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Prostate Cancer Tsunami Coming, Experts Caution
Expert suggests approaches for enabling earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer in men in low- to middle-income countries.
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Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
Prescribing strategies are partly driven by peer pressure, new research suggests.
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Certain Pesticides Linked With Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Researcher divided the entire French territory into 5529 spatial units and determined the number of pancreatic cancer cases per spatial unit per...
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A Banned Chemical That Is Still Causing Cancer
This carcinogen ‘is still around: in our soil, in our food, and in our blood.’
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Lung Cancer Vaccine Gets Injection of Funding for Research and Development
Using technology based on Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine, researchers will use funding to develop and test a potential lung cancer vaccine.
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Active Surveillance for Cancer Doesn’t Increase Malpractice Risk
Researchers identify malpractice trends involving active surveillance related to thyroid, prostate, kidney, and...
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Women’s Cancers: Clinicians Research, Advise on Sexual Dysfunction
New research highlights the importance of discussing risks of sexual dysfunction in patients with women’s cancers.
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ASCO Releases Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Cancer
Oncologists may be key in ensuring patients with cancer safely receive vaccinations and avert avoidable infections.
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Tarlatamab Shows Promise in Tackling Previously Treated SCLC
Patients with SCLC showed improved survival and durable response to tarlatamab, which targets cancer cells that express DLL3.
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Liquid Biopsy for Colorectal Cancer Appears Promising But Still Lacks Robust Efficacy
Patients who may have declined colonoscopy should understand the need for a colonoscopy if blood-based tests show abnormal results.