Category: Cancer
Deaths from certain cancers continue to rise, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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While overall cancer deaths are continuing their decline, there are three that are still problematic, the most recent data from the American Cancer Society demonstrates. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson names them. Nelson: The ones to watch …
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The American Cancer Society reports many new cancers but not rising deaths, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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The annual analysis of the American Cancer Society reports that while the overall number of new cancers diagnosed is higher than last year, deaths from cancers are not rising along with the new cases. Sidney Kimmel Cancer center director William …
How often is immunotherapy for cancer used shortly before death? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Employing treatments like chemotherapy shortly before someone dies is not only ineffective, it can reduce quality of life and someone’s ability to interact with loved ones. Now a new study examines how often immunotherapy is utilized within a month of …
Can a diabetes drug reduce the risk for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Diabetes drugs known as GLP1 receptor agonists are much in the news for weight loss. Now a new study finds that when people with diabetes take them, their risk of colorectal cancer is reduced. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …
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Can proteins and DNA be used together to detect cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A panel of proteins found in the blood was both sensitive and specific in men and women in detecting early cancers. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says the numbers may even be better if …
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