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What accounts for increases in colorectal cancer among younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A comprehensive look at lifestyle factors and cancer rates among both older and younger people has left many people scratching their heads. The UK study examined a range of exposures and lifestyle factors trying to elucidate relationships, especially those that …
A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Daraxonrasib is the name of a drug for pancreas cancer that almost doubled survival for people with the disease in a clinical trial. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says while the drug is going …
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A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Daraxonrasib is the name of a drug to treat pancreas cancer that has extended survival in many with the disease, a just reported clinical trial finds. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says it’s gotten many people who treat …
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Certain groups of people seem to be missing out when it comes to optimizing cardiovascular disease prevention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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New guidelines for managing cholesterol levels have recently been released by the American College of Cardiology. Cardiologist Roger Blumenthal at Johns Hopkins chaired the committee that wrote the guidelines, and says that in reviewing the data it became clear that …
What markers are found in blood that indicate cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Cholesterol found in your blood is just the beginning of the story when it comes to markers found there that are indicative of cardiovascular risk. A relative newcomer is apolipoprotein a, which is genetically determined, says Roger Blumenthal, a cardiologist …
What does a blood marker called lipoprotein A have to do with your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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When it comes to assessing your cardiovascular risk, your blood tells an eloquent story. It’s not just cholesterol but several other factors that can be detected and measured that point toward or away from risk. Roger Blumenthal, a cardiologist at …