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Anchor lead: Targeted therapies have a role in the treatment of melanoma, Elizabeth Tracey reports Therapies targeting a pathway known as ‘programmed cell death’ or PDL-1 have been shown to be beneficial in people with advanced melanoma, the most deadly …
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Anchor lead: MRI helps when it comes to prostate biopsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Using magnetic resonance imaging or MRI, in conjunction with ultrasound guidance, improved detection of cancer in prostate biopsies, a recent study in the New England Journal of …
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Anchor lead: New guidelines for prostate cancer screening have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a man, should you undergo prostate specific antigen or PSA screening for prostate cancer? The United States Preventive Services Task Force, known by the …
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Anchor lead: Can eating a Mediterranean-type diet improve cancer survival? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with colon cancer who had been treated for their cancer and who consumed a healthy diet, were physically active and practiced other healthful behaviors lived longer …
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Anchor lead: A new estimate shows just how few people with cancer are entering clinical trials, Elizabeth Tracey reports Science magazine has just published a comprehensive view of the cancer landscape, with one observation that if immunotherapies are going to …
