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What it was like inside the world's biggest cancer conference
From a group of rockstar researchers turned literal rockstars performing at the House of Blues to V…
Lydia Ramsey
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We just got a lot of updates on the state of cancer treatments - here are the winners and losers
The American Society of Clinical Oncologists held their annual meeting in Chicago this past weekend…
Charlotte Hu
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The nation's top cancer doctors are asking people to drink less in an unprecedented warning
This summer, two major research groups found strong evidence that drinking alcohol - as little as o…
Erin Brodwin
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The FDA and a $1.2 billion startup are analyzing how drugs are used after approval - and it could one day change how we treat cancer
Pulling from Flatiron's database, which compiles clinical data taken out of de-identified electroni…
Lydia Ramsey
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Cancer startup Tempus has vaulted to a $3 billion valuation in the red-hot precision medicine market
Since launching in 2015, the oncology-focused startup has stocked up a bank of clinical data and ar…
Zoë LaRock
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Biden to cancer doctors: 'To succeed I desperately need help'
Biden and the White House launched a cancer "moonshot" initiative in January, and he's spent the pa…
Lydia Ramsey
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We're in the middle of a cancer-treatment revolution - here's what's keeping us from beating the disease
"Access is still a huge issue in this country. We don't talk enough about racial disparities," Dr. …
Lydia Ramsey
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Biotech Stock Kite Phama Explodes Higher After Good News About Its Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Drug
The findings from an ongoing Phase 1-2a clinical trial funded by Kite and conducted by the Surgery …
Sam Ro
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Here's how often IBM's Watson agrees with doctors on the best way to treat cancer
The studies looked at concordance rates, or how often Watson for Oncology reached the same course o…
Lydia Ramsey
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Here's the cancer data that led AbbVie to make the second-largest acquisition in the history of venture capital
The Stemcentrx drug that's farthest along thus far is called rovalpitzumab tesirine, or Rova-T. It'…
Lydia Ramsey
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Here's what the future of cancer treatment looks like
Imbruvica, which AbbVie picked up when it acquired Pharmacyclics this year, is giving patients with…
Lydia Ramsey
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A sedentary lifestyle is associated with an increased risk of cancer, study finds
In the study, the people who moved the least were most likely to get cancer compared to their activ…
Shira Feder
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A $25 billion biotech's stock is popping on its promising cancer data
The drugmaker, which has one approved product to treat bone marrow disorders, is developing a kind …
Lydia Ramsey
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Early cancer diagnoses increased after Obamacare went into place
An estimated 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the US, at any stage, per year whi…
Lydia Ramsey
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A nut-filled diet could dramatically lower the risk of colon cancer recurrence
For now, the results of both studies are just based on observations. "Ultimately, we need to unders…
Lydia Ramsey
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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: ASCO's new partnerships aim to improve oncology care - MedStar Health provides digital tools for prenatal care - DarioHealth awarded new patent to improve its offerings
HEALTH SYSTEM OFFERS DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENSURE HEALTHY PREGNANCY: MedStar Health, a not-for-profit he…
Ayoub Aouad,Peter Newman
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Joe Biden will be talking to more than 35,000 cancer professionals today - here's what to expect
Biden and the White House launched a cancer "moonshot" initiative in January, and he's spent the pa…
Lydia Ramsey
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Pregnant cancer patients may die because doctors fear treating them could now count as illegal abortion, experts say
Some treatment can lead to miscarriage or affect the fetus — a medically valid decision that may ef…