The Week in Cancer News: Platelet Counts and Avoiding Prostate Biopsy
Therapy may reduce a chemotherapy-induced platelet disorder, and PSMA PET scans may help people with suspected prostate cancer forgo a biopsy.
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Therapy may reduce a chemotherapy-induced platelet disorder, and PSMA PET scans may help people with suspected prostate cancer forgo a biopsy.
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Treatment regimen approved for multiple myeloma, and people with melanoma who undergo sentinel node biopsy live longer.
Some people with prostate cancer may not need hormone therapy, and colorectal cancer cases shift increasingly to younger adults.
Epidemiologist Elizabeth A. Platz explains what goes into calculating cancer risk estimates, such as rate ratio, hazard ratio, and absolute risk.
First tumor treating fields device for pancreatic cancer approved, and hair extension products often contain potentially dangerous chemicals.
Elizabeth M. Jaffee and Philip D. Greenberg opened AACR IO 2026 with a look at cancer vaccines and the next generation of engineered T cells.
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Misinformation reaches most breast cancer survivors, and the FDA approves a treatment combination for platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer.
Researchers and a patient advocate weighed in on current and emerging treatment options for each stage of triple-negative breast cancer.
AACR Fellow Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, leads a national effort targeting triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer with a novel drug combination.
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