Scientists develop highly sensitive device to detect early stage skin cancers
CANCER DIGEST – March 9, 2024 – Scientists continue to find better ways to detect skin cancer. (See DermaSensor device.) In the journal...
Annual mammograms starting at age 40 reduces deaths
CANCER DIGEST – March 2, 2024 – A new analysis of new data comparing three different screening strategies shows that annual mammograms...
Advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients gain survival boost with new combination therapy
CANCER DIGEST – Feb. 24, 2024 – Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have not responded to standard therapy achieved better...
FDA approves first T cell therapy for melanoma
CANCER DIGEST – Feb. 16, 2024 – The FDA today has approved a new T-cell therapy for the treatment of melanoma. The therapy called...
Adding daratumumab to standard treatment for Multiple Myeloma increases progression-free survival
CANCER DIGEST – Feb. 2, 2024 – Adding the drug daratumumab (Darzalex®) to standard treatment substantially increased survival in patients...
Confirmation of combination hormone blocking therapy approach for recurrent prostate cancer
CANCER DIGEST – Jan. 28, 2024 – A new multi-center study, led by Rahul Aggarwall, MD, a professor at UCSF School of Medicine, has shown...
