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Doctor: Alcohol could increase cancer risk
If one of your New Year's resolutions is to cut back on your alcohol intake, here's one more incentive for that plan: It could lower your risk of developing cancer.
If one of your New Year's…
How long should a cancer survivor continue to see their oncologist?
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I naively thought that I would have the same doctor for the rest of my life, but I didn't.About a year after being treated by the same doctor, I noticed that our relationship was starting to…
Increased access to drugs is needed for breast cancer patients with gBRCA, PIK3CA mutation
Most breast cancer patients who gained government approval for compassionate use of non-reimbursable drugs had gBRCA or PIK3CA mutations, signaling that the government should expand access to new drugs.
According to the integrated drug…
Retired cancer research pioneer leaves North Carolina legacy
We hope that when we reach the end of our career, we can look back and say that we have achieved the goals we set for ourselves. Dr James Radford, an oncologist at the Pardee Cancer Center, had two goals in his profession: never to be…
A new horizon in cancer care: liquid biopsy
Mehmet Sitki Copur, MD, gives his take on liquid biopsies and how they can be used in gastrointestinal cancer. With innovations in liquid biopsy platforms over the past decade, the oncology world is witnessing the transformation of…
New PET tracer emerges in the staging of primary prostate cancer
Australian researchers have studied the performance of an F-18-based prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) tracer in patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer. They found that it was significantly correlated with the clinical…
Top 5 articles on kidney cancer from 2021
The year 2021 has been a pivotal year for kidney cancer, with new treatments - like combination immunotherapy - dramatically changing the landscape and outcomes for patients with metastatic disease. In fact, Dr Eric Jonasch of the National…
Rollstone Bank & Trust donates $ 50,000 to cancer patients – Sentinel and Enterprise
FITCHBURG - Rollstone Bank & Trust on Friday announced a donation of $ 50,000 to UMass Memorial Health HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital to expand local complementary care resources for cancer patients, according to a press release from…
CU Buffs Honors Cancer Patients with ‘Bigger Than Basketball’ Event – Colorado…
Decked out in gold, glittery makeup and new Colorado Buffaloes gear, Bethany Buchanan was ready for a well-deserved date Saturday afternoon with her husband.
For two hours at the CU Events Center, Buchanan proudly watched senior Buffaloes…
The Mexican who seeks to give cancer patients a life of dignity and new hope
Can you imagine what it would be like to control cancer the same way chronic diseases like diabetes are managed and have a better quality of life despite living with a tumor? It is the dream of Pedro Lichtinger , a Mexican…