According to a story from Newswise, Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory that specializes in diagnostic information, has announced plans to participate in a unique, large scale trial called NCI-MATCH, which stands…
According to a publication from Medscape, the first ever drug targeted for bladder cancer has shown even more impressive results in post-approval study. Erdafitinib was approved on an accelerated basis…
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While the last few years have seen major advances in all areas of the pharmaceutical industry, some of the newest and brightest talents are now focusing on cell and…
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As set forth in a recent MD Anderson Cancer Center publication, targeted therapy makes it possible to personalize cancer treatment. It is also known as “precision medicine”. For about forty…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, in recent years immunotherapy, which are methods of treatment that enhance or harness the body's immune system to fight disease, have become increasingly prominent…
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The number of people in the U.S. who are permanently disabled or who die each year as a result of misdiagnosis is estimated to be over 100,000. EurekAlert recently reported…
15-year-old George Taylor reached out to NY Giants Running Back Saquon Barkley, telling the star NFL player how he's an inspiration to him for when he undergoes his chemotherapy for Ewing's sarcoma,…
Terri considers herself “very lucky”. In the 80s her paternal grandmother and her grandmother’s two sisters were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In the 90s, her family entered into the BRCA1…
The San Francisco Chronicle had a pretty neat story about how one man's post-cancer neurological issues lead to a so-rare-it's-still-unnamed disease diagnosis. And tracking how we got to the movement…
Did anyone catch this AMAZING kid on 'America's Got Talent' a few weeks ago? Tyler Butler-Figueroa -- an 11-year-old from North Carolina -- absolutely slayed his violin performance during the…
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Gov.UK recently published a speech by Baroness Blackwood in which she announced that the National Health Service (NHS) is currently involved in one of the most significant transformations in social…
According to a press release from BeiGene, the Company and SpringWorks Therapeutics have launched MapKure, LLC — a new, jointly-operated venture owned by both partners. MapKure was founded to develop…
July 13th is GIST Awareness Day! Let's learn a little more about this rare form of cancer, and then see what we can do is raise more awareness! What are…
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Fifty years ago, the air base in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, was the world’s busiest airport. The base is now surrounded by four neighborhoods with about 111,000…
Answer: This iconic game show host - who was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer earlier this year - has miraculously overcome the odds, announcing he is in "near remission."…
According to a story from curetoday.com, the findings from a recent study indicate the patients with metastatic bladder cancer demonstrated an improved rate of response to an immunotherapy drug combination…
According to a story from Healio, data from two studies testing autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) as a treatment for advanced, metastatic cervical cancer and melanoma suggests that this treatment…
According to a story from The ASCO Post, recent studies suggest that around 70,000 adolescents and young adults are diagnosed with some type of cancer in the US each year.…
Did you know that people who have had cancer before are more likely to get a second cancer than people who have never had cancer at all? Cancer survivors…
According to a story from statnews.com, a recent study found that the Affordable Care Act was able to help reduce differences in access to critical cancer treatment between black and…
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CRISPR-Cas9, the genome editing tool, has caused quite a stir in the scientific community. According to a recent article in Science Daily, with results published in Nature Communications, CRISPR has…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. has announced plans to expand the third treatment cohort in its ongoing phase 2 clinical trial. This clinical…
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Although somewhat of an exaggeration, the title of this article falls in line with the thinking of Insitro’s founder, Daphne Koller. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Koller said that…
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Ash Clinical News recently interviewed Dr. Bruce Leff of Johns Hopkins in connection with “hospital-at-home”, one of the major changes occurring in hospital care. Dr. Leff and his team at…
According to a January article from The Shields Gazette, nearly 21% of cancer patients from South Tyneside in the UK were first diagnosed without any prior knowledge during emergency admissions…
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