October 16, 2020: The Week in Cancer News
Unexpected expenses may deter people from undergoing colonoscopies, and more news of the week from Cancer Today.
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Unexpected expenses may deter people from undergoing colonoscopies, and more news of the week from Cancer Today.
A study finds that more than half of cancer patients participate in clinical trials when asked.
A new study reports that an inexpensive way to analyze DNA isolated from cells in urine is more sensitive than urine cytology, a microscopic examination of cells in the urine. When a doctor suspects...
A study of 1.7 million women finds that HPV vaccination reduces the rate of cervical cancer.
The FDA approved a combination of two immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat adult patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Long-term social and economic factors contribute to disparities in cancer mortality in U.S. counties with "persistent poverty".
Neoadjuvant therapy—using treatments to shrink a tumor or treat unseen metastases before surgery—can improve outcomes for some patients.
Advances in precision medicine and immunotherapy have led to better treatments for many patients with advanced lung cancer.
A therapeutic vaccine targeting advanced cervical cancer.
Fear of discrimination may lead to lower screening rates.
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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