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Screening Younger for Colorectal Cancer

November 9th 2018, 1:59am

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A new American Cancer Society guideline recommends starting screening for colorectal cancer at age 45.

Reconciling a Hereditary Cancer Syndrome Diagnosis

November 6th 2018, 3:00am

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When I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome seven years ago, I began blogging about the roller coaster of emotions I experienced after undergoing genetic testing and prophylactic surgeries.

Aggressive Radiation Therapy Improves Survival in Patients with Metastatic Cancer

October 23rd 2018, 8:10pm

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A high dose of precision radiation could drastically increase the survival rates of patients with metastatic cancer, and double the time patients live without cancer growth, according to study results presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

FDA Approves Khapzory Injection

October 23rd 2018, 4:54pm

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Khapzory (levoleucovorin) injection, a folate analog for three indications.

Men with Genetic Mutations: What You Need to Know

October 20th 2018, 4:05am

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A genetic counselor discussed the various hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome-associated cancers among men and how to manage them at the FORCE Annual Meeting.

Cancer Researchers Win Nobel Prize

October 2nd 2018, 12:23am

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Immunotherapy pioneers James P. Allison and Dr. Tasuku Honjo have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that eventually led to the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancer.

A Helping of Second and Third Opinions

September 26th 2018, 6:20pm

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Getting a third opinion probably didn't save my life, but it definitely bought me more time.

Got Colon Cancer? Get Your Tumor Tested

September 18th 2018, 10:20pm

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Tumor testing can lead to different treatment choices and better outcomes.

Parenting, Interrupted: Three Tips on Being a Parent With Cancer

August 27th 2018, 6:51pm

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As a parent facing cancer, we just want to know that our children will emerge on the other side of our diagnosis and be alright.

Triplet Gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Colorectal Cancer

August 8th 2018, 5:31pm

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The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the combination of the BRAF inhibitor Braftovi (encorafenib), the MEK inhibitor Mektovi (binimetinib), and the EGFR inhibitor Erbitux (cetuximab) for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) following one or two prior lines of treatment in the metastatic setting.