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Cancer patient sees Taylor Swift in concert after purchasing 'Eras Tour' tickets past her ‘prognosis’ date

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A woman fighting cancer attended Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" in the U.K. after pushing through a tough week of seizures and illness. Her husband said it was a bucket-list moment.

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Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs

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A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients but ruled against the…

India News | Northern Coalfields Limited, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital Sign Grant Agreement

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. To provide better facilities to cancer patients, an agreement (MoU) was concluded between Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Center, Lanka…

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6,500 penises amputated, as penile cancer spread

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In partial amputation, urine continues to exit through the penis. In total amputation, the urethral orifice can be relocated to the perineum, between the scrotum and the anus, requiring the patient to urinate while sitting on the toilet

Friday, Jun 21

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EU Adds CAR-T Warning; New Blincyto Indication; Good News in Pancreatic Cancer

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(MedPage Today) -- Following the FDA's lead, the European Medicines Agency will require labeling for CAR T-cell therapies to include a notice about a risk of second malignancies and that patients receiving the therapies should be monitored…

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Mum's heartbreak as son, 12, told he has cancer after complaining of back pain

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A mum has shared the heartbreaking moment she discovered her 12-year-old son's back pain was actually cancer - and launched a community fundraising effort to help other young patients.

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Breast cancer vaccine study begins with first patient

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An innovative study of a breast cancer vaccine is officially underway, as University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced on June 20 that the first participant had received her full course of the vaccine.

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New blood test detects ovarian cancer years before conventional methods

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Patients with early-stage ovarian cancer may have detectable changes in the immune cells in their blood.

New urine test can improve accuracy for early detection of bladder cancer in patients with hematuria

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One of the first signs of bladder cancer can be blood in the urine (hematuria). Investigators developed and analyzed the results of a streamlined and simplified DNA-based urine test to improve the accuracy of early detection of bladder…

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Innovative CAR T cell therapy shows promise for relapsed CIDP patients

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This study is led by Professor Junnian Zheng and Ming Shi from the Cancer Institute of Xuzhou Medical University, together with the team of Professor Guiyun Cui and Wei Zhang from the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University.

Thursday, Jun 20

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McKesson Introduces FDA-Approved Prostate Cancer Drug

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McKesson Corporation's (NYSE: MCK) Biologics by McKesson, its independent specialty pharmacy specializing in oncology and rare disease areas, has been selected by Accord BioPharma, Inc. as an exclusive specialty pharmacy provider for…

Study highlights importance of early detection in bile duct cancer for patients with rare liver disease

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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare progressive liver disease that damages bile ducts and significantly increases the risk of bile duct cancer, particularly a type called cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). This cancer is aggressive, and…

Combining JAK inhibitors with checkpoint inhibitors improves cancer immunotherapy response

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Because not all cancer patients respond to a leading type of cancer immunotherapy drug, known as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, scientists explored whether adding janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors – drugs that treat chronic inflammation –…

Chemotherapy before surgery benefits some patients with pancreatic cancer

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Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study.

Noninvasive urine test enhances early detection of bladder cancer in patients with hematuria

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One of the first signs of bladder cancer can be blood in the urine (hematuria). Investigators developed and analyzed the results of a streamlined and simplified DNA-based urine test to improve the accuracy of early detection of bladder…

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Modified form of chemotherapy before and after surgery enhances survival in pancreatic cancer patients

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Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study from researchers at Yale…

A new 'one-two punch' method for improving checkpoint inhibitor therapy for cancers, including Hodgkin lymphoma

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Checkpoint inhibitor therapies can be thought of as the molecular "brake release" for the immune system. These drugs eliminate the protein barriers that impede the immune system from recognizing and targeting cancer cells in the body.…