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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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. …
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Anchor lead: For women who’ve survived childhood cancers, how can their risk of breast cancer be reduced? Elizabeth Tracey reports Girls who receive cancer treatment that may involve radiation to the chest area are at increased risk for subsequent breast …
