April 21st 2025
The risk of some skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer, was particularly heightened among patients with severe mucous membrane pemphigoid.
First Cancer Trial Using CRISPR-Edited Cells to Begin Soon in China
July 22nd 2016According to a news report in Nature, scientists at Sichuan University’s West China Hospital are on track to initiate a clinical trial that will administer CRISPR-Cas9—edited immune cells in patients diagnosed with lung cancer.
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St. Jude Study Stresses Importance of Survivor- and Parent-Reported Behavioral Symptoms
July 20th 2016While most adolescent survivors of childhood cancer have a good grip on their emotional well being, some frequently present with a combination of behavioral, emotional, and social symptoms, a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has concluded
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The Value of a 21-Gene Test in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
July 20th 2016During a health policy session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH, discussed the Oncotype DX Breast Cancer Assay, and it's impact on recommendations for chemotherapy in early-stage breast cancer.
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Cancer Drug Prices Follow a Sharp Upward Trajectory Post Launch
July 20th 2016A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology by a group from Israel that evaluated the price trend of 30 anticancer agents following their launch, found that prices may increase by as much as 44% even after adjusting for inflation.
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Evidence Lacking on Relation Between IVF and Long-Term Risk of Breast Cancer
July 19th 2016A long-term follow up study among Dutch women who underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in the Netherlands has failed to find an association between the treatment and an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Mismatch Repair Deficiency an Ideal Marker to Initiate Precision Care in CRC
July 19th 2016Research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has tried to fill the knowledge gaps that exist in the treatment of colorectal cancers that harbor mutations in genes involved in DNA mismatch repair.
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