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<乌鸦传媒>Pulled Myeloma Drug May Have a Role in Treating the Disease After All

Belantamab mafodotin boosts PFS by nearly 2 years when combined with bortezomib, dexamethasone

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<乌鸦传媒>Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk

Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Smoking Tied to Increased Mortality From Early-Stage Melanoma

Association only see among current smokers, however

A photo of a woman wearing a scarf on her bald head recovering from chemotherapy.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients and Doctors Push Back Against the Harsh Side Effects of Cancer Drugs

"If the patients are not taking the drug, then it's not going to work"

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>King Charles' Health History; Supreme Court to Weigh COVID Misinfo; Toby Keith Dies

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Think Twice Before Drug Testing Your Black Patients

It's time for a bias check

A computer rendering of a cancer cell amongst red blood cells.

<乌鸦传媒>All-Oral Therapy Promising in Higher-Risk MDS, CMML

In small trial, overall response rate was 95%

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<乌鸦传媒>King Charles III Has Cancer

King is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says

<乌鸦传媒>Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients

Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids

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<乌鸦传媒>A Win for Trabectedin in High-Grade Myxoid Liposarcoma?

Statistics support noninferiority versus more toxic chemotherapy, but results far from definitive

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Progress in Early Cancer Diagnosis; Breast Cancer in Younger Women; Diet and Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Improved Fitness May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Observational study finds reduced incidence in men who increased their cardiorespiratory fitness

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<乌鸦传媒>Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Tied to a Range of Cancers, CDC Study Says

Health risks now more firmly established, but study falls short of being definitive

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<乌鸦传媒>'We Caught It Early': Blessing or Burden?

Cancer screening has its drawbacks

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<乌鸦传媒>Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection

Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer

A computer rendering of pancreatic cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Sequential Therapy Boosts Survival in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Phase II study shows a 32% reduced risk of death compared with standard treatment

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Shannen Doherty's 'Miracle Treatment'; Adult 'Diaper Spa'? Israel Raids Hospital

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Immunocompromised Patients Clear Omicron Infections

B-cell malignancies, B-cell treatments associated with longer duration of infection

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<乌鸦传媒>Peripheral IV Access for Chemo Better Than Central Lines in Testicular Cancer?

Retrospective study suggests the technique results in fewer complications, thrombotic events

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<乌鸦传媒>Unfavorable Colon Cancer Trends in Young Adults Seen Across the Pond, Too

Rise in predicted CRC mortality among Europeans under 50 may be due to increasing obesity rates

A photo of a young male doctor sitting across the desk from his senior female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care

Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions

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<乌鸦传媒>First-Line Combo for Cisplatin-Ineligible Bladder Cancer Just Misses Positive Result

Cabozantinib-pembrolizumab induced responses in 16 of 35 evaluable patients, but needed one more

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<乌鸦传媒>Science Sleuths Use Tech to Find Fakery and Plagiarism in Published Research

These individuals are keeping researchers and science journals on their toes

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence That ARSIs for Prostate Cancer Differ in Cognitive Effects

More fatigue, depression, worse reaction time with enzalutamide as compared with abiraterone

<乌鸦传媒>A Win and A Loss for Adjuvant ICIs in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Pembrolizumab leads to improved OS; single-agent nivolumab fails to impact DFS

<乌鸦传媒>Another Prostate Cancer Screening Candidate Outperforms Standard PSA Testing

Multiparametric Stockholm3 avoided far more unnecessary biopsies without sacrificing sensitivity

<乌鸦传媒>Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Boosts DFS in High-Risk Muscle Invasive Urothelial Cancer

Benefit more than double with the immune checkpoint inhibitor compared with observation

<乌鸦传媒>Cancer After Weight Loss; How Older Adults Use the Healthcare System

Also in TTHealthWatch: PFAS guidelines for clinicians

A computer rendering of T-cells attacking growing cancer cells.

<乌鸦传媒>When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks

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<乌鸦传媒>Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab Delays Progression in mCRPC

Combination improved PFS versus more hormonal therapy, but control arm questioned

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>No Cervical Cancer After HPV Vax; Brain Tumor Blood Test; Weight Loss and Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Olaparib-Abiraterone in Biomarker-Selected mCRPC Tops Each Agent Alone

In small first-line trial, PFS more than doubled with combination

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Supports High-Dose RT, Long-Term ADT as Standard for High-Risk Prostate Cancer

OS, PFS, cancer-specific survival all improved, with no increase in toxicity

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins?

Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities

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<乌鸦传媒>Two-Stage Screening Strategy for Ovarian Cancer Continues to Show Progress

Large study shows stage shift, high specificity, increasing PPV over 21 years

A computer rendering of CAR-T immunotherapy.

<乌鸦传媒>CAR-T Investigation: FDA Leaders Detail Decision on Cancer Risk Warning

Post-treatment cases grow to 22 since products' initial approvals

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<乌鸦传媒>Apalutamide Makes Its Case in Biochemically Recurrent Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Intensification should be considered for high-risk patients, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Liquid Biopsy Has Mixed Performance for Predicting Colon Cancer Outcomes

Adjuvant chemo fails to move needle on DNA clearance, but dynamics predictive of DFS

Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD

<乌鸦传媒>Native Hawaiian Physician-Scientist Kekoa Taparra Is Making Waves

One of the first Native Hawaiians with an MD, PhD is tackling Pacific Islander health disparities

A computer rendering of CAR T cells and a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Calls for New Boxed Warning on All CAR-T Products

Most serious warning would alert patients, providers on potential risk for secondary malignancies

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