Treatment
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Forward Look
Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip RadiationResearch suggests postmenopausal women over 50 with low-risk hormone receptor-positive breast cancer may forgo radiation after surgery.
by Darcy Lewis
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Progress Against CancerNew research fuels progress in cancer survival, prevention and side effect management.
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Vaccines Spark Activity in Pancreatic CancerScientists thought pancreatic cancer wouldn’t respond to immunotherapy. Now research has found vaccines can trigger the immune system to fight the disease.
by Thomas Celona
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Improving Glioblastoma TreatmentPhase I clinical trial finds adding a radiosensitizer may improve radiation’s ability to kill this fast-growing brain cancer.
by Thomas Celona
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Results That MatterCancer medications granted accelerated approval are often confirmed despite not demonstrating a benefit in overall survival or quality of life.
by Eric Fitzsimmons
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Genetic Testing for Women With Breast CancerNew recommendations clarify when women diagnosed with breast cancer should be offered genetic testing for inherited cancer risk.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
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TIL Therapy Amplifies the Immune System’s Attack on MelanomaThe recently approved immunotherapy Amtagvi uses a patient’s own immune cells to destroy advanced melanoma.
by Sandra Gordon
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Facts and Stats
Breast Cancer Survival Rates Continue to RiseNew report highlights decades of progress, as well as a persisting disparity.
by Thomas Celona
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Taking a Shot Against Cancer RecurrencesEarly findings on therapeutic vaccines suggest they can delay or stop cancer from returning after tumors are surgically removed.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Forward Look
Preventing Blood ClotsMedical oncologist Michael B. Streiff discusses new guidelines to reduce the risk of life-threatening blood clots.
by Ashley P. Taylor
