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Cancer Health Fall Issue
CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
What’s New in Immunotherapy?

Test Could One Day Identify Cancer in Just 10 Minutes

The technology, which tracks DNA, is promising but “very proof of principle at this point.”

A Terrible Choice: Cancer Treatment or Hospice Care, But Not Both

Insurance providers are starting to recognize the potential benefits of concurrent therapy and hospice when treating diseases like cancer.

How HIV Physicians Can Better Treat an Aging Population

A research team has sought to address the critical lack of treatment guidelines for addressing HIV’s complex effects on aging.
Kathy Albain, MD

Black Women Have Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes Despite Receiving Similar Treatment

Additional research is required to determine the basis for these racial disparities.
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Hospitals Follow Pharma in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

Analysts say marketing really doesn’t provide full information about the quality and cost of services.
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Novel Targeted Therapy Slows Progression of Advanced Breast Cancer

Alpelisib showed greater benefit in patients selected with a liquid biopsy test.

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More Than 40 Percent of Cancers May Be Preventable
Prostate Cancer Screening Should Be an Individual Decision
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Squelching Ovarian Cancer: The Not-So-Silent Killer

Choice of Surgery May Affect Quality of Life for Young Breast Cancer Survivors

Women who had breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy report better quality of life.

Risk of Cancer Death May Increase for Successive Generations of Latino Immigrants

Lung, colorectal and liver cancer deaths were significantly higher among third-generation U.S.-born Latinos.

Exercise During Breast Cancer Treatment May Improve Cardiovascular Function

Study supports incorporating supervised exercise programs into breast cancer treatment guidelines.

Can Personalized Lifestyle Advice Lower Cancer Risk?

Tailored feedback at colorectal cancer screenings increased preventive lifestyle behaviors.

Study Aims to Cure Blood Cancers With Transplants That Could Block HIV, Too

Ten HIV-positive cancer patients to receive donated cord blood with rare resistance gene.

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Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

FDA Approves Atezolizumab With Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab for Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Tecentriq plus chemotherapy and Avastin delays disease progression and death.

NCI-MATCH Update: More Labs, New Arms, and Initial Findings

The trial will soon have nearly 40 study arms testing different targeted therapies.

Delaying Breast Cancer Chemotherapy May Shorten Survival

Waiting more than 30 days after surgery was associated with worse outcomes.
Cancer treatment

Study Finds Source of PARP Inhibitor Drug Resistance

In tumors with missing or mutated BRCA genes, PARP inhibitors plus other drugs have worked well—but the cancer often becomes drug-resistant.
Jennifer Woyach, MD

Imbruvica Bests Chemotherapy for Older People With Leukemia

Imbruvica-based treatment may also work better than intensive chemotherapy for younger patients.
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