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Coffee drinking may protect against prostate cancer

22 Jan 2021

Heavy coffee drinking has the potential to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study.

Coffee drinking may protect against prostate cancer

22 Jan 2021

Frontline pembrolizumab outdoes CT for advanced colorectal cancer

21 Jan 2021 by

In individuals with metastatic MSI-H/dMMR* colorectal cancer (CRC), first-line treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab led to durable responses and a better safety profile than chemotherapy (CT), the phase III KEYNOTE-177 trial has shown.

Frontline pembrolizumab outdoes CT for advanced colorectal cancer

21 Jan 2021

IL-6, TNF-α up mortality risk in hospitalized cancer patients with rash

20 Jan 2021

Hospitalized cancer patients with rash and elevated interleukin (IL)-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α have a sixfold increased risk of mortality over the course of follow-up, according to a recent study.

IL-6, TNF-α up mortality risk in hospitalized cancer patients with rash

20 Jan 2021

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

20 Jan 2021 by

Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was associated with lower false-negative (FN) cancer rates and improved breast cancer detection compared with digital mammography, according to a study presented at RSNA 2020.

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

20 Jan 2021

IBD: Where there’s smoke, there’s colorectal neoplasia

18 Jan 2021 by

For inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, smoking cigarettes or just being exposed to secondhand smoke raises the risk of developing colorectal neoplasia, a study has found.

IBD: Where there’s smoke, there’s colorectal neoplasia

18 Jan 2021

Asthmatics face high cancer risk

17 Jan 2021

The risk of developing cancer appears to be elevated among people with asthma, reports a recent study.

Asthmatics face high cancer risk

17 Jan 2021

Second-line nivolumab for advanced OSCC benefits Asian patients

16 Jan 2021

Use of nivolumab for the second-line treatment of advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma yields numerical gains in survival as compared with chemotherapy in Asian patients, according to a subgroup analysis of the phase III ATTRACTION-3 trial.

Second-line nivolumab for advanced OSCC benefits Asian patients

16 Jan 2021

High-quality diet may reduce HCC risk

15 Jan 2021 by

Adhering to a healthy diet may reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a Singapore study showed.

High-quality diet may reduce HCC risk

15 Jan 2021

Does obesity reduce risk of death in cancer patients?

15 Jan 2021

Older obese women with cancer with minimal weight loss (WL) appear to have a lower risk of death compared to their counterparts with normal weight, results of a prospective multicentre cohort study have shown.

Does obesity reduce risk of death in cancer patients?

15 Jan 2021

ESMO calls for cancer patients to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination

15 Jan 2021 by

Cancer patients at are an increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and should be positioned at high priority for vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) regardless of age, according to statements issued by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

ESMO calls for cancer patients to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination

15 Jan 2021

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Coffee drinking may protect against prostate cancer

Coffee drinking may protect against prostate cancer

Frontline pembrolizumab outdoes CT for advanced colorectal cancer

Frontline pembrolizumab outdoes CT for advanced colorectal cancer

IL-6, TNF-α up mortality risk in hospitalized cancer patients with rash

IL-6, TNF-α up mortality risk in hospitalized cancer patients with rash

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

Digital breast tomosynthesis may be better than mammography for breast cancer detection

IBD: Where there’s smoke, there’s colorectal neoplasia

IBD: Where there’s smoke, there’s colorectal neoplasia

Asthmatics face high cancer risk

Asthmatics face high cancer risk

Second-line nivolumab for advanced OSCC benefits Asian patients

Second-line nivolumab for advanced OSCC benefits Asian patients

High-quality diet may reduce HCC risk

High-quality diet may reduce HCC risk

Does obesity reduce risk of death in cancer patients?

Does obesity reduce risk of death in cancer patients?

ESMO calls for cancer patients to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination

ESMO calls for cancer patients to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination