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Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 – For patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly...
Telehealth Intervention Beneficial for Seniors With Metastatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – The telehealth-administered Geriatric Assessment–Guided Intervention (GAIN-S) improves physical function, mood, quality of life, and prognostic understanding among older p...
NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster
MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous ...
Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix. But ...
CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in...
Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – The incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) increased after 1945, according to a study published online June 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Andreana N....
Childhood Cancer Treatment, Genetics Contribute to Subsequent Neoplasm Risk
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Cancer treatments and genetic predisposition contribute to the risk of subsequent neoplasms (SNs) among long-term childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published...
Circulating Tumor DNA Can Be Detected Several Years Before Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Circulating tumor DNA can be detected more than three years prior to a clinical cancer diagnosis, according to a research brief published online May 22 in Cancer Discovery....
Doctors' Preferences for Their Own End-of-Life Care? No Life-Sustaining Practices
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Many physicians would personally prefer to avoid life-sustaining practices if they had advanced cancer or Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online June 10 in...
Blood Tests Can Detect Cancer Years Earlier
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — Blood tests can detect evidence of cancer three years earlier than the disease would otherwise be diagnosed, a new small-scale pilot study says. The test — called a mul...
Dostarlimab + Chemo Beneficial for Advanced, Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
MONDAY, June 9, 2025 – For patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, dostarlimab plus carboplatin-paclitaxel treatment is associated with improved survival and maintenance of quality...
American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 31-June 3
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from May 31 to June 3 in Chicago and hosted more than 35,000 participants, including clinicians, academicians, allied health p...
Immunotherapy Effective Against Stomach Cancer
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — Immunotherapy combined with chemo can give people a fighting chance against stomach and esophageal cancers, a new clinical trial says. People treated with durvalumab and c...
ESPN's Jay Harris Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — Longtime ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Jay Harris has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled to have surgery on June 10. Harris, 60, wrote about his experience in an ...
Obesity Linked to Subsequent Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 – Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are associated with the risk for subsequent neoplasms among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published online June...
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