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Anchor lead: How can we explain the increase in colorectal cancer in younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Colorectal cancer is cropping up more frequently in people in their forties, often enough that the American Cancer Society recently modified their guidelines …
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Anchor lead: Can an artificial intelligence approach to looking at drugs and cancer find promising treatments? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can combing through vast databases using tools such as artificial intelligence or machine learning help find new cancer treatments? That’s the …
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Anchor lead: Could an existing drug be repurposed to treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Metformin, a drug long used to treat diabetes, might be helpful for some cancers, a recent report states, with the recommendation that investigating drug libraries may …
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Anchor lead: What are barriers to clinical trial participation for those with cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Clinical trials offer both the best care and the greatest hope for many people with cancer, yet a recent study indicates that one barrier …
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Anchor lead: Women with triple negative breast cancer have a new treatment option, Elizabeth Tracey reports Triple negative breast cancer, where the tumor lacks receptors for commonly used drugs, often has a poor prognosis. Now a treatment using chemotherapy and …
