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Lorcaserin withdrawn from U.S. market due to cancer risk
The Food and Drug Administration advised health care professionals to stop prescribing and dispensing lorcaserin and to contact patients who are...
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Breast cancer treatments veer from guidelines
Clinicians used genetic test results correctly when making surgical decisions, but decisions about radiotherapy and chemotherapy did not align...
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Colorectal cancer risk elevated in anticoagulated AF patients with lower GI bleeding
Lower GI bleeding in patients with AF with lower GI bleeding "should not be dismissed as a mere consequence" of treatment, the study authors...
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Funding failures: Tobacco prevention and cessation
Most states fall far below minimum spending guidelines, according to American Lung Association.
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CRISPR-engineered T cells may be safe for cancer, but do they work?
All three patients who received CRISPR-engineered T cells in a phase 1 trial experienced cancer progression but minimal toxicity.
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Uptick in lung cancer in younger women, not related to smoking
Historically, lung cancer rates have been higher in men, but a new study shows higher rates in women.
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Vaccinating most girls could eliminate cervical cancer within a century
A model suggests that universal girls-only HPV vaccination could prevent 61 million cases of cervical cancer.
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Global project reveals cancer’s genomic playbook
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes, an international collaboration, reveals the complexity of oncogenesis.
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U.S. cancer centers embroiled in Chinese research thefts
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has been ferreting out researchers it says have acted illegally.
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Ovarian cancer survival varies between high-income countries
The 3-year net survival was highest in Norway and lowest in Ireland.