Categories Cancer

Breastfeeding can reduce breast cancer risk

Breastfeeding can reduce breast cancer risk Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide accounting for almost 1 in 4 cancer cases among women. In India, more than 80,000 women lose their lives every year due to Breast Cancer.  However, certain factors can help in preventing or reducing the […]

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Categories Cancer

State declares Kentucky ‘Childhood Cancer Awareness Month’

State declares Kentucky ‘Childhood Cancer Awareness Month’ David Turner Jr. during one of his appearances at Gov. Andy Beshear’s daily coronavirus briefings. FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Gov. Andy Beshear signed Tuesday a proclamation declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Kentucky. “Today, I want to support and recognize a special group of individuals in […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

Multiple Myeloma: More Real-World Data Needed To Confirm Effectiveness of New Treatments

Multiple Myeloma: More Real-World Data Needed To Confirm Effectiveness of New Treatments While real-world data suggest that newer treatments may be improving outcomes among patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), more data are needed to confirm patterns in treatment outcomes, according to research published in Expert Review of Hematology. MM accounts for about 2% of […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

Original article The efficacy of bortezomib in human multiple myeloma cells is enhanced by …

Original article The efficacy of bortezomib in human multiple myeloma cells is enhanced by … Available online 15 September 2020 Summary Background & Aims Although bortezomib as one of the first line medicines that has greatly improved the overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), undesired drug resistance is frequently observed. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

As Myeloma Options Increase, So Do Challenges

As Myeloma Options Increase, So Do Challenges Recent expansion of treatment options for multiple myeloma has created a good news/bad practice environment for clinicians and patients. Most patients achieve a partial response or better with currently available front-line therapies. Truly refractory disease is increasingly uncommon but “not quite rare,” said Robert Z. Orlowski, MD, PhD, […]

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