ASCO 2019: Immunotherapy better than aggressive chemotherapy as first treatment option for recurrent head and neck cancer
Immunotherapy used with chemotherapy or on its own is a better first-line treatment for people…
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Pancreatic cancer specialist explains challenges of the disease and treatment advances
Nathan Bahary, University of Pittsburgh With Alex Trebek’s recent announcement that his pancreatic cancer is…
ASCO 2019: Front-line pembrolizumab is promising alternative to chemotherapy for advanced gastroesophageal junction and gastric cancers
The KEYNOTE-062 phase III randomised clinical trial achieved its primary endpoint, showing that for patients…
‘I’m here for breast cancer. Why are you talking to me about my heart?’
Many physicians are not telling cancer patients about the cardiotoxicity risks of treatments and may…
Global study predicts more than 50% rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
Between 2018 and 2040, the number of patients requiring first-line chemotherapy treatment each year is…
Chemotherapy or not?
Researchers are pushing the boundaries of how “smart” diagnostic-imaging machines identify cancers and uncovering clues…
Triple negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that triple negative…
Simple test could predict response to anthracycline chemotherapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer
A new biomarker could predict whether a common type of chemotherapy will be effective for…
Tumour-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer
A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because…
A new procedure may preserve fertility in kids with cancer after chemo or radiation
A 12-week-old baby female macaque, named Grady, was born from frozen testicular tissue. Oregon Health…