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COSA 2017: Financial pressure toxic for those with cancer
Experts presenting at the COSA conference discussed the financial pressures that people diagnosed with cancer…
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Relearning Supportive Care with Immunotherapies
By Professor Ian Olver AM, for oncologynews.com.au. There has been a rapid paradigm shift in anticancer treatment…
Study identifies enhanced impact of treatment for hereditary cancer patients
People with an inherited syndrome called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a 100% lifetime risk…
Combined therapies increase adverse side effects for patients with advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs that target…
NCRI 2017: Low testosterone levels linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer
Men with unusually low amounts of testosterone in their blood are around 20% less likely…
Exercise can counteract side-effects and improve fitness in advanced breast cancer patients
Taking part in regular exercise can reduce fatigue and pain, and improve cardiovascular health and…
For cancer patients with HIV, immunotherapy appears safe
A new category of immunotherapies called checkpoint inhibitors that has been highly effective against many…
Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer
The long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs commonly used…
A new clue into treatments for triple negative breast cancer, a mean disease
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her…
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of digestive…