<ѻý>The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancersѻý> Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
<ѻý>Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapyѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer Aug 24, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Alarm Over Pharma-China Link; Taking Screening to the People; Agriculture and Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 23, 2024
<ѻý>Favorable Outcomes With Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastasesѻý> Survival similar to resection with less morbidity, but editorial suggests use in select patients Aug 22, 2024
<ѻý>Adjunctive Cannabis Extract Improves Nausea-Vomiting Prevention in Cancer Patientsѻý> Troublesome side effects, barriers to access could limit future availability Aug 21, 2024
<ѻý>Strong Support for Not Interrupting Imatinib Treatment in Advanced GISTѻý> Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Dose-Reduced Chemo Regimen Promising in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourismѻý> Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
<ѻý>Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggestsѻý> More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy Aug 19, 2024
<ѻý>No Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding in Surgery for Liver Cancerѻý> No difference from placebo in transfusion rate, blood loss, with higher complication rate Aug 19, 2024
<ѻý>More Support for Early Detection; Cancer in Men Rising; Diet Drives Colon Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 16, 2024
<ѻý>Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicideѻý> Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivalѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 15, 2024
<ѻý>A Win for Molecularly Guided Therapy for Cancer of Unknown Primaryѻý> Improved PFS versus chemotherapy adds to evidence that could lead to practice change Aug 14, 2024
<ѻý>Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crashѻý> "They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances" Aug 13, 2024
<ѻý>Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised?ѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 13, 2024
<ѻý>Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's Aug 10, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>No Gestational Diabetes-Cancer Link; Cholesterol and Cancer; Oncologist Saves Umpireѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 09, 2024
<ѻý>Heavy Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Head and Neck Cancer Riskѻý> Study findings have "substantial public health implications," researchers say Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Imageѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 08, 2024
<ѻý>Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Careѻý> According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022 Aug 07, 2024
<ѻý>Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancerѻý> Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy Aug 07, 2024
<ѻý>Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimatesѻý> Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount Aug 05, 2024
<ѻý>Approval in Endometrial Cancer Expanded; Masks at Cancer Centers; NPR Reporter Diesѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 02, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumorѻý> Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma Aug 02, 2024
<ѻý>Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVIDѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Aug 01, 2024
<ѻý>Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primaryѻý> In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy Jul 30, 2024
<ѻý>Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpilesѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Jul 30, 2024
<ѻý>Ancient DNA May Fuel Cancer; ASCO Appeals to Oncologists; Pesticide Cancer Riskѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 26, 2024
<ѻý>Jon Stewart Pushes VA to Help Veterans Sickened by Post-9/11 Exposure to Uraniumѻý> Thousands have reported complex medical conditions, some known to be linked to radiation exposure Jul 23, 2024
<ѻý>U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Diesѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Jul 22, 2024
<ѻý>Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 19, 2024
<ѻý>Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nominationѻý> "We're going to get to the bottom of it" Jul 19, 2024
<ѻý>Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformationsѻý> Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
<ѻý>Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It?ѻý> "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
<ѻý>Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcificationѻý> Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
<ѻý>A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Tollѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 12, 2024
<ѻý>Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCCѻý> Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit? Jul 12, 2024
<ѻý>Spicy Chip Death Lawsuit; Gen X and Cancer; Extreme U.S. Temperaturesѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff Jul 12, 2024
<ѻý>Laryngeal Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again in Pioneering Studyѻý> Transplants of this nature normally aren't an option for people with active cancer Jul 09, 2024