Medical News
Long-term IMPACT data find improved survival when targeted therapies matched to tumor-specific gene mutations
EurekAlert! - 2 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Matching targeted therapies to tumor-specific gene mutations across tumor types improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with advan...
Blood test shows potential for early detection of lung cancer
EurekAlert! - 2 Jun 2018 06:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) A test that analyzes free-floating DNA in the blood may be able to detect early-stage lung cancer, a preliminary report from the ongoing Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study sugg...
Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention
EurekAlert! - 2 Jun 2018 06:00
(Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to the most comprehensive analysis of cancer-re...
Study updates global burden of cancer
EurekAlert! - 2 Jun 2018 06:00
(JAMA Network) Population aging and growth largely fueled an increase in cancer cases between 2006 and 2016, and large disparities continue to exist between countries in cancer incidence, deaths and the disease's associa...