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If you’re a woman between the ages of 40 and 70, you should undergo screening mammography for breast cancer every two years, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has just recommended. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …

Screening mammography guidelines have been updated, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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There may be no benefit to taking a drug that’s approved already for treating cancer in a clinical trial versus just receiving treatment, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says benefits …

Novel treatments for cancer may not be available outside clinical trials, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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People with cancer who enroll in clinical trials do better. That wisdom appears to have been dashed with results of a new study showing no survival benefit or any other positive outcome related to clinical trial participation. Johns Hopkins Kimmel …

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Cancer of the esophagus can be challenging to treat, and when it’s diagnosed a number of studies are appropriate to fully evaluate the disease. That’s according to Richard Battafarano, director of thoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins. Battafarano: Undergoing endoscopic ultrasound …

A range of tests should accompany evaluation for esophagus cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Esophagus cancer awareness month has just ended, and Richard Battafarano, director of thoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins, says while some people may have this type of cancer and not know it, the majority will have a range of symptoms. Battafarano: …

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Bladder cancer treatment is about to change dramatically based on a trial showing that adding an antibody to a toxic substance is much more effective than current treatments. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer director William Nelson describes this class of pharmaceuticals. …

A new type of pharmaceutical to treat bladder cancer may become the method of choice, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Stool based tests to screen for colorectal cancer have been around for some time and work pretty well. Now one of the most utilized ones has been improved, a clinical trial shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center …

A stool based test for colorectal cancer just got an update, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »