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  • February 25: The Week in Cancer News

    Screening program reduces disparities in colorectal cancer, and seeing the challenges of getting cancer care through one woman’s story.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • February 18: The Week in Cancer News

    Aspirin is ineffective in preventing breast cancer recurrence, and immunotherapy holds promise for some patients with advanced anal cancer.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • February 11: The Week in Cancer News

    Millions miss cancer screenings, and commercial tobacco ban goes into effect for Navajo Nation after years of failed attempts.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • February 4: The Week in Cancer News

    CAR T-cell therapy effects continue 10 years after treatment and first T-cell receptor therapeutic approved for uveal melanoma.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • January 28: The Week in Cancer News

    Pharmacies asked to stop turning immune-compromised people away for fourth shot, and fiber intake is associated with stronger immune response in people with melanoma.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • January 21: The Week in Cancer News

    Metastatic cancer patients nearing death continue to receive high-dose radiation despite guidelines advising against it, and new standards are likely to reduce racial disparities in lung cancer screening.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • January 14: The Week in Cancer News

    Cancer mortality continues to go down, and a “real-world” study finds more than a third of active surveillance patients are lost to follow-up.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • January 7: The Week in Cancer News

    Three out of four people with advanced colorectal cancer suffer significant financial hardship, and lung cancer patients who quit smoking experience increased survival.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • December 17: The Week in Cancer News

    FDA approves drug to prevent graft versus host disease and decline in lung cancer deaths linked to screening.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • December 10: The Week in Cancer News

    A new program specializes in concerns of gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer, and Black women found to have a higher risk of lymphedema after breast cancer.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons