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Improved cervical screening uptake among local South Asian women following CUHK training
Expansion of a territory-wide cervical screening programme to train a group of local South Asian women has enabled education regarding cervical cancer and screening services among their peers, and considerably improved screening uptake.
Improved cervical screening uptake among local South Asian women following CUHK training
01 May 2024
Rapid response with a CDK4/6 inhibitor in an elderly patient with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and comorbidities
The patient was a 70-year-old female who presented with a large, fungating left breast mass in September 2022. Although first symptoms were noticed approximately a year earlier, the patient did not seek consultation sooner for fear of cancer diagnosis. Upon examination, the mass occupied the entire left breast. The patient also suffered from shortness of breath and left breast pain. These symptoms worsened, resulting in hospitalization.
Rapid response with a CDK4/6 inhibitor in an elderly patient with HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and comorbidities
23 Apr 2024
Switching from cetuximab to bevacizumab associated with acceptable survival, reduced derm toxicity in mCRC
Switching from FOLFIRI plus cetuximab to FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab leads to acceptable survival outcomes and a reduction in severe dermatological toxicities in patients with RAS wild-type (RASwt) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), according to the results of a single-arm phase II HYBRID trial.
