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Tuesday, May 7

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New PET agent provides same-day imaging for clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients

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A novel investigational PET imaging agent can rapidly and accurately visualize lesions in clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) patients according to new research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Transfected SARS-CoV-2 spike DNA suppresses cancer cell response to chemotherapy

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 infection has led to worsened outcomes for patients with cancer. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mediates host cell infection and cell-cell fusion that causes stabilization…

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Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

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Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.

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India News | Delhi HC Imposes Rs 50K Costs on Insurance Firm for Denying Cancer Patient's Claim, Causing Harassment

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 50,000 on New India Assurance Company Ltd for the "harassment and mental agony" caused to a cancer patient, who was deprived of the claim…

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How mRNA vaccines could be personalized cancer cures

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An expanding pipeline of vaccines is giving patients new hope against some of the deadliest cancers, by training the body's immune system to attack malignancies.

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Dying woman whose cancer was repeatedly missed by medics calls for 'Anne's rule' to help other patients avoid the same fate

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Anne Shaw, 68, was given the devastating diagnosis after doctors repeatedly failed to spot a golf-ball sized ovarian tumour clearly visible in a 2019 scan.

Monday, May 6

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Researchers generate direct measurement of interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient's biopsy

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Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have unveiled a technology that promises to improve cancer treatment decisions based on a patient's biopsy. The pioneering biological research and development measures changes in immune system cells…

Prostate cancer hope as patients could get painless treatment instead of chemo

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Currently patients with a form of the disease which has spread to one or two other parts of the body are assumed to be resistant to milder hormone therapy drugs

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The New Frontier: How Smartphone Data Can Revolutionize Cancer Care

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Patient-generated "passive data," collected from smartphones, offers an alternative – continuous, real-time insights into the health and behavior of those living with ...

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Johnson & Johnson Advances Its Two Bladder Cancer Studies, Releases Latest Data

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Johnson & Johnson's results in treating bladder and prostate cancer. Learn about TAR-210's efficacy in high-risk NMIBC patients and TAR-200's promising outcomes for BCG-unresponsive cases.

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Research team tests intervention to reduce financial burden on cancer patients and caregivers

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Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and DanceBlue Kentucky Children's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic found that receiving financial and legal navigation services improves levels of financial toxicity and…

Exploring oncogenic driver molecular alterations in Hispanic/Latin American cancer patients

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In an editorial, published in Oncoscience, researcher Rafael Parra-Medina from Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud and Instituto Nacional de Cancerología discusses Latin America's (LA) population—a heterogeneous mix of…

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Knocking out deadly brain cancer with a dual therapy

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Glioblastoma is an often fatal form of brain cancer, with only 5% of patients surviving beyond five years. The cancer is difficult to treat and almost always becomes resistant to treatment. As a result, recurrence of glioblastoma is…

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Cancer patients in west of Ireland set to lose surgery option after resignation of Galway consultant

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Paul Carroll said he came back from Canada ‘with assurances’ from hospital management but now has no alternative but to move to Sligo for family reasons

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Unhoused Cancer Patient Won’t Get New ID To Access $400K Raised Through GoFundMe

The homeless cancer patient who went viral still hasn't received his GoFundMe money. Why?

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In a first, researchers generate a direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient's biopsy

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The pioneering biological research and development measures changes in immune system cells adjacent to cancer cells, providing crucial insights into the patient's immune response and potentially enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

Sunday, May 5

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No Survival Benefit With Extended Lymphadenectomy in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Extended compared with standard lymphadenectomy at the time of radical cystectomy provided no survival benefit to patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), according to a phase III trial.

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Blood cancer sufferers to be offered pioneering new immunity drugs as 'standard care' on NHS following trial success with patients who did not respond to other drugs

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Watchdogs last week gave the green light for pembrolizumab after studies suggested patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma on it lived longer than those given radiotherapy and chemotherapy.