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35 Health Advocacy Groups Urge the Supreme Court to Protect Preventive Care. Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Pilot to Mitigate Pediatric Cancer Drug Shortages. Dodgers’ World Series Win Inspires Mother and Daughter With Cancer. Accessible information about prevention, treatment and quality of life for people living with cancer and their ...
What’s New in Blood Cancer Treatment? - Cancer Health
Mar 11, 2024 · Two studies showed that combining Imbruvica (ibrutinib) and Venclexta (venetoclax)—two drugs that target different pathways involved in blood cancer proliferation—led to better outcomes for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or mantle cell lymphoma. “This combination allowed us to attack the cancer cells in two ways, which made it ...
Cancer and Oxygen: What’s the Connection? - Cancer Health
Jan 1, 2020 · A key component of the body’s oxygen-sensing system is a set of molecular hypoxia-inducible factors, or HIFs, which can respond to a need for more oxygen by turning on genes and proteins that recruit new networks of blood vessels. Cancer cells in a growing tumor can adapt to oxygen deprivation by hijacking these HIFs.
2022 Top Cancer Health Science Stories
Dec 29, 2022 · 2022 Top Cancer Health Science Stories. Advances in immunotherapy, new drug approvals and news about hard-to-treat cancers caught readers’ attention this year. Some years see major advances in cancer care, while others, like 2022, are marked by steady progress—and some setbacks. COVID-19 was a once again a big topic in the third year of the ...
FDA Approves Chemo-Free Combo for Advanced Lung Cancer
Sep 15, 2024 · [This article was originally published on August 29.] On August 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rybrevant (amivantamab) plus Lazcluze (lazertinib) as a chemotherapy-free initial regimen for people with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with specific mutations.. The new combination is indicated for the treatment of NSCLC tumors with epidermal ...
Cancer Health Winter 2023
The Winter 2023 issue of Cancer Health highlights many ways people navigate cancer and enhance their quality of life. By Trent Straube.
Cancer Health Spring 2021 - Cancer Health
In every issue, you’ll find cutting-edge health information and the hottest topics of interest to people with cancer and their loved ones. Heidi Yates, who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, has the grit it takes to fight for a good life with chronic blood cancer. The decrease is largely due to ...
Cancer Health Spring 2022 - Cancer Health
Overcoming Malnutrition. Medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian reduces the risk of malnutrition and improves outcomes during cancer treatment. By Karolina Starczak, RDN.
Cancer Health Fall 2021
In every issue, you’ll find cutting-edge health information and the hottest topics of interest to people with cancer and their loved ones. The immune system has a natural ability to shut down cells that grow out of control, but cancer has many ways to get around these defenses. A …
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Sexual Health Symptoms May Correlate With Poor Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Black Women With Breast Cancer. Sexual side effects of hormone therapy were associated with lower mental quality of life for both Black and white patients. Advertisement.