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Long-course radiation therapy better at organ-sparing in rectal cancer than short-term therapy
Patients who underwent short-course therapy had worse organ-preservation outcomes.
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Colorectal cancer treatment outcomes in older adults
Disease-free survival boosted by adjuvant therapy completion, but only about half of patients finish.
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Most women with breast cancer elude serious COVID-19 vaccine side effects
The frequency of lymph node swelling was similar to the general population.
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Exciting advances in HR-positive breast cancer: Top five picks from SABCS
Treatments meet unmet need and address unanswered questions.
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Lung cancer screening pushes 20-year survival rate to 80%
Less than 6% of high-risk smokers get the recommended annual lung cancer screening.
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Whole breast radiation for breast cancer shown to be safe and effective
Whole breast radiation can cut treatment time from 6 weeks down to 3 weeks.
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Consider radiologic imaging for high-risk cutaneous SCC, expert advises
Surgery may be the mainstay of treatment for resectable SCC, but the emerging role of neoadjuvant therapeutics is changing the way oncologists...
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Latinx and melanoma: Barriers and opportunities
A qualitative study in California reveals challenges and attitudes that could be addressed with new melanoma outreach and prevention strategies....
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Stage 3 melanoma attacked with immunotherapy and a virus-like particle
Phase 2 trial achieves some success, and responders had infiltrate of plasmacytoid dendritic cells.
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Findings may be practice changing for early breast cancer patients
A radiation boost to the tumor bed during whole breast irradiation was as safe and effective as delivering the boost sequentially.