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‘Don’t Socially Distance Yourself’ While Going Through Cancer, Says A Survivor
March 29th 2021Although “social distancing” has become a common term used to describe the safe distance people keep from others to avoid contracting COVID-19, stage 1 ovarian cancer survivor and teacher Brenda Kowalski reminds patients who may be starting out on their cancer journey that it’s important to not “socially distance” yourself from friends when you need support.
FDA Approves First CAR-T Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma
March 28th 2021Abecma is the first cell-based gene therapy approved for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who did not respond to at least four treatments, or whose disease returned after those four lines of therapy.
Balancing Cancer Screenings and COVID-19 Safety
March 25th 2021Although COVID-19 has shaken our lives in so many ways, it’s important to keep our health one of our top priorities while also staying safe. We must find widely acceptable ways to screen for cancer in this new era so that we don’t turn the clock back on the gains we have made in the past few decades.
A New Frontier: Identifying Traces of Colorectal Cancer in the Blood
March 24th 2021A new technology that can detect small amounts of circulating tumor DNA in the blood of patients who previously received a diagnosis of certain types of cancer may dramatically accelerate the ability to cure more patients, says an expert from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Investigational Combo Therapy Offers ‘High Hopes’ in Treating Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer
March 23rd 2021Results of a preliminary clinical trial show that MK-1775 — an investigational therapy — as a single agent, or in combination with Ayvakit, may be effective in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. However, one of the study’s authors notes that further research is needed to determine a benefit in patients.