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Will Ponsegromab Be a Game Changer for Cancer Cachexia?
In a clinical trial, the drug helped people with the wasting syndrome gain weight and muscle.
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Oncologists Struggle to Answer Questions About Medical Cannabis
Lack of data on safety and efficacy make patient–clinician discussions difficult.
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FDA Approves Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The Shield test is the first blood test that can be used as an initial screening option for the disease.
Latest Press Releases
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New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic
While new cancer diagnoses largely returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, they don’t account for the missed diagnoses in early 2020 that resulted from disruptions in cancer screening and other medical care.
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Immunotherapy after surgery helps people with high-risk bladder cancer live cancer-free longer
An NCI trial shows that giving patients pembrolizumab after surgery for high-risk muscle invasive bladder cancer doubles the median length of time that they remain cancer free, compared with observation alone after surgery.
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NIH study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry
A new study suggests, for men with West African genetic ancestry, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. The researchers posit that chronic stress—such as from racial profiling, housing discrimination, and exposure to violence—may be a possible driver.
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Immunotherapy approach shows potential in some people with metastatic solid tumors
A new cellular immunotherapy approach shrank tumors in 3 of 7 patients with metastatic colon cancer, in a small NCI clinical trial. Normal white blood cells from each patient were genetically engineered to produce receptors that recognize and attack their specific cancer cells.
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For healthy adults, taking multivitamins daily is not associated with a lower risk of death
A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death.
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