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On A Positive Note: Pittsburgh Photographer Helps Kids With Cancer Feel Like Superstars

On A Positive Note: Pittsburgh Photographer Helps Kids With Cancer Feel Like Superstars PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local photographer is helping kids with cancer feel like superstars. Costumes, cameras, flashing lights and laughter — what kid wouldn’t want to be treated like a superstar for a day? For kids battling cancer, it’s a welcome diversion […]

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SUO 2020: Clinical Application for Novel Biomarkers in Testis Cancer

SUO 2020: Clinical Application for Novel Biomarkers in Testis Cancer (UroToday.com) As part of the panel discussion on biomarkers in testis cancer, Dr. Nabil Adra discussed the clinical application of these biomarkers. Dr. Adra notes that AFP, beta-HCG, and LDH are currently the only suitable biomarkers for testis cancer, which are elevated in ~60% of patients […]

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Categories Multiple Myeloma

Bone Cancer Drug Market 2020 Disclosing Latest Trends and Advancement Outlook 2026 Along …

Bone Cancer Drug Market 2020 Disclosing Latest Trends and Advancement Outlook 2026 Along … Another business knowledge report released by Data Bridge Market Research with title “Worldwide Bone Cancer Drug Market Status and Forecast (2019-2026) by Region, Product Type and End-Use” has capacities to raise as the most huge market worldwide as it has remained […]

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Amgen : BiTE® 101

Amgen : BiTE® 101 Cancer treatments have traditionally fit into one of three categories: chemotherapy, surgery or radiation. In recent years, new approaches and innovative modalities – such as immuno-oncology or therapies targeting specific genetic mutations – have started to reshape how oncologists think about treating many cancers. Amgen has been serving cancer patients for […]

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Venclexta With Velcade and Dexamethasone May Improve Progression-Free Survival in Relapsed …

Venclexta With Velcade and Dexamethasone May Improve Progression-Free Survival in Relapsed … Treatment with Venclexta (venetoclax), in addition to Velcade (bortezomib) and dexamethasone, significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) compared with placebo, according to results of the BELLINI trial published in The Lancet Oncology. Despite this significant […]

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Maintenance therapy following salvage ASCT for multiple myeloma

Maintenance therapy following salvage ASCT for multiple myeloma Ravi Vij, MD, MBA, Washington University Medical School, St Louis, MO, discusses maintenance therapy following salvage autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in patients with multiple myeloma. This interview was recorded via an online conference call with The Video Journal of Hematological Oncology (VJHemOnc).

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Combined exercise, mindfulness training may help reduce fatigue in cancer survivors

Combined exercise, mindfulness training may help reduce fatigue in cancer survivors Combined exercise, mindfulness training may help reduce fatigue in cancer survivors | Photo Credit: Pixabay&  Washington: Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that a combination of exercise and mindfulness training can help reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors. The results from […]

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Five markers identified for diagnosing ovarian cancer

Five markers identified for diagnosing ovarian cancer 53-year-old Sheila (name changed) noticed abdominal pain as she woke up one morning. With her daughter’s marriage due in a month and preparations underway, Sheila dismissed it. After the wedding, when the guests had departed, the frequency of her pains increased, and she visited her gynaecologist. The gynaecologist […]

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Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: Benefit outweighs potential harm

Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: Benefit outweighs potential harm Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): According to a recent study, for heavy smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm.The procedure can save a number of people from dying of lung cancer; for some of them, it […]

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