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King Charles Returns to Duties After Cancer Treatment

MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Britain's King Charles III is back to resuming his royal duties following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. "His Majesty The King will shortly return...

People With Opioid Use Disorder Less Likely to Receive Palliative Care

MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – People with opioid use disorder (OUD) are less likely to receive palliative care during the last 90 days before death, according to a study published online April 29 in...

Loneliness Can Shorten Lives of Cancer Survivors

FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 – Cancer survivors in the throes of loneliness are more likely to die compared to those with companionship, a new study finds. Further, people who are the most lonely are the...

CD7 CAR T-Cell Therapy, Stem-Cell Transplant Beneficial for CD7-Positive Tumors

THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – For patients with relapsed or refractory CD7-positive leukemia or lymphoma, sequential CD7 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy followed by haploidentical...

Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Odds for Second Cancer

THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – People lucky enough to survive a breast cancer may still face heightened risks for other cancers later, a new study shows. The researchers stressed that the absolute risk...

Few Cancer Survivors Fully Adherent to ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – Only 4 percent of cancer survivors are fully adherent to current American Cancer Society (ACS) nutrition and physical activity guidelines, according to a study published...

Cancer Takes Tough Toll on Family Finances

TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – About six out of 10 working-age adults hit with a cancer diagnosis say it put real pressure on their financial survival, a new report finds. “Today’s findings reiterate the ...

EPA Designates Two 'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous

MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new designation, enacted under the country's Superfund...

American Association for Cancer Research, April 5-10

The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held this year from April 5 to 10 in San Diego, drawing approximately 19,000 participants from around the world, including...

Dozens of COVID Virus Mutations Arose in Man With Longest Known Case

FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered. Worse, several...

Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Socioeconomic Difficulties

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – Childhood cancer survivors face socioeconomic difficulties, according to a review published online April 15 in JAMA Pediatrics. Márk Viktor Hernádfői, M.D., from the Centre f...

Patient Enrollment in Cancer Treatment Trials About 7 Percent

TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – Patient enrollment in cancer treatment trials is 7.1 percent, higher than historical estimates, according to a study published online April 2 in the Journal of Clinical ...

Risk for Second Primary Breast Cancer Low in Certain Young Breast Cancer Patients

TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – Young breast cancer (BC) survivors (40 years or younger) without a pathogenic variant (PV) have a low risk for developing second primary BC (SPBC), according to a study...

Caring for Child With Cancer Increases Mental Health Care Utilization for Parents

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Privately insured parents caring for a child with cancer have a higher likelihood of utilizing mental health (MH) care than other parents, according to a study published...

AACR: Accelerated Aging Linked to Incidence of Early-Onset Cancer

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Accelerated aging (AA) is increasing and is associated with an increased incidence of early-onset solid tumors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...

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