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Veterans with higher traumatic brain injury predisposed to subsequent brain cancer

21 Feb 2024

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who sustained moderate/severe and penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at increased risk of developing brain cancer, as shown in a study.

Veterans with higher traumatic brain injury predisposed to subsequent brain cancer

21 Feb 2024

5-year survival more likely in mBCC patients with nodal vs distant metastasis

21 Feb 2024

Among patients with metastatic basal cell carcinoma (mBCC), those with nodal disease appear to have a higher chance of remission, while individuals with distant metastasis tend to have persistent disease and subsequently die from it, a recent study reveals. However, the survival rates at 5 years surpass 50 percent even for those with stage IV disease.

5-year survival more likely in mBCC patients with nodal vs distant metastasis

21 Feb 2024

Androgen receptor activation holds promise in ER+/HER2- breast cancer

18 Feb 2024

The oral selective androgen receptor modulator enobosarm shows activity against ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, according to a phase II trial.

Androgen receptor activation holds promise in ER+/HER2- breast cancer

18 Feb 2024

SKYSCRAPER-08 hits mark in ESCC with dual checkpoint inhibition + doublet chemo

16 Feb 2024 by

In Asian patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), adding the TIGIT inhibitor tiragolumab and PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab to chemotherapy improved all outcomes in the phase III SKYSCRAPER-08 trial.

SKYSCRAPER-08 hits mark in ESCC with dual checkpoint inhibition + doublet chemo

16 Feb 2024

Potassium-competitive acid blockers linked to gastric cancer risk after H pylori eradication

15 Feb 2024

Exposure to potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) may heighten the risk of developing gastric cancer after successful treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection, according to a study.

Potassium-competitive acid blockers linked to gastric cancer risk after H pylori eradication

15 Feb 2024

Cancer risk reduced a decade after smoking cessation

15 Feb 2024

For ex-smokers, the risk of cancer appears to significantly decrease 10 years after quitting, according to a study from Korea.

Cancer risk reduced a decade after smoking cessation

15 Feb 2024

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

13 Feb 2024

Smokers who have received a diagnosis of early-stage melanoma are at increased risk of death, according to a study.

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

13 Feb 2024

Immunotherapy, TACE-based regimen may reshape HCC treatment landscape

13 Feb 2024 by

In the EMERALD-1 trial, durvalumab plus bevacizumab (D+B) combined with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) improved progression-free survival (PFS) in individuals with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) eligible for embolization.

Immunotherapy, TACE-based regimen may reshape HCC treatment landscape

13 Feb 2024

AI model improves thyroid cancer diagnosis

12 Feb 2024

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based model, dubbed AI-Thyroid, for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer demonstrates its utility in improving diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement, which could be helpful in less-experienced physicians, reports a study.

AI model improves thyroid cancer diagnosis

12 Feb 2024

Folic acid may induce toxicities in capecitabine-treated CRC patients

09 Feb 2024 by

The presence of folic acid in plasma and intake of folic acid supplements appear to contribute to chemotherapy-induced toxicities in patients treated with capecitabine for colorectal cancer (CRC), reports a recent study.

Folic acid may induce toxicities in capecitabine-treated CRC patients

09 Feb 2024

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Veterans with higher traumatic brain injury predisposed to subsequent brain cancer

Veterans with higher traumatic brain injury predisposed to subsequent brain cancer

5-year survival more likely in mBCC patients with nodal vs distant metastasis

5-year survival more likely in mBCC patients with nodal vs distant metastasis

Androgen receptor activation holds promise in ER+/HER2- breast cancer

Androgen receptor activation holds promise in ER+/HER2- breast cancer

SKYSCRAPER-08 hits mark in ESCC with dual checkpoint inhibition + doublet chemo

SKYSCRAPER-08 hits mark in ESCC with dual checkpoint inhibition + doublet chemo

Potassium-competitive acid blockers linked to gastric cancer risk after H pylori eradication

Potassium-competitive acid blockers linked to gastric cancer risk after H pylori eradication

Cancer risk reduced a decade after smoking cessation

Cancer risk reduced a decade after smoking cessation

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

Immunotherapy, TACE-based regimen may reshape HCC treatment landscape

Immunotherapy, TACE-based regimen may reshape HCC treatment landscape

AI model improves thyroid cancer diagnosis

AI model improves thyroid cancer diagnosis

Folic acid may induce toxicities in capecitabine-treated CRC patients

Folic acid may induce toxicities in capecitabine-treated CRC patients