Data from the phase III PARADIGM clinical trial of Vectibix (panitumumab) in Japanese patients with previously untreated unresectable wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer were featured during the plenary session of the 2022 ASCO annual meeting.
Racial and ethnic minorities diagnosed with advanced liver cancer have a lower chance of receiving immunotherapy, the most effective treatment for patients with the disease, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators.
Researchers at the American Cancer Society found that the number of women in the U.S. who reported having a recent (in the past year) breast cancer or cervical cancer screening dropped by 2.13 million (6%) and 4.47 million (11%) respectively in 2020 compared to 2018.
Researchers at the American Cancer Society found that perceptions of electronic or e-cigarettes as being “more harmful” than cigarettes by adults in the United States more than doubled between 2019-2020 and perceptions of e-cigarettes as “less harmful” declined between 2018-2020.
Aerobic exercise reprograms the immune system to reduce pancreatic tumor growth and amplify the effects of immunotherapy, according to a study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Perlmutter Cancer Center.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that secreted age-induced changes in distant sites such as the lung can effectively reactivate dormant tumor cells and cause them to grow.
Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center identified a novel, protein-based combination therapy through which tumor resistance can be overcome to more effectively treat colorectal cancer.
Researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center found that mitochondrial unfolded protein response—a unique longevity function of mitochondria—could be a target for the treatment and management of metastatic, resistant, or recurrent prostate cancer.
Researchers at the American Cancer Society found that parental cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation barriers to medical care for children in the United States.
Researchers at ACS showed that the mortality risk from cardiovascular disease differs considerably among cancer survivors by race/ethnicity and cancer types.