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http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials 16-06-2016 16:25:47
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Regular visits and calls from community health workers resulted in multiple benefits for those with advanced cancers, from greater use of #PalliativeCare to decreased hospital visits and improved quality of life. Read more from this new study: cancer.gov/news-events/ca… #CancerCare
Every person’s cancer is different. There’s no guarantee a given treatment is going to work. But a team of researchers hope to soon offer #oncologists a new tool to guide treatment choices for their patients, based on results from a small study-cancer.gov/news-events/ca… #OncTwitter
A combination of the targeted drugs dabrafenib (Tafinlar) and trametinib (Mekinist) has been approved for nearly any type of advanced solid tumor with a specific mutation in the BRAF gene. NCI-MATCH #ClinicalTrial data helped to inform the approval. cancer.gov/news-events/ca…
NCI researchers are developing an #immunotherapy that involves injecting protein bits from cytomegalovirus (CMV) into tumors. In mice, the treatment shrank tumors and kept them from returning. cancer.gov/news-events/ca… @nciresearchctr
The #immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq) is an additional, or adjuvant, treatment after surgery and chemotherapy for some patients with lung cancer. #LCAM #WorldLungCancerDay cancer.gov/news-events/ca…
People with cancer who take #immunotherapy drugs often develop skin #SideEffects , including itching and painful rashes. New research in mice suggests these side effects may be caused by the immune system attacking new bacterial colonies on the skin. cancer.gov/news-events/ca…
The #ChildhoodCancer Data Initiative has new data from OHSU Knight Cancer Institute on children and AYAs with acute myeloid leukemia. datascience.cancer.gov/news-events/ne… #Data4ChildhoodCancer
NCI in the News: Can multi-cancer early detection tests save lives? NCI is launching a $75 million, 4-year pilot study to find out. science.org/content/articl… Philip E. Castle, Ph.D. @NCIPrevention News from Science #MCED
Men diagnosed with low-risk #ProstateCancer are increasingly opting against immediate treatment and choosing active surveillance, a new study finds. Rates of active surveillance more than doubled between 2014 and 2021. cancer.gov/news-events/ca… UC San Francisco
NOW ENROLLING: An NCI #ClinicalTrial will evaluate #immunotherapy and other treatments for recurrent #thymoma and #ThymicCarcinoma . Learn more about the trial. ccr.cancer.gov/news/article/c… NCI Center for Cancer Research
Researchers from NCI Center for Cancer Research and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that women of African ancestry have higher amounts of a protein called gp78 in their breast cancer tumors compared to women of European descent, leading to worse outcomes. ccr.cancer.gov/news/article/a…
A proposed rule prohibiting menthol flavoring is expected to make cigarettes less appealing, lower smoking rates, and reduce diseases and deaths caused by cigarette smoking. cancer.gov/news-events/ca… #TobaccoControl #CancerMoonshot
Two separate but complementary studies have identified a new way to classify meningioma, the most common type of #BrainTumor . The system may help predict whether a patient’s tumor will grow back after treatment and may lead to new treatments. cancer.gov/news-events/ca…