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HKUMed research team estimates over 30% elevated risk of breast cancer among antipsychotic users

Written by | 28 Sep 2022

A research team from the Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research (CSMPR), Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed)… read more.

Study shows annual screening before age 50 leads to lower proportions of advanced breast cancer

Written by | 20 Sep 2022

A new study led by University of Ottawa professors has found Canadian provinces that annually screen women aged 40-49 had lower proportions of advanced breast cancer compared to… read more.

Deep learning algorithm may streamline lung cancer radiotherapy treatment

Written by | 17 Sep 2022

Lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly one-half of cases. RT planning is a manual, resource-intensive process that can take… read more.

OCT and AI may improve colon cancer screening

Written by | 28 Aug 2022

A research team from the lab of Quing Zhu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering… read more.

How did the early COVID-19 pandemic affect cancer survivors?

Written by | 24 Aug 2022

Recent research indicates that during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of working-aged U.S. adults without health insurance did not change despite increases in unemployment,… read more.

Pralsetinib therapy shows high response in range of cancer patients with RET gene fusions

Written by | 20 Aug 2022

In a Phase I/II trial, cancer treatment with pralsetinib has produced high response rates in patients with RET gene fusions, regardless of tumor type, researchers reported on Aug.12,… read more.

Prostate cancer cases risk being detected too late due to misleading focus on urinary problems

Written by | 7 Aug 2022

Men with early, curable stages of prostate cancer are missing opportunities to have their cancer detected because national guidelines and media health campaigns focus on urinary symptoms despite… read more.

People with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma face a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer

Written by | 27 Jul 2022

Treatment advances have improved the survival of individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)—a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system—but therapies can increase patients’ risk of developing heart… read more.

Regular screening of people at high risk for pancreatic cancer pays off

Written by | 20 Jul 2022

Surveillance programs for people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancers can help detect precancerous conditions and cancers early, when they are most treatable, according to a new… read more.

Leading radiotherapy researchers identify research priorities to improve outcomes for cancer patients

Written by | 19 Jul 2022

The NCRI Radiotherapy (CTRad) Group, a world-leading radiotherapy research group, has published its strategic priorities in radiotherapy research to address challenges in the field. The group has identified… read more.

Brentuximab vedotin may improve overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma

Written by | 16 Jul 2022

A study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy treatment improves overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma,… read more.

Adults with blood cancers respond to booster, not initial dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Written by | 13 Jul 2022

People with hematologic malignancies—or blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—have an impaired immune system due to their disease and its treatment, putting them at risk of… read more.

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