The study published in JCI Insight suggests how to better predict which patients will respond to immunotherapyCredit: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center For many lung cancer patients, the best treatment options involve checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs unleash a patient’s immune system against their disease and can yield dramatic results, even in advanced cancers. But checkpoint…
Avoidable differences in the care and outcomes of patients with cancer (i.e., cancer care disparities) emerge or worsen with discoveries of new, more effective approaches…
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Achieving cancer health equity involves government, communities, health systems, researchers, nonprofits, and other cancer community members.
The 2024 AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities featured results from intervention programs designed to close care gaps.
Cancer disparities continue to be a significant public health challenge, disproportionately affecting certain communities in terms of incidence, mortality, and access to quality care. Addressing…
Abstract. Approximately 10% of children with cancer harbor a mutation in a predisposition gene. In children with the kidney cancer Wilms tumor, the prevalence is…
Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American regulators.
Whether it is a negotiating ploy remains to be seen
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A pioneering new treatment promises to tackle a wider range of cancers, with fewer side-effects than conventional radiotherapy. It also takes less than a second.
