Category: Cancer
Growth Factor and Cancer
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Anchor lead: Some cancers are associated with an increased level of a growth factor in the blood, Elizabeth Tracey reports Insulin like growth factor one, abbreviated IGF1, is a hormone that helps children grow, but is also associated with certain …
Cervical Cancer Prevention
Radiation Course
Colon Cancer Screening
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Anchor lead: Can a mailed in screening test for colon cancer work? Elizabeth Tracey reports Sending people colon cancer screening kits where they can simply send in a fecal sample they collect themselves at home is cost effective and acceptable, …
Leukemia and Covid
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Anchor lead: Among those with cancer, Covid infection affects those with leukemia most, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have leukemia, you may be at high risk for severe Covid-19 disease, a recent study found. Yet William Nelson, director of the …
Targeted Agents
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Anchor lead: A new targeted agent in certain cancers proves very beneficial, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with a mutation in their cancers abbreviated RET may benefit from an agent called selpercatinib, two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine report. …