors after 6 months, enabling omission of surgery, radiation...
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Excess weight may ward off infection in breast cancer treatment
The study demonstrated significantly less frequent and less severe neutropenia in overweight and obese patients.
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Women with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer are living longer
Overall survival improved 5.6% each year among over 5,000 patients in the study.
