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Today's Young Adults Are Aging Faster, and That Might Help Spur Cancers
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – Younger generations are aging more rapidly, and this could be leading to an increased risk of cancer, a new study says. People born in or after 1965 are 17% more likely to be...
Immersive Virtual Reality Beneficial for Pain Relief in Cancer
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For hospitalized patients with cancer, immersive virtual reality (VR) distraction therapy is associated with a greater reduction in pain compared with an active control,...
AACR: Cadonilimab Plus Chemo Beneficial for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, cadonilimab plus chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival and progression-free...
AACR: Little Benefit Seen for Cancer Drugs Given Accelerated Approval
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – Most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval do not demonstrate clinical benefit, according to a study published online April 7 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Many Cancer Drugs Still Unproven 5 Years After Accelerated Approval
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – New research questions the effectiveness of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's accelerated drug approval program after finding that many cancer drugs remain unproven...
EEG Most Beneficial Tool for Managing CAR T-Cell-Related Neurotoxicity
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – For patients with immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) due to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, electroencephalogram (EEG) has the...
Cancer Cases Set to Soar 77% by 2050, Thanks to Aging Population
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – As the world's population ages, a new report warns that the number of people with cancer could climb 77% by 2050. In the report, published Thursday in the journal CA: A ...
Cancer Cases Will Keep Rising Worldwide: Report
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Cancer cases will continue to climb for the next two decades, spurred on by an aging worldwide population, a new report shows. An estimated 20 million new cancer cases were...
Statistics Presented for Global Cancer Incidence, Deaths in 2022
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – In 2022, there were almost 20 million new cases of cancer as well as 9.7 million deaths from cancer, according to a study published online April 4 in CA: A Cancer Journal...
No Successful Malpractice Case Tied to Active Surveillance of Cancer
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 – To date, there is no evidence of successful malpractice litigation for active surveillance (AS) in cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the Annals of ...
1 in 5 U.S. Cancer Patients Join in Medical Research
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – More patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds. At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical...
Second Primary Malignancy Risk Increased After Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – Patients with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) have an increased risk for second primary malignancies (SPMs), according to a study published online March 19 in...
Ethical Issues Abound in Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Care
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – There may be ethical barriers to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into cancer care, according to a study published online March 28 in JAMA Network Open. Andrew ...
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Linked to Increased Risk for Cancer Mortality
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure is associated with an increased risk for cancer mortality, according to a study published online April 1 in JAMA Network Open....
Stepped Collaborative Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – A stepped collaborative care intervention can improve health-related quality of life for patients with cancer and depression, pain, or fatigue, according to a study...
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