Oncology
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Does CRC risk in IBD extend to close family members?
Extra screening for CRC may not be needed for children, siblings, or parents of those with IBD, new study findings suggest.
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Colorectal cancer incidence doubled in younger adults
Diagnoses in people younger than 55 years doubled from 1995 to 2019.
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Prostate cancer subgroup may benefit from intensified therapy
A new trial explored whether for patients with prostate cancer who have unfavorable features and a detectable PSA following a radical...
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Who’s at higher risk for breast cancer recurrence?
New research shows that patients with ER-negative disease have a higher risk of a second breast cancer within a 5-year window post diagnosis,...
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Pancreatic cancer incidence increases among young women in U.S.
Additional studies are needed to investigate contributing factors, particularly race and tumor characteristics.
Perspectives
Toxic chemicals we consume without knowing it
“A grossly underappreciated driver in what ails us is the role of environmental toxins and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”
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Advanced imaging technology could help predict lung cancer progression after surgery
“AI can predict clinical outcomes when combined with [imaging mass cytometry] with extremely high accuracy from a single 1-mm2 tumor core.”
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Oncologist stars in film and shares philosophy on death
When a New York oncologist approached the French actress and film director Emmanuelle Bercot in Manhattan, he was thinking big.
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Maternal infection in pregnancy ups risk for childhood leukemia?
Maternal infections during pregnancy may be associated with chromosomal and immunologic alterations in the fetus, the authors of the study...
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New cancer screen, same issues: Physicians confront Galleri test
“Cancer screening is a very complicated issue. Being honest, the tests are good but are not ready yet [for wider use].”