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Palliative Care in the ED; Eyeing Risk Factors for Stroke

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Jan 18, 2025
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'CDC Must Be Investigated'; David Lynch, Bob Uecker Die; Nasal Epinephrine Warning

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Jan 17, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Over 2 Million Americans Projected to Get Cancer Diagnosis This Year

Greater burden of disease in younger folks and women, American Cancer Society projects

Jan 16, 2025
A computer rendering of cancer cells dividing.
Getting Lung Cancer Screening Staff Involved Improved Tobacco Cessation

An integrated intervention had the greatest impact in a randomized trial

Jan 13, 2025
 A photo of a female radiologist showing her female patient chest CT scans.
AI Model Has Promise for Predicting Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity in NSCLC

Score based on pathology images an independent predictor of PFS, OS

Dec 27, 2024
A close-up photo of a pathology slide under a microscope.
New First-Line Option for Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

In randomized study, ensartinib doubled PFS versus first-generation ALK inhibitor

Dec 18, 2024
FDA APPROVED ensartinib (Ensacove) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Drug Osimertinib Tied to Cardiac Events, Even in Low-Risk Patients

Signal largely driven by newly emerging arrhythmias

Dec 12, 2024
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Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975

Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths

Dec 05, 2024
A photo of a stethoscope in the center of a circle of variously colored cancer ribbons.
Durvalumab Wins FDA Approval in Limited-Stage SCLC

Unprecedented 22.5-month improvement in median overall survival as consolidation therapy

Dec 05, 2024
FDA APPROVED durvalumab (Imfinzi) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.
FDA OKs First Drug Targeting NRG1 Gene Fusion in Pancreatic, Lung Cancers

Zenocutuzumab achieved response rates of 40% in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 33% in advanced NSCLC

Dec 04, 2024
FDA APPROVED zenocutuzumab-zbco (Bizengri) over a computer rendering of monoclonal antibodies attacking cancer cells.
Year in Review: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A look back at some of the newsworthy developments of 2024

Nov 01, 2024
2024 YEAR IN REVIEW NSCLC over a computer rendering of monoclonal antibodies attacking lung cancer cells.
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