Roche awarded WHO prequalification for the cobas ® HPV test, increasing access to cervical cancer screening tools in low and lower-middle income countries
Every year, over 600,000 women worldwideare diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 340,000 die from this preventable disease, caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Nine out of 10 women who die from cervical cancer live in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs).1WHO prequalification enables LMICs to use thecobas® HPV test in their national cervical cancer elimination programs, increasing access to the patients who need it most.Establishing screening programs helps prevent and detect cervical cancer, which is especially important in areas with limited healthcare resources where patientsare often diag...
Source: Roche Media News - June 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche awarded WHO prequalification for the cobas ® HPV test, increasing access to cervical cancer screening tools in low and lower-middle income countries
Every year, over 600,000 women worldwideare diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 340,000 die from this preventable disease, caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Nine out of 10 women who die from cervical cancer live in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMICs).1WHO prequalification enables LMICs to use thecobas® HPV test in their national cervical cancer elimination programs, increasing access to the patients who need it most.Establishing screening programs helps prevent and detect cervical cancer, which is especially important in areas with limited healthcare resources where patientsare often diag...
Source: Roche Investor Update - June 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Vaccine to treat deadliest brain cancer found to nearly DOUBLE survival rate
A vaccine to slow the progression of the deadliest form of brain cancer has shown promise in early clinical trials by extending the average survival time from 15 to 26 months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bladder Cancer Treatment May Lower Risk for Alzheimer and Related Dementias
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 -- The bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is associated with a significantly lower rate and risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) among patients with bladder cancer, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
PET/MRI emerges as a valuable theranostics technology
Hybrid PET/MRI is leading the way in imaging technologies applied in the emergin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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AI model predicts cancer aggressiveness on PET (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
PET/MRI shows promise for breast cancer imaging
PET/MRI is among the newest technologies in radiology, and on its cutting edg...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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SST2 PET shows promise for patients with large-vessel vasculitis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Tributes paid to brave Beau's fight against rare and deadly childhood cancer
Beau's story inspired a Daily Express campaign calling for trials of a promising cancer vaccine but her disease relapsed before she could access it. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies
When he proposed that the human papillomavirus caused cervical cancer, he was ridiculed. He persevered, and today a vaccine exists. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: zur Hausen, Harald Deaths (Obituaries) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cervical Cancer Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination and Immunization Nobel Prizes Research Source Type: news
How Vax Skeptics Sow Doubt; Gun Death Every 11 Minutes; 90210 Star's Cancer Spreads
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Planned Parenthood is suing to block a new Kansas law requiring... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 8, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Biden ’s FTC is blocking a game-changer for cancer patients
Seventy years ago, Dr. Jonas Salk announced to an astonished radio audience he had developed a polio vaccine. It must have seemed too good to be true. The year before, polio claimed 3,000 American lives and infected another 60,000. Millions lived in fear of contracting the incurable disease.…#jonassalk #linakhan #grail #illumina #edison #avalerehealth #medicare #nsclc #ftc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Promising vaccine could treat two deadliest and fastest-rising forms of cancer, early study shows
A phase 1, first-in-human trial showed that an off-the-shelf vaccine lowered the risk of relapse in patients with colon and pancreatic cancer. It does this by attacking the KRAS mutation in the cancers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer vaccines poised to unlock'new treatment paradigm' with Merck/Moderna data
Adding an experimental mRNA-based vaccine from (NASDAQ: ) Inc and Merck & Co reduced the risk that the most deadly skin cancer would spread by 65% over treatment with an immunotherapy alone in a mid-stage trial, the companies reported on Monday. With this and earlier data, Moderna is considering…#incandmerckco #moderna #stephenhoge #merck #keytruda #janehealy #merckmoderna #gritstonebioinc #roche #tecentriq (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer vaccines poised to unlock'new treatment paradigm' with Merck/Moderna data
[1/2] Signage is seen at the Merck & Co. headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey, U.S., November 13, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo CHICAGO, June 5 (Reuters) - Adding an experimental mRNA-based vaccine from Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and Merck & Co (MRK.N) reduced the risk that the most deadly…#merckco #kenilworth #newjersey #andrewkellyfilephoto #modernainc #merck #keytruda #janehealy #merckmoderna #pfizer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ISMRM: PET/MRI adds value in clinical cancer imaging
TORONTO - Hybrid PET/MRI imaging could eventually serve as a "one-stop shop...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Pylarify PET/MRI shows value in selecting patients for focal ablative therapy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Repeated COVID-19 Vaccination Weakens Immune System: Study
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Repeated COVID-19 vaccination weakens the immune system, potentially making people susceptible to life-threatening conditions such as cancer, according to a new study. A man…#zacharystieber #epochtimes #chelsea #mass #josephpreziosoafp #modernacovid19 #delta #omicron #malaria #pertussis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
