Study suggests common cancer treatment does not work well for hospitalized patients
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a major type of cancer immunotherapy, don't do much for hospitalized cancer patients, ...
Moffitt Cancer Center secures $44.7M in NCI grants, leads Florida in funding
The total funding amount awarded to Moffitt last year, $44.7 million, was once again the highest in Florida and nearly double ...
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Norton Neuroscience Institute in Louisville chosen for new Alzheimer's pilot program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Norton Neuroscience Institute is one of six sites chosen for a new Alzheimer's program. The new Brain Health Navigator program hopes to create a worldwide model to ...
When ‘Cancer’ Gets in the Way of Treatment
Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.
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How common is colorectal cancer?
About 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) About 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer (27,950 in men and 19,000 in women) The rate of people being diagnosed with colon or ...
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What to know about genetic testing for cancer, and when to request it
Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a small percentage of them — and their family members — undergo ...
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Young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as young men: ‘We’re seeing a change’
which involved data from the National Cancer Institute, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. “We see for the first ...
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Cancer Remission Like Catherine’s Does Not Always Mean the Illness Is Cured
Her announcement “certainly is good news and is reassuring,” said Dr. Kimmie Ng, associate chief of the division of gastrointestinal oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.