According to a story from ABC News, the FDA has recently approved Bayer and Loxo Oncology's drug Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) for the treatment of certain forms of solid-tumor cancers (like thyroid…
On November 26, 2018, a new drug was given accelerated approval by the FDA. Not only that, but it was granted orphan drug designation and breakthrough therapy designation. The drug…
Loxo Oncology has shared interim clinical data from an ongoing study of the drug LOXO-292. The study, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, involves patients with RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer, as…
The United States FDA has awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to a drug called LOXO-292 for the treatment of RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer and thyroid cancer, in patients who meet…
According to The Guardian, some researchers believe that the term "cancer" should be omitted from some medical diagnoses. Among these diagnoses include those for small thyroid cancer, low and intermediate…
According to a story from SFGate, many survivors of childhood cancers are plagued with financial burdens for the rest of their lives. This is because treatment of childhood cancer can…
According to a story from World Lifestyle, Emmy and Jake were high school sweethearts, destined for love. Indeed, even after years apart, the two found themselves together again after graduating…
According to a report by The Herald Scotland Online, a landmark study recently reveled flight crew to be exposed to greater than average risk of thyroid cancer. Surprisingly, the results…
According to a story from WebMD, a recent study concludes that the rates of diagnosis for thyroid cancer have been steadily increasing recently, and that it is over treated in…
According to a report by The Herald Scotland Online, a landmark study recently revealed that flight crews are exposed to greater risk than the average citizen. Surprisingly, the results have…
According to a story from Reuters, the cancer drug developer Loxo Oncology recently released the latest results from the trial testing its investigational therapy LOXO-292. Preliminary results released about a…
Loxo Oncology has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the drug larotrectinib Priority Review, and accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for it. These applications…
According to Timesunion, 10 patients in New York were diagnosed with the extremely rare eye cancer called vitreoretinal lymphoma. Since all of these diagnoses happened within four years of patients…
Effective cancer treatments always seem to be fewer than needed. In the case of thyroid cancer, however, the United States Food and Drug Aministration (FDA) recently approved two drugs as…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a team of researchers from the University of Colorado recently completed a study that assessed the genetics of thyroid cancer patients, drawing from a…
A Phase 1 clinical trial on patients with cancers that are the result of a change to the tyrosine kinase receptor, also called RET, has produced encouraging results. Cancers caused…
According to a story from Newswise, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are reporting the a new drug developed for the treatment of rare, pediatric cancers, has…
According to a story from biospace.com, a research team from the National Cancer Institute was able to successfully deliver an experimental nanomedicine to mice that had rare cancers such as…
Many runners shared their inspirations after the Little Rock marathon this week. Among them Nancy Gifford, a thyroid cancer survivor, finished the race. Keep reading to learn more about her…
England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently approved three new thyroid cancer treatments for their National Health Service (NHS). The new treatments provide a wider variety of…
Natalie Grant, a critically acclaimed Christian artist, gets a Grammy nomination when she needed it the most. The Tennessean shared her story of undergoing voice threatening thyroid surgery to remove…
Just recently reported by BBC News, Jake Coates made a hard decision to stop attempting to have a child through the surrogate route after two failed attempts. Not even two…
According to a story from Daily Echo, a theatre school principal is arranging a special performance in order to celebrate her survival of thyroid cancer at only thirty years old.…
January is Thyroid Awareness Month! It may be difficult to find time to learn a little more about your body and health tips - but since it's Thyroid Awareness Month,…
The holidays are a little extra special for best friends Diana Caldon and Stephanie Smith. As optimistic cancer survivors, these two refuse to let holidays get away from them and…
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