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Strong Support for Not Interrupting Imatinib Treatment in Advanced GIST

Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation

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Dose-Reduced Chemo Regimen Promising in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability

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Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism

Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options

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Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggests

More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy

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No Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding in Surgery for Liver Cancer

No difference from placebo in transfusion rate, blood loss, with higher complication rate

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More Support for Early Detection; Cancer in Men Rising; Diet Drives Colon Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicide

Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis

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Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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A Win for Molecularly Guided Therapy for Cancer of Unknown Primary

Improved PFS versus chemotherapy adds to evidence that could lead to practice change

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Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash

"They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances"

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Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised?

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Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

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No Gestational Diabetes-Cancer Link; Cholesterol and Cancer; Oncologist Saves Umpire

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Heavy Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Head and Neck Cancer Risk

Study findings have "substantial public health implications," researchers say

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Doctor Suspected of Murder; Cancer Blood Test Under Fire; TikTok and Body Image

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care

According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022

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Big Gain in PFS With Metastasis-Directed RT for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Fourfold improvement in median PFS when added to standard-of-care systemic therapy

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Cancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates

Colorectal cancer screening accounted for 64% of the total amount

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Approval in Endometrial Cancer Expanded; Masks at Cancer Centers; NPR Reporter Dies

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma

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Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primary

In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy

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Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles

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Ancient DNA May Fuel Cancer; ASCO Appeals to Oncologists; Pesticide Cancer Risk

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Jon Stewart Pushes VA to Help Veterans Sickened by Post-9/11 Exposure to Uranium

Thousands have reported complex medical conditions, some known to be linked to radiation exposure

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U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination

"We're going to get to the bottom of it"

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Sotorasib Promising for KRAS鈥揜elated Vascular Malformations

Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume

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Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It?

"You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert

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Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification

Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021

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A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Toll

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCC

Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit?

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Spicy Chip Death Lawsuit; Gen X and Cancer; Extreme U.S. Temperatures

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Laryngeal Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again in Pioneering Study

Transplants of this nature normally aren't an option for people with active cancer

Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs

Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K.

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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

High levels of adherence associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

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Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers

For people with diabetes, cancer risks were reduced with GLP-1s versus insulin

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Celebrity Cancers Stoking Fear? Cisplatin Shortage Ends; Setback for Anti-TIGIT

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases?

U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence

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