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ESTRO 37: Elderly less likely to benefit from simultaneous radio chemotherapy for lung cancer
An analysis of elderly patients treated in a phase II trial of radiotherapy combined with…
Skin cancer caught earlier by spouses, diagnosed more accurately by dermatologists
Two studies published in JAMA Dermatology report on the detection of early skin cancers in married couples,…
Research finds no vasectomy reversal link to prostate cancer
New Curtin University research that studied almost 10,000 men who had undergone vasectomy reversals across…
AACR 2018: Researchers identify epigenetic changes that may help explain racial disparities in breast cancer
As culture shapes our environment, which in turn influences how genes are expressed, cultural differences…
Mouse study links early metastasis to systemic inflammation caused by wound healing
According to new research conducted in mice by Whitehead Institute scientists, surgery in breast cancer…
AACR 2018: Pembrolizumab reduced the risk for recurrence of stage 3 melanoma
A one-year course of 18 doses of pembrolizumab significantly reduced the risk of recurrence for…
AACR 2018: Selective inhibitor shows early promise in patients with RET-altered cancers
BLU-667, a next-generation inhibitor that selectively targets the oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase RET, was well…
AACR 2018: CheckMate-227 meets co-primary endpoint of PFS in NSCLC
Among patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high tumour mutational…
AACR 2018: Crizotinib yielded a high objective response rate for adult patients with ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour
Among patients with inoperable, advanced, or metastatic ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour, 50 percent were confirmed…