Oncology
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FDA scrutinizes cancer therapies granted accelerated approval
News
ACG: CRC screening should start at age 45
Average-risk individuals should begin screening for colorectal cancer at the age of 45, the ACG recommends.
News
Missed visits during pandemic cause ‘detrimental ripple effects’
ACP president says doctors are already seeing the consequences of postponing care.
News
Armpit swelling after COVID-19 vaccine may mimic breast cancer
Some women have experienced axillary node swelling after receiving the Pzifer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The swelling mimics symptoms...
FDA/CDC
FDA approves cemiplimab-rwlc for NSCLC with PD-L1 expression
This approval “means physicians and patients have a potent new treatment option against this deadly disease.”
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FDA approves first drug that protects against chemo-induced myelosuppression
Conference Coverage
Drive By Flu-FIT: CRC screening in the COVID-19 era
A drive-by version of the Flu-FIT program was deemed feasible and effective by researchers.
Conference Coverage
EHR data harnessed to spot new risk factors for early-onset CRC
Machine learning models indicated that hypertension, cough, asthma, and other factors, were important in determining the risk of early-onset...
Conference Coverage
Death rates ‘remain high’ in patients with thoracic cancers and COVID-19
The risk of death was similar across racial and ethnic groups.
News
Oral contraceptives may reduce ovarian and endometrial cancer risk 35 years after discontinuation
Women who take oral contraceptive pills may not have an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer, relative to women who have never taken them, a...