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Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W

Skin cancer: More people die from types that aren't melanoma, says surprise new finding

by Sarah Allinson,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIf you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma—the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right?Not so. W
What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood TypingByNancy LeBrunPublished on July 14, 2023Medically reviewed bySteffini Stalos, DOYourblood typeis categorized by certain substances on

What to Know About Blood Typing

What to Know About Blood TypingByNancy LeBrunPublished on July 14, 2023Medically reviewed bySteffini Stalos, DOYourblood typeis categorized by certain substances on
AI tool reveals cardiac risk for patients undergoing cancer therapy

AI tool reveals cardiac risk for patients undergoing cancer therapy

byYale School of MedicineBaseline AI-ECG screening for LVSD and all-cause mortality risk. Adjusted cumulative hazard curves for all-cause mortality stratified by the AI-ECG LVSD probability. Cre

AI tool reveals cardiac risk for patients undergoing cancer therapy

byYale School of MedicineBaseline AI-ECG screening for LVSD and all-cause mortality risk. Adjusted cumulative hazard curves for all-cause mortality stratified by the AI-ECG LVSD probability. Cre
EMA Grants PRIME Designation to Iopofosine I-131 for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

EMA Grants PRIME Designation to Iopofosine I-131 for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

September 18, 2023Kristi RosaThe European Medicines Agency has granted Priority Medicines designation to iopofosine I-131 for use in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia in patients who previou

EMA Grants PRIME Designation to Iopofosine I-131 for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

September 18, 2023Kristi RosaThe European Medicines Agency has granted Priority Medicines designation to iopofosine I-131 for use in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia in patients who previou
Who Gets Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer?

Who Gets Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer?

Dysplasia means precancerous, which isn’t cancer yet, but it could progressByAnna GiorgiPublished on July 24, 2023Medically reviewed byBenjamin F. Asher, MDLaryngeal cancer, al

Who Gets Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer?

Dysplasia means precancerous, which isn’t cancer yet, but it could progressByAnna GiorgiPublished on July 24, 2023Medically reviewed byBenjamin F. Asher, MDLaryngeal cancer, al
What Is Bloom Syndrome?

What Is Bloom Syndrome?

What Is Bloom Syndrome?ByCristina MutchlerPublished on August 16, 2021Medically reviewed byLyndsey Garbi, MDBloom syndrome, or Bloom's syndrome, is an extremely rareg

What Is Bloom Syndrome?

What Is Bloom Syndrome?ByCristina MutchlerPublished on August 16, 2021Medically reviewed byLyndsey Garbi, MDBloom syndrome, or Bloom's syndrome, is an extremely rareg
How Successful Is Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer?

How Successful Is Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer?

ByMaxine LipnerPublished on August 18, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDImmunotherapycan boost your body's immune response to cancer cells and hopefully kill the

How Successful Is Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer?

ByMaxine LipnerPublished on August 18, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul, MDImmunotherapycan boost your body's immune response to cancer cells and hopefully kill the
European Approval Sought for Amivantamab Plus Chemo in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion+ NSCLC

European Approval Sought for Amivantamab Plus Chemo in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion+ NSCLC

October 6, 2023Kristi RosaA Type II extension of indication application seeking the approval of amivantamab in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed for the frontline treatment of adult patients

European Approval Sought for Amivantamab Plus Chemo in EGFR Exon 20 Insertion+ NSCLC

October 6, 2023Kristi RosaA Type II extension of indication application seeking the approval of amivantamab in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed for the frontline treatment of adult patients
Cancer survivor feared recurrence, but this time it was his heart

Cancer survivor feared recurrence, but this time it was his heart

Heart attack survivor Doug Cobb. Photo: Caitriona CobbDoug Cobb popped a couple antacid pills to calm the heartburn he'd been experiencing on and off for weeks. The 60-year-old considered he might

Cancer survivor feared recurrence, but this time it was his heart

Heart attack survivor Doug Cobb. Photo: Caitriona CobbDoug Cobb popped a couple antacid pills to calm the heartburn he'd been experiencing on and off for weeks. The 60-year-old considered he might
Dostarlimab Plus Chemo Wins MHRA Approval for dMMR/MSI-H Primary Advanced/Recurrent

Dostarlimab Plus Chemo Wins MHRA Approval for dMMR/MSI-H Primary Advanced/Recurrent

October 6, 2023Ashling WahnerThe Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has authorized the use of dostarlimab in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with mismatch

Dostarlimab Plus Chemo Wins MHRA Approval for dMMR/MSI-H Primary Advanced/Recurrent

October 6, 2023Ashling WahnerThe Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has authorized the use of dostarlimab in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with mismatch