New Immuotherapeutic Approved for Rare Skin Cancer
The FDA issued the first-ever approval of a treatment for patients with a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma.
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The FDA issued the first-ever approval of a treatment for patients with a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma.
The FDA expanded the use of the immunotherapeutic pembrolizumab to include the treatment of certain patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
A molecularly targeted therapeutic was approved for use in combination with any aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of postmenopausal women with a certain form of breast cancer.
Study reports that cancer type and mortality differs among ethnic groups, suggesting a need for targeted public health efforts. A new study suggests that the growing Hispanic population in the United States may experience...
A study suggests that diet during adolescence and early adulthood may be associated with premenopausal breast cancer risk.
Study: Women who have a false-positive screening mammogram are more likely to delay their next breast cancer screening.
The FDA expanded the use of a targeted therapy for a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma called marginal zone lymphoma.
An immune checkpoint inhibitor – a form of immunotherapy – has had its use expanded for use in the treatment of bladder cancer.
A study involving normal-weight postmenopausal women found that poor metabolic health was associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer
Improving the rates of cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination could have significant benefits on this form of 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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