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Daily, Long-Term Aspirin Use Reduces Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – Adjuvant treatment with 160 mg aspirin daily for three years cuts recurrence rates in patients with colorectal cancer with somatic alterations in the phosphoinositide...
Daily Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Risk: Study
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Daily low-dose aspirin can help prevent cancers from returning in about a third of colon cancer patients, a new study says. Taking 160 milligrams of aspirin a day cuts the...
Blood Test Accurately Detects Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study says. The blood test was 81% accurate in...
FDA Approves Lumakras (sotorasib) in Combination with Vectibix (panitumumab) for Chemorefractory KRAS G12C-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lumakras (sotorasib) in combination with...
Nonadherence to Cancer Screening Varies by Screening Type
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Nonadherence to cancer screening varies by screening type and sex, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Ami E. Sedani, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the...
Physical Activity May Improve Outcomes in People Diagnosed With Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – Engaging in any physical activity is associated with a reduced risk for cancer progression and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in...
Psychedelics May Boost Mental Health of People with Cancer in Recovery
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – Mind-opening psychedelic drugs can provide a needed boost to people dealing with cancer or struggling with alcoholism, according to a pair of new studies from New York...
Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol and Cancer, Urges Warning Labels
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on...
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Opdivo Qvantig for Most Solid Tumor Indications
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) injection for subcutaneous use for most previously approved adult, solid...
FDA Approves Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) Subcutaneous Injection for Use in Most Previously Approved Solid Tumor Opdivo (nivolumab) Indications
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) December 27, 2024 – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab...
U.S. FDA Approves Pfizer’s Braftovi Combination Regimen as First-Line Treatment of BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) December 20, 2024 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with...
Early-Onset CRC Incidence Rates Increased in 27 of 50 Countries, Territories
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence rates are increasing in many countries and territories, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in The Lancet Oncology. Hyuna...
Are Microplastics In the Air Putting Your Fertility At Risk?
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Microscopic plastic particles in the air could be contributing to a wide variety of health problems, including lung and colon cancers. Tires and degrading garbage shed...
Accelerated Aging Linked to Increased Odds of Preneoplastic Polyps in the Colon
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – Accelerated aging is associated with increased odds of harboring preneoplastic polyps (PNP) in the colon, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Cancer Prevention...
Colon Cancer Rates Are Up Among the Young Worldwide
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – More young people around the world are falling prey to colon cancer, a new study shows. Colon cancer rates in young adults have risen in 27 out of 50 countries around the...