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Saturday, Oct 18

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Taylor Swift Makes $100,000 Donation to 2-Year-Old Cancer Patient

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Taylor Swift is making a big impact on a deserving family.

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Oral drug combination extends progression-free survival in advanced ER-positive breast cancer

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Patients with estrogen-receptor-positive HER-2-negative advanced breast cancer showed significantly improved progression-free survival when treated with an oral combination regimen that includes giredestrant, a novel, next-generation…

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Olema Oncology Announces New Data from the Phase 1b/2 Trial of Palazestrant Plus Ribociclib in ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer at ESMO 2025

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (("Olema" or "Olema Oncology", NASDAQ:OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted…

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Back of the net - Kind hearted cancer patient and Wolverhampton football team set goal to put smiles of children's faces at Christmas

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A cancer patient has vowed to “put smiles on children’s faces” with the support of his Wolverhampton football club by organising a toy appeal for youngsters in a city hospital.

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Taylor Swift donates $100K to a young female fan battling cancer

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The pop star also left the young cancer patient a heartwarming, personalized message on her GoFundMe page.

Friday, Oct 17

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Another 'Practice-Changing' Study in High-Risk Bladder Cancer

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(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- Adding durvalumab (Imfinzi) to bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induction and maintenance therapy significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with BCG-naive, high-risk non-muscle-invasive…

Immunotherapy Yields 'Meaningful' Survival Gain in Operable Gastric Cancer

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(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- In a global phase III trial, the addition of durvalumab (Imfinzi) to standard chemotherapy given before and after surgery led to a statistically significant and "clinically meaningful" survival improvement in…

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Cutting-edge cancer testing facility to open at Newcastle University

A new hub at Newcastle University will benefit cancer patients and researchers

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Can This Cannabinoid Drug Treat Wasting Syndrome In Cancer Patients?

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A dual cannabinoid agonist drug candidate is being investigated for its potential in treating wasting syndrome in cancer patients.

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New drug shows dramatic effect in shrinking lung cancer tumours

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Some 77% of patients saw their tumours shrink, 8% saw them completely disappear, and 69% saw partial shrinkage of their tumours.

New drug shows dramatic effect in shrinking lung cancer tumours

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Some 77% of patients saw their tumours shrink, 8% saw them completely disappear, and 69% saw partial shrinkage of their tumours.

New drug shows dramatic effect in shrinking lung cancer tumours

www.independent.co.uk

Some 77% of patients saw their tumours shrink, 8% saw them completely disappear, and 69% saw partial shrinkage of their tumours.

New drug shows dramatic effect in shrinking lung cancer tumours

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Some 77% of patients saw their tumours shrink, 8% saw them completely disappear, and 69% saw partial shrinkage of their tumours.

Osimertinib plus chemotherapy improves survival in EGFR-mutated lung cancer

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Treatment with osimertinib plus a platinum–pemetrexed chemotherapy combination resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed EGFR-mutated advanced non-small…

Legalizing Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients Reduce Opioid Use, Federally Funded Study Published By AMA Indicates

Legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational purposes is “significantly associated with reduced opioid use among patients diagnosed with cancer,” according to a new federally funded study published by the American Medical Association …

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Collaboration leads to drug candidate for a hard-to-treat type of lung cancer

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An alliance of scientists at the Broad Institute and Bayer Pharmaceuticals have developed a drug candidate, sevabertinib, that could be a new treatment for a group of lung cancer patients who have few options today.

Chemotherapy combination boosts overall survival in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer

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In recent research, treatment with osimertinib plus a platinum–pemetrexed chemotherapy combination resulted in statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed EGFR…

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Breast cancer discovery could make treatment more effective

www.independent.co.uk

Researchers appear to have found a solution for younger patients who do not respond well enough to tamoxifen

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From rare to resilient: Why exceptional cancer survivors signal a white space for startups

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In oncology, progress is often described in cautious terms: a few months’ extra survival, a slightly improved quality of life, a percentage-point increase in remission. These steps matter, but they also reflect an industry built around…