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Friday Frontline: Cancer Updates, Research and Education on January 10, 2020
January 10th 2020From the largest one-year cancer death rate drop in the US to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announcing she is cancer-free for a fourth time, here’s what is making the headlines in the cancer space this week.
FDA Approves Ayvakit for the Treatment of Certain Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
January 10th 2020The Food and Drug Administration approved Ayvakit for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor who exhibited a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha exon 18 mutation.
Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope
January 9th 2020In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer survivor Felicia Robinson, who recently wrote a book with her daughter on their personal experiences with the various aspects of a life-changing diagnosis.
Peer Influence Impacts the Adoption of High-Value Cancer Treatments Over Time
January 9th 2020A physician’s social network is important to determining the adoption of high-value cancer drugs, as researchers have determined peer influence had a strong association with the adoption of Avastin among oncologists across the nation.