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Monday, Jul 8

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Tisotumab vedotin found efficacious for recurrent cervical cancer

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Second- or third-line treatment with tisotumab vedotin is efficacious for patients with recurrent cervical cancer, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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RNAs may help identify stage II colon cancer patients who could benefit from chemotherapy following surgery

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The decision to treat patients with stage II colon cancer with adjuvant chemotherapy remains controversial. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify reliable prognostic biomarkers that may be used to identify which patients would…

Novel liquid biopsy methodology enables monitoring of disease evolution in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

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Published today in Cancer Cell, results of a study directed by Joaquin Mateo, Head of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology's (VHIO) Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group, show that DNA/RNA material contained in circulating…

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Quest for better pancreatic cancer tests gains insights from survivor's data

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Patients with advanced cases of pancreatic cancer have a poor survival rate, and in the early stages the cancer does not usually produce any noticeable symptoms.

IDEAYA Biosciences Highlights 'Encouraging' Preliminary Efficacy, Safety Profile For Patients With Hard-To-Treat Cancer

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Monday, IDEAYA Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:IDYA) released clinical data for the IDE397 Phase 2 monotherapy expansion dose in methylthioadenosine phosphorylase-deletion urothelial and non-small cell lung cancer patients (NSCLC).

Team discovers potential drug target for the lethal wasting disease known as cancer cachexia

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Cancer is insidious. Throughout tumor progression, the disease hijacks otherwise healthy biological processes—like the body's immune response—to grow and spread. When tumors elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 …

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Sunderland mechanic on pioneering trial which could predict how cancer treatment will go

The Freeman Hospital was the first in the UK to recruit a patient to a pioneering trial.

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Saturday, Jul 6

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Jigawa govt launches free surgical programme for cancer, hernia patients

Mr Umar announced that the state government would sponsor the treatment of patients with hernia and cancer, for free for 30 individuals from each council area.

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UAE welcomes 18th group of wounded Palestinian children, cancer patients

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The 18th group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients and those accompanying them, arrived today in the UAE, in line with the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to provide medical treatment for 1,000…

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Drugs like Ozempic linked to lower cancer risk in study

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Blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs might lower patients’ risk of developing some common types of cancer that are closely linked to obesity, new evidence suggests.

Friday, Jul 5

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Diabetes drugs lower cancer risks- Study

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A class of diabetes medications, which include the best-selling drug Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of certain obesity-related cancers, according to a study released Friday. Published in the journal JAMA, the study compared…

Saskatoon palliative cancer patient left on stretcher for 4 days

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A Saskatoon palliative care cancer patient was left in a stretcher in a Saskatoon hospital for four days as she waited for a bed.

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GLP-1 Treatments Such As Wegvoy, Mounjaro Cut Obesity-Related Cancer Risks, Study Finds

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In a study published in JAMA Network, patients with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 treatments have a reduced risk of developing ten types of obesity-related cancers compared to those on insulin and other diabetes medications.

World News | UAE Welcomes 18th Group of Wounded Palestinian Children, Cancer Patients

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The 18th group of wounded Palestinian children and cancer patients and those accompanying them, arrived today in the UAE, in line with the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin…

Diabetes patients using Ozempic, other treatments instead of insulin have lower cancer risk, study finds

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Type 2 diabetes patients on GLP-1 treatments, including Ozempic, have a lower risk of 10 types of obesity-related cancers compared to those on insulin, according to a new study.

Cancer patient forced to make terrible decision after Qilin attack on London hospitals

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Skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction scrapped as result of ransomware at supplier

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Development of new techniques and clinical applications of liquid biopsy in lung cancer management

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In clinical practice, traditional tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging has difficulty achieving accuracy in prognosis stratification at the individual patient level. In a study published in the journal Science Bulletin, researchers have…

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Roche's New Immunotherapy Fails To Show Benefit Over Merck's Blockbuster Keytruda In Lung Cancer Patients

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Roche's SKYSCRAPER-06 study of tiragolumab plus Tecentriq and chemotherapy did not meet primary endpoints for progression-free survival and overall survival in advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.