Combination therapy for recurrent prostate cancer may slow progression and extend survival
CANCER DIGEST – Oct. 21, 2023 – Men with aggressive recurrent prostate cancer who were given a combination therapy aimed at hormone...
Combination regimen may spare patients' bladders
CANCER DIGEST – Oct. 7, 2023 – Bladder cancer patients were able to keep their bladders following a new treatment approach using...
Vaccine targeting mulitple myeloma protein extends progression-free survival
CANCER DIGEST – Oct. 1, 2023 – Researchers have shown in an early stage clinical trial that a vaccine targeting a certain protein...
Bariatric surgery reduces risk of leukemia and lymphoma in obese patients
Credit University of North Carolina Rex Medical Center CANCER DIGEST – Sept. 23, 2023 – Obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery...
GERD does not boost cancer risk for most people
CANCER DIGEST – Sept. 16, 2023 – A large long-running Swedish study of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has found no increased risk...
Blood test may detect early recurrence of head and neck cancer
CANCER DIGEST – Sept. 9, 2023 – Two studies show promising path to earlier detection of recurrence of head and neck cancers, according to...