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<乌鸦传媒>FLT3 Inhibitor Highly Active in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Complete response rate of 86%, median event-free survival approaching 4 years with crenolanib

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<乌鸦传媒>Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule

New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail

Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>No Relief From Drug Shortages; New Lymphedema Guideline; A 'Good' Patient No More

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.

Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists

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<乌鸦传媒>Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Shows Some Benefit After Breast Cancer Irradiation

However, most women declined the therapy in this study

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<乌鸦传媒>Mixed Results in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer With Add-On Fruquintinib

Significant improvement in PFS, but not OS, versus chemo alone in the second-line setting

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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

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<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"

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<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

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<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

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<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

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<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

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<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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