AACR: Cadonilimab Plus Chemo Beneficial for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- For patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, cadonilimab plus chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival and progression-free survival, according to a study presented at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Immunotherapy Before Surgery Might Boost Pancreatic Cancer Survival
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- Pancreatic cancer patients may do better if they receive an immunotherapy drug as well as chemotherapy in preparation for surgery, new research suggests.Pancreatic cancer is one of the toughest to treat. Only 12% of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Contamination risk may cost trust £50m a year
A trust could face a £50m yearly bill for outsourcing preparation of chemotherapy drugs, after external inspections raised concern about a leaking roof and other infection risks. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 8, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Rice University Researchers Develop ‘Molecular Jackhammer’ That Kills Cancer Cells
Research could lead to similar treatments for other diseases, as well as creating a demand for a new line of oncology tests for clinical labs and pathology groups Cancer treatment has come a long way in the past decades, and it seems poised to take another leap forward thanks to research being conducted at Rice […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 8, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing aminocyanine molecules anatomic pathology and chemotherapy Ciceron Ayala-Or Source Type: news
Chemotherapy/ICI Combos Falter as Second-Line Treatment for Gastric Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Combining chemotherapy with one or two immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as second-line treatment for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma failed to improve progression-free survival (PFS) at 4... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 5, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities
A decade ago, only a few radiopharmaceutical agents were used to help treat cancer patients. That has changed and the field of theranostics is expanding rapidly in various ways, as described in part 1 of AuntMinnie.com's series on the rise of theranostics.
However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. They're also mindful of the multiple dedicated teams required to build a thera...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Practice Management Radiation Oncology/Therapy Nuclear Medicine Medicolegal Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
How to Talk to Kids When a Parent Has Cancer
The U.S. is expected to hit a bleak milestone this year: For the first time, more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. More than 600,000 will die, according to projections from the American Cancer Society.
Yet when you consider how many people are affected by a single diagnosis, those numbers balloon. As people with cancer grapple with fears about their health, they often describe being equally anxious about how their news will affect their family. When Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on March 22 that she was being treated for cancer, she emphasized that she and her husband had “taken time t...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
New heated drug baths provide hope for patients with stomach cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers used a new approach to chemotherapy to more than double the typical survival rate for patients with stomach cancer and peritoneal metastasis, which is cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdominal cavity. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 4, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Muscle cramp compound may drive deadly wasting in cancer patients
“The flesh is consumed and becomes water … the abdomen fills with water, the feet and legs swell, the shoulders, clavicles, chest, and thighs melt away. … The illness is fatal.”
This spine-chilling description, written by Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates, is believed to be the first account of a deadly muscle wasting disease called cachexia (pronounced kuh-KEK-sia). Scientists estimate that up to 80% of cancer patients suffer from the condition, where the body relentlessly eats away at itself until organs such as the heart and diaphragm stop working. Even if cachexia doesn’t directly kill a patie...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 3, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Test Might Allow Some Patients With Aggressive Breast Cancer Skip Chemo
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 -- A new test might allow some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer to skip chemotherapy without harm, researchers say.Women with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer appear to have better survival rates and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New study finds triple-negative breast cancer tumors with an increase in immune cells have lower risk of recurrence after surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new multicenter, international study suggests that people who have early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high levels of immune cells within their tumors may have a lower risk of recurrence and better survival rates even when not treated with chemotherapy. The study was published today in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). TNBC is a breast cancer subtype that does not respond to drugs that target the estrogen receptor or… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - April 2, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: news
Philadelphia Teacher Sues District Over Asbestos-Related Cancer
Juan Namnun, an award-winning health and physical education teacher at Frankford High School in Philadelphia, was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma in 2022. His diagnosis led him to file a lawsuit against The School District of Philadelphia.
Papillary carcinoma is a rare type of breast cancer. Following his diagnosis, Namnum underwent a double mastectomy, reconstructive surgery and chemotherapy.
Namnum’s lawsuit claims his diagnosis is “a direct and proximate result of [his] repeated exposure to and inhalation of excessive amounts of asbestos fibers and dust at Frankford High school over a period of mu...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 1, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Cancer (Non-Meso) Source Type: news
'Chemo overdose' - silent crisis killing hundreds of Americans each year and hospitalizes up to one in 50
US health experts have sounded the alarm about hundreds of cancer patients dying preventable deaths due to a lethal side effect of chemotherapy treatment, causing them to effectively overdose. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chemo and Heart Disease; Flawed Lung Cancer Screening; New Vax Recommendations
(MedPage Today) -- An author shares his own story about the "pay me now or pay me later" relationship between cancer chemotherapy and heart disease. (Washington Post)
Three pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court have the potential to reshape... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 29, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live.
A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs and caused irreparable damage to his... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
