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Targeted therapies show initial effectiveness in subset of papillary thyroid cancer
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two immunotherapy drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
AACR pubs 1st set of screening recs from childhood cancer predisposition workshop
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has published its first set of consensus screening recommendations for children...
Attacking metastatic tumors in the brain
(Bethesda, MD, June 05, 2017) Rakesh Jain, PhD, Director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology at the...
Trends in reoperation after initial lumpectomy for breast cancer
Monica Morrow, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and coauthors investigated the impact of a 2014 consensus...
Generous health insurance plans encourage overtreatment, but may not improve health
CATONSVILLE, MD, June 5, 2017 - Offering comprehensive health insurance plans with low deductibles and co-pay in exchange for higher...
Research suggests possible new treatment for EGFR-positive lung cancer
ASCO Perspective "It's been nearly 15 years since EGFR-targeted therapies were introduced, helping extend survival for thousands of patients in...
CAR T-Cell therapy sends multiple myeloma into lasting remission
ASCO Perspective "While it's still early, these data are a strong sign that CAR T-cell therapy can send multiple myeloma...
Alectinib halts lung cancer growth more than a year longer than crizotinib
ASCO Perspective "The fact that this second-generation targeted treatment halted advanced lung cancer growth for more than two years while...
Adding a second HER2 blocker may lower chance of invasive breast cancer for some women
ASCO Perspective "The introduction and success of HER2 targeted treatment was a turning point in breast cancer care. It's promising...
Early research suggests first immunotherapy for mesothelioma on the horizon
ASCO Perspective "We're seeing a second wave of immunotherapy with expansion of its use in more cancer types. This study...
Psychological intervention relieves distress in patients with advanced cancer
ASCO Perspective "A diagnosis of advanced cancer weighs heavily on patients and families, and this study gives a new approach...
Remote therapy program improves quality of life, lowers distress after cancer diagnosis
ASCO Perspective "When the doctor says cancer, it can bring on a wave of emotions, fear, and uncertainty. Cancer care...
Psychological intervention lowers survivors’ fear of cancer recurrence
ASCO Perspective "The number of people surviving cancer is higher than ever before, but many survivors fear that the cancer...
A single radiation treatment sufficiently relieves spinal cord compression symptoms
ASCO Perspective "Spinal cord compression is a debilitating condition that many patients with advanced cancer experience. Until now, patients often...
Abiraterone delays metastatic prostate cancer growth by 18 months, extends survival
ASCO Perspective "For men who are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, treatment has evolved into more effective approaches, first with...
Treating depression w/ software: Tech from Mount Sinai steps into the digital healthcare universe
A treatment for depression using Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT), a technology originally developed by two Mount Sinai researchers, resulted...
Staphyloccus ribosome structure researched by KFU Structural Biology Lab
The results were published in Nucleic Acids Research. This paper was announced as the best of May 2017 by FSBMB....
Symposium to honor microbiologist Sol Spiegelman, present new work in biological sciences
In honor of University of Illinois microbiologist Sol Spiegelman and his work in recombinant DNA technology, the Carl R. Woese...
HUD housing assistance linked to improved health care access
Credit: Health Affairs College Park, Md. - A new study examining the impact that access to affordable housing has on...
Social jet lag is associated with worse mood, poorer health and heart disease
Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health...
