How often is immunotherapy for cancer used shortly before death? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Employing treatments like chemotherapy shortly before someone dies is not only ineffective, it can reduce quality of life and someone’s ability to interact with loved ones. Now a new study examines how often immunotherapy is utilized within a month of …
Can a diabetes drug reduce the risk for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Diabetes drugs known as GLP1 receptor agonists are much in the news for weight loss. Now a new study finds that when people with diabetes take them, their risk of colorectal cancer is reduced. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …
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Can proteins and DNA be used together to detect cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A panel of proteins found in the blood was both sensitive and specific in men and women in detecting early cancers. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says the numbers may even be better if …
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A panel of blood proteins can identify early cancers with great accuracy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Can we detect cancer very early by looking at blood proteins? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Finding cancer early so it can be treated before it spreads is optimal, and now a new study looking at blood proteins finds that examining a panel of them is both sensitive and specific. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director …
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Do self-sampling kits for cancer screening herald a new trend in medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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How can we remove barriers between people who need some medical interventions and obtaining them? One recent study showed the clear benefit of mailing self-sampling kits so women could obtain cervical cancer screening at home. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …