Category: Cancer
September 7, 2017 – Liquid Biopsy and Screening
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Anchor lead: Use of a blood test to screen for an uncommon cancer works well, Elizabeth Tracey reports Screening for a very common virus known as Epstein-Barr has been successful in identifying men with nasopharyngeal cancer, a recent study in …
September 6, 2017 – Colorectal Cancer Deaths
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Anchor lead: There’s a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Americans under the age of fifty are seeing more deaths from colorectal cancer, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association …
September 5, 2017 – Cancer Clinical Trials
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Anchor lead: Newer cancer therapy trials are having a hard time finding patients, Elizabeth Tracey reports Immunotherapy is the most promising avenue for cancer treatment, with new agents being developed rapidly. But getting enough people to test them on has …
August 29, 2017 – Cancer News Review
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In this month's podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses screening strategies for all cancers, will active surveillance on some cancer be less expensive in the long run and treatment options for HER2 positive breast cancers. Program notes: …