Walter Alexander

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Treating bone loss ups survival for breast cancer patients

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: June 6, 2022

Findings suggest a trend toward reduction in contralateral breast cancer in the treatment group.

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Pembrolizumab before surgery improves survival in early triple negative breast cancer

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: June 5, 2022

Treatment shifts residual cancer burden to lower categories.

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Can lung cancer ID be as easy as breathing into an analyzer?

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: May 31, 2022

Breathomics testing is considered a promising lung cancer screening tool.

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Novel COVID-19 vaccine could fill the void for patients with blood cancers

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: April 18, 2022

Existing vaccines provide weak protection for immunocompromised patients with B-cell deficiencies.

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Better survival in older cancer patients who take metformin

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: April 14, 2022

“It is important to explore optimal dosages that significantly improve cancer outcomes to boost anticancer effect.”

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Study suggests keto diet increases tumor growth in ovarian cancer

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: April 8, 2022

Conducted in mouse models, this study contradicts other studies that show tumor-suppressing effects.

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AI model predicts ovarian cancer responses

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: April 8, 2022

Model achieves overall accuracy of 93% using still-frame images.

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Asking hard questions during office visits can improve patient outcomes

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: April 4, 2022

Improving outcomes among a small group of Black patients came down to asking questions doctors wouldn’t ordinarily ask.

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Air trapping common in patients with long COVID

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 15, 2022

The reported findings “indicate a long-term impact on bronchiolar obstruction,” states Brett M. Elicker, MD.

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No new safety signals reported for pembrolizumab as kidney cancer treatment

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 9, 2022

Pembrolizumab in combination with axitinib is an FDA-approved treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma.

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Testicular cancer mortality rates dip for Hispanic men

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 8, 2022

However, mortality rates for Black men have improved, shows a small study.

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Sotorasib demonstrates clinically meaningful difference in pancreatic cancer

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 8, 2022

Sotorasib is under study as a treatment for patients with advanced solid tumors.

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Among critically ill adults, low-molecular-weight heparin reduces deep vein thrombosis

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 8, 2022

The analysis showed also that LMWH should be considered the primary pharmacologic agent for thromboprophylaxis.

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Lung cancer now a growing public health threat

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: March 7, 2022

With 2 million new cases in 2020 and nearly 4 million by 2050, experts say air pollution and smoking will continue to drive new lung cancer cases w...

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Nedaplatin chemo proves to be a less toxic option for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Author:: Walter Alexander

Publish date: February 17, 2022

Chemotherapy-induced toxic effects, such as renal dysfunction, have always been a major concern in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.