November 5: The Week in Cancer News
U.S. map spotlights industrial hot spots for cancer-causing air pollution, and surgery delays after initial treatment impact survival for some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Progress Against Cancer
U.S. map spotlights industrial hot spots for cancer-causing air pollution, and surgery delays after initial treatment impact survival for some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Aggressive treatments given to younger patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma may leave them vulnerable to other diseases later in life, according to a study in the AACR journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Patient expenses for cancer care exceed $21 billion in 2019, the FDA introduces stringent requirements for breast implants and more news of the week from Cancer Today.
THE FDA GRANTED ACCELERATED APPROVAL TO A TARGETED THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH CML RESISTANT TO OTHER THERAPEUTICS The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug asciminib (Scemblix) for certain patients with Philadelphia...
A couple reflect on how a cancer diagnosis affected their adoption journey, researchers suggest Black women get screened for breast cancer starting at age 40, and the U.S. FDA approved an immunotherapeutic as adjuvant...
Once considered undruggable, mutant KRAS has emerged in recent years as a viable target for anticancer therapeutics. As a member of the RAS superfamily of proteins, KRAS helps regulate cellular proliferation. When activated, KRAS upregulates proliferative pathways;...
Liver cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2021, it is estimated that more than 42,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease and approximately 30,000 will die because...
The FDA grants authorization for an e-cigarette for the first time, citing the benefits for people switching from traditional cigarettes, and more from Cancer Today magazine.
THE FDA APPROVED THE FIRST ADJUVANT IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR EARLY LUNG CANCER The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted expanded approval to atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to include the treatment of certain patients with early non-small...
On Wednesday, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its annual Cancer Progress Report. Now in its 11th year, the report details advances in the cancer research continuum, provides a comprehensive review of anticancer drugs, diagnostic tools, and devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the past year, shines a...
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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