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New studies clarify which genes may raise breast cancer risk
Two large studies give a much sharper picture of which inherited mutations raise the risk of breast cancer for women without a family history of the disease
2 hours ago - ABC News
Not Just BRCA: Large Studies ID Other Key Breast Cancer Risk Genes
Two large breast cancer case-control studies of women from the United States, Europe, and Asia identified eight genes that had significant associations with breast cancer risk...
2 hours ago - MedPageToday - 2 articles
Early body weight loss linked to shorter OS in gastric, gastroesophageal junction cancer
Body weight loss may predict poor outcomes among patients with metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer receiving third-line or later treatment, according to...
4 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
Long-term diet quality is associated with gut microbiome diversity and composition among urban Chinese adults
ABSTRACTBackgroundFew population-based studies have evaluated the influence of long-term diet on the gut microbiome, and data among Asian populations are lacking.ObjectiveWe...
4 hours ago - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 4 articles
Designer DNA agent reduces myeloma stem cell abundance, lowers disease burden in mice
Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one treatment after another. That's in part because cancer stem cells drive the...
5 hours ago - News Medical
Preop RT Flunks Test in Borderline Pancreatic Cancer
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation failed to improve survival in borderline-resectable pancreatic cancer as compared with chemotherapy alone, a randomized trial showed. Patients...
6 hours ago - MedPageToday - 3 articles
Designer DNA therapeutic wipes out cancer stem cells, treats multiple myeloma in mice
A new study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent - an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 - in patients with multiple...
7 hours ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Thyroid disorders before, during pregnancy raise thyroid cancer risk in children
Children born to mothers diagnosed with thyroid disorders before or during pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop thyroid cancer, with risk persisting into...
7 hours ago - Healio
Adding bemarituzumab to chemotherapy improves outcomes in certain gastric cancers
The addition of bemarituzumab to modified FOLFOX6 benefited patients with advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer with FGFR2b overexpression, according to data...
7 hours ago - Healio - 3 articles
FDA grants priority review to Opdivo for gastric, esophageal cancer indications
The FDA granted priority review to nivolumab for two gastrointestinal cancer indications, according to the agent's manufacturer. One designation applies to use of the agent...
7 hours ago - Healio
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California on Wednesday became the first state to record more than three million known coronavirus infections, according to state health department data. More than 34,000...
Not Just BRCA: Large Studies ID Other Key Breast Cancer Risk Genes
Two large breast cancer case-control studies of women from the United States, Europe, and Asia identified eight genes that had significant associations with breast cancer risk...
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Biden Vows Healing and Action on COVID Pandemic
In the days leading up to his inauguration, Biden announced a $1.9 trillion plan to alter the course of the pandemic, and he announced the experts, many world-renowned, that he...