For one Cape Breton woman, a cancer diagnosis opened up a world of financial trouble A Cape Breton woman fighting for her life after a cancer diagnosis finds herself in a serious financial struggle at the same time. Heather Parsons’ insurance benefits do not cover some of her basic needs, but she’s doing her best […]
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Study Results Appear to Support Larotrectinib Use in NTRK+ Lung Cancer Frequent and durable antitumor responses as well as extended survival were noted with the use of larotrectinib (Vitrakvi) in patients with NTRK gene fusion–positive advanced lung cancer, and these benefits extended to patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastases.1 Results were collected from 14 […]
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Fate Therapeutics (FATE) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday Fate Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FATE) is set to issue its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, February 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.38) per share for the quarter. Shares of FATE stock opened at $110.18 on Friday. The stock has a […]
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RCSI’s new Pathology Chair reveals hi-tech vision Prof Siobhan Glavey enthused by latest developments in cancer diagnostics and precision medicine The new Chair and Professor in the Department of Pathology at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has vowed to help her students become “healthcare experts of the future” by giving them access […]
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Dr Tony Holohan’s wife Emer dies following long battle with illness DR TONY Holohan’s wife, Emer, has died following a long battle with illness. Tributes have flooded in for Dr Emer, who passed away at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Dublin. A beloved wife and mother of two, she was previously diagnosed with multiple myeloma, […]
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Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on her usual crowded New York City subway line, carrying precious cargo. Inside the light white bag, which she stored inside the refrigerator at work, were her egg freezing supplies — syringes […]
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Choosing better lung cancer treatments with machine learning © iStock-Jackie Niam Researchers say that machine learning could help guide healthcare workers’ treatment decisions for lung cancer patients after developing a model that is 71% more accurate at predicting survival expectancy of patients. A team of Penn State Great Valley researchers conducted a study in which […]
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Actress Tamannaah’s pledge to help Devika ‘Fightagainstcancer’ with Tring Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): With a call for the generous hearts to step ahead and contribute, Tamannaah has associated with Tring’s Icons for Change initiative to support a cause that is extremely close to her heart. The actress went live to garner donations for […]
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Novel Additions Require Nuanced Treatment Selection in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Knowledge of prior therapies a patient has received, adequate prophylactic treatment, and consistent monitoring for unique toxicities is necessary to ensure patients are able to derive optimal benefit from novel options that have explored in relapsed/refractory myeloma therapy, according to Parameswaran Hari, MD, MRCP. “My approach […]
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Octapharma: New Consensus Recommendations on Treatment of Secondary Antibody Deficiency … LACHEN, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New expert consensus guidelines on the use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) in patients with haematological malignancy and secondary antibody deficiencies (SAD) were recently published in the European Journal of Haematology. The publication, sponsored by Octapharma, marks the first pan-European consensus guidance […]
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