Una compañía china podría ayudar a aliviar la escasez de un fármaco para el cáncer en EE. UU.
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Estados Unidos se enfrenta a un alto número de casos de escasez de fármacos, y una compañía china podría ayudar a mejorar el suministro de uno en particular, el cisplatino, un agente para la quimioterapia….
Learn MoreGene-Targeted Drug Tagrisso Cuts Death Rate in Half for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Once-a-day use of the targeted cancer pill Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the five-year death rate in half for a subset of patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new clinical trial shows.The results could have m…
Learn MoreASCO: Germline Testing Underused in Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Few patients diagnosed with cancer between 2013 and 2019 in California and Georgia underwent germline testing, according to a study published online June 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to…
Learn MoreASCO: Lack of Benefit Seen for Indefinite-Duration Immunotherapy in NSCLC
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), indefinite duration of immunotherapy treatment does not seem to offer benefits over fixed-duration therapy for two years, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreASCO: Vorasidenib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Grade 2 IDH-Mutant Glioma
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vorasidenib significantly improves progression-free survival among patients with grade 2 isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant glioma, according to a study published online June 4 in the New England Journal of…
Learn MoreASCO: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Feasible for Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreCertain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking and using a catheter for more than seven days postsurgery significantly increase the risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections after radical hysterectomies for cervical cancer, according to…
Learn MoreMany With Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma in Pregnancy Delay Treatment
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most women with relapsed/refractory lymphoma during pregnancy defer therapy and there are few obstetric or neonatal complications, according to a study published online June 1 in Blood Advances.Faheem Farooq, …
Learn MoreCan Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One trial found that rectal cancer …
Learn MoreMoney Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings — only to learn they have the disease when it’s advanced and tougher…
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