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April 9: The Week in Cancer NewsA nationwide campaign encourages Americans to get their cancer screenings, and a study reports improved outcomes for patients taking oral cancer drugs when they have professional oversight.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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April 2: The Week in Cancer NewsA study indicates that people are delaying medical care until they are eligible for Medicare, leading to missed cancers, and the Food and Drug Administration approves the first CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma.
by Kate Yandell
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March 26: The Week in Cancer NewsUnderrepresentation of members of minority groups in public genomic databases could lead to misleading test results, and a study provides new insight into how melanoma metastasizes.
by Bradley Jones
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March 19: The Week in Cancer NewsA study indicates breast cancer centers often recommend earlier and more frequent screening than national guidelines, and experts ponder COVID-19 vaccines' role is quelling the evolution of concerning viral variants in people with weakened immune systems.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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March 12: The Week in Cancer NewsLung cancer screening recommendations expand to include more smokers, and a U.K. study finds cancer patients may be less protected from COVID-19 than people without cancer after the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
by Kevin McLaughlin
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March 5: The Week in Cancer NewsA patient advocate and researcher argue that the U.S. has set insufficiently ambitious cervical cancer screening goals, and Merck withdraws the small cell lung cancer indication for its immunotherapy drug Keytruda.
by Kate Yandell
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February 26: The Week in Cancer NewsNonprofits provide support to young cancer patients in need of fertility preservation, and a childhood cancer survivor joins the first all-civilian mission to space.
by Bradley Jones
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February 19: The Week in Cancer NewsOrganizations call to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccination, researchers analyze rates of “low-value” breast surgeries, and UCLA cancer survivors write letters to patients undergoing treatment.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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February 12: The Week in Cancer NewsAn FDA committee votes to recommend holding off on approval of an immunotherapy for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, and physicians warn that enlarged lymph nodes after COVID-19 vaccination can be mistaken for signs of breast cancer.
by Kate Yandell
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February 5: The Week in Cancer NewsFecal transplants may improve immunotherapy responses, and more than half of cancer survivors have at least one additional condition that increases their risk of severe COVID-19.
by Kevin McLaughlin
Legislation to speed cancer drug development for children and adolescents requires drug companies to test drugs in children, but trials in people under 18 may take years to generate results.
by Marci A. Landsmann
Understanding Stress and CancerA symposium at the AACR Annual Meeting explores how social factors contribute to elevated risk of cancer in some populations.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
Exploring Amino Acids’ Impact on Tumor GrowthResearchers are investigating how to match specific dietary changes with therapy to impede cancer progression.
by Thomas Celona
Study Shows Minority Participation in Clinical Trials May Be DecliningResearcher speculates that costly genetic testing may be limiting outreach to underserved communities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Using Lymphocytes to Attack TumorsSooner rather than later may be the best strategy for using an experimental treatment for advanced melanoma.
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Closing Disparities Through Genetic TestingOlufunmilayo Olopade seeks widespread use of testing to encourage prevention and early detection of deadly cancers.
Learning Medicare’s ABCDs
