University of Kansas Health System adds new radiation treatment for breast cancer patients KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local hospital is giving breast cancer patients a sign of hope with a new form of radiation treatment. Betty Dickinson, who lives in Plattsburg, Missouri is diligent about her mammograms. “I go with three or four other […]
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CEO, Breast Cancer Survivor Discusses New Gel to Improve Sexual Quality of Life in Patients with … In 2018, Evofem Biosciences founder and CEO Saundra Pelletier was developing Phexxi, a non-hormonal contraceptive gel for women, when she was blindsided by a diagnosis of aggressive, stage 3 breast cancer. After treatments that included chemotherapy, a double […]
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Cancer Prevention Month: The amazing fightback story of Yuvraj Singh New Delhi: Cancer is one of the most common and deadly diseases. It can scare anybody who is diagnosed with it. There are millions of people in the world who have been diagnosed with cancer and they are struggling to stay optimistic. This National Cancer […]
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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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