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FDA Approves Zirabev, an Avastin Biosimilar, for Five Cancer Types
June 28th 2019The FDA has approved Zirabev, a biosimilar to Avastin, for the treatment of five types of cancer: colorectal cancer; non-small cell lung cancer; glioblastoma; metastatic renal cell carcinoma; and persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma: Do I Need to be Concerned?
June 27th 2019Women who undergo a mastectomy have many options and concerns to consider when undergoing breast reconstruction. My choice was simple: I wanted to look as natural as possible, but I have since learned that I have textured implants.
AAMDSIF Presents First Lifetime Achievement in Science Award to Dr. Mary Horowitz
June 25th 2019The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation presented its first Lifetime Achievement in Science Award to Mary Horowitz, MD, MS at the Foundation’s 35th Anniversary Luncheon and Awards Program on May 18, 2019. Dr. Horowitz was honored for the significant impact her work has had on stem cell transplant and hematologic malignancy practice worldwide.
Adolescents: The Forgotten Caregivers
June 22nd 2019Cancer is a huge, life-changing event for a family and the power of the experience in a young person’s life should not be underestimated. What is a semester at college compared to the learning and self-understanding that comes from being with your family in such a stressful time?
Breast Cancer Survivorship Reminders
June 21st 2019Breast cancer survivorship is something to celebrate and there are many ways to commemorate the fact, but are t-shirts and other items the best way to honor survivors? One survivor shares her perspective and reflects on National Cancer Survivor’s Day.
Study Results Fail to Support Routine Use of Prophylactic Irradiation in Mesothelioma
June 19th 2019Routine use of prophylactic radiotherapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma is unnecessary following a chest wall procedure, according to multicenter, open-label, phase 3, randomized controlled trial findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The Girls: A Family Remembers Their Two Daughters Lost to Cancer
June 19th 2019What a force they were, those two daughters of ours: that little nine-year-old kid Valerie, gone from bone cancer and the more grown-up 37-year-old Stacy, cut off by breast cancer. When we talk of them, however, it is often with a slight grin.
CAR Therapy for Solid Tumors Draws Attention at Annual Cancer Conference
June 18th 2019Results from a clinical trial in people with mesothelioma indicate that an experimental chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy is safe and may provide benefit to patients, especially in combination with other immunotherapies.