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Even Early Cancer Detection is All About Location
A new Milken Institute report finds that access to early detection in the U.S. still depends heavily on your ZIP code, with about 9,600 early-stage breast cancer detections missed each…
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Even Early Cancer Detection is All About Location
A new Milken Institute report finds that access to early detection in the U.S. still depends heavily on your ZIP code, with about 9,600 early-stage breast cancer detections missed each year. The study mapped where mammography machines are located and revealed big gaps in access, showing how…
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FDA Approves First CAR T-Cell Therapy for Marginal Zone Lymphoma In the US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new indication for Breyanzi (Lisocabtagene maraleucel) as the first Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in the U.S. for…
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4D Path Collaborates with AMD and Oracle to Scale Predictive Oncology
4D Path has created a groundbreaking platform, the patented Q-Plasia OncoReader (QPOR™), designed to directly compute cell cycle deregulation and tumor immune microenvironment dynamics to…
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Tennis Anyone? What is This Story Really About?
The story you’re about to read is about tennis. It’s also about Las Vegas. And it’s about cancer. Perhaps not in that order. Are you thoroughly dazed and confused? Keep reading. When I was 12…
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Study Reveals How Cancer Cells Become Drug Resistant
There is a quickly growing arsenal of cancer treatments available for doctors to choose from and more patients than ever before now have therapies available which provide treatment responses.…
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The Age of Blood Tests to Detect Cancer is Reaching Full Bloom
The latest is the first testicular cancer blood test offered in the United States An advanced test developed at UC San Diego Health can save lives and improve patient experiences by supporting…
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Is In vivo CAR the Next Frontier of Cancer Therapy?
Imagine if cancers could be treated with an infusion of a therapy from the comfort of a doctor’s office? This infusion would not deliver chemotherapy or radiation, but rather genetic…
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Postbiotics May Be Key to Boosting Recovery After Colon Cancer Surgery
Dr. Rick Jacobson, a surgical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal and soft tissue tumors, has a gut feeling that postbiotics can support gastrointestinal cancer patients’ recovery.…
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Grail is Looking Up
GRAIL has had a relatively short but fiery life in the hyper-competitive arena of early cancer detection. But the company has been rather quiet until recently. And for good…
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Salivary Duct Carcinoma—Treatments are Evolving, and Dentists Can Help
Salivary duct carcinoma is rarely seen by most doctors, and because of that, providing education and information about possible treatment to patients is challenging. But, Niles, Illinois-based…
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Brilliant and Kind: Alan H. Bryce Is A Rare and Wonderful Physician
When I first spoke to Alan H. Bryce, M.D., I was immediately impressed with his intellect and his compassion. He cares deeply about people, and he also happens to be a remarkable smart…
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Cancer Patients Should Always Feel Empowered to Speak Up
When I was first diagnosed with lymphoma thirty years ago, I listened to my doctors and nurses and didn’t offer much opinion. I did just about everything my doctors and nurses told…
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Bee Venom and Breast Cancer: Could Melittin Be a Breakthrough?
When most of us think of bees, we think of honey, pollination, or maybe that painful sting we try to avoid. But hidden inside that sting is a powerful molecule called melittin, the main…
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We Are All Heroes
My first real and memorable encounter with cancer, and death, happened when I was 12 years old. I had seen plenty of it on the news and in movies. But this was so close and so real. My mom…
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After the Bill: Navigating Cancer Care in a Changing Healthcare System
Part 2: Lasting Effects Red Tape and New Barriers Will Disproportionately Hurt the Sickest Beyond the funding cuts, the bill introduces a tangle of bureaucratic red tape. Medicaid recipients…
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The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: New Name, Same Dedication
This is a monumental time for blood cancer patients. As someone who has been fighting this demon for 30 years, I want everyone to know that the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has always…
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Dr. Sagun Shrestha: A New Kind of Oncologist
I rarely begin a story with a statistic. But this time I’m making an exception. Why? Because I just learned that cancer rates in women in the United States under 50 are 82% higher than men the…
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Will China’s AI Breakthrough be a Game-Changer for Early Cancer Detection?
In what experts are saying is a potentially enormous development in global cancer technology, researchers in China have announced an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can detect…
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After the Bill: Navigating Cancer Care in a Changing Healthcare System
Part 1: Initial Impact When the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law, it was sold to the public as a transformative move toward a leaner, more efficient healthcare system. The…
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A Remarkable New Cancer Treatment Is Saving Lives But Scaring Some Patients
When my cancer recurred for the fourth time earlier this year, I looked as usual for the most effective treatment. After talks with various scientists and oncologists, including my own doctor,…
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What’s New This Week
This week we bring you stories about survivors of childhood cancer, for whom researchers say genetics and treatment are key contributors to second cancer risk. We also examine a new liquid…
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