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Dostarlimab-gxly receives accelerated approval from the FDA for dMMR advanced solid tumours

August 2021: Dostarlimab-gxly (Jemperli, GlaxoSmithKline LLC) was given accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) recurrent or a...

Belzutifan has been approved by the FDA for malignancies linked to von Hippel-Lindau disease

August 2021: Belzutifan (Welireg, Merck), a hypoxia-inducible factor inhibitor, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease who require ther...

Updated guidelines for food and physical activities for cancer patients

July 2021: The American Cancer Society has modified its cancer preventive diet and physical activity guidelines. A person's lifetime risk of acquiring or dying from cancer can be considerably reduced ...

COVID-19 Vaccine – All that you wanted to know

Dr. Julie Gralow answers queries on COVID-19 vaccine.How can we be sure the vaccines are safe if they were produced and approved in such a short period of time?The medical community has been working t...

Significant discovery: the aggressiveness of brain tumors is related to the enhancement of gene activity

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have discovered a common genetic driver of aggressive meningioma, which can help clinicians detect this dangerous cancer earlier and find new ...

Mobile phone radiation and brain tumors

The California Department of Public Health issued guidelines on cell phone radiation and how to reduce exposure.According to the CBS report, although there is no conclusive medical evidence, some stud...

A new method for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors-peptide receptor radionuclide therapy – PRRT

Neuroendocrine tumors are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all malignant tumors, and most of them occur in the stomach, intestines, and pancreas. The most common type of cancer in this type of tu...

Recommended healthy diet for cancer patients in 2020

Regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding tobacco products are all lifestyle choices that help reduce the risk of cancer. Healthy eating is also important for cancer prevention. E...

Just exercise can reduce the number of cancer cells in cancer patients

In all anti-cancer and anti-cancer science articles, we can see the  importance of exercise. It can not only promote a healthy lifestyle, but also change the biological mechanism of cancer cells.Acco...

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak – WHO guidelines

18 March 2020In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated that...

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