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Lacosamide Displays Positive Efficacy and Safety in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Neonatal Seizures Louie Pasculli

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A single, targeted high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a study led by UT Southwestern ...

For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey.

While past studies have explored how cancer patients' financial health influenced their risk of mortality, new research digs in deeper by zeroing in on objective data: credit scores.

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered unexpected traces of bacteria within brain tumors. This discovery offers new insights into the environment in which brain tumors grow and sets ...

A growing number of desperate cancer survivors are turning to crowdfunding to help pay for their treatment and living expenses, a new study says.

Neuroblastoma remains one of the deadliest childhood malignancies, accounting for a disproportionate number of pediatric cancer deaths worldwide.

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Bacteria are rapidly emerging as a new class of "living medicines" used to kill cancer cells.

Study shows supervised exercise improves strength, physical performance in patients with advanced breast cancer

Aerobic and resistance exercise can significantly improve physical performance in patients living with metastatic breast cancer, according to new results presented at the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus ...

Combination treatment may help cut lifelong ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

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Advanced breast cancer patients living longer thanks to improvements in treatment and care

People diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2025 can expect to live for an extra six or seven months, compared to the average survival time for patients diagnosed in 2011, according to a major study of patient data in ...

Radiotherapy after mastectomy can be avoided, study finds

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, a study shows.

Data-driven risk stratification guides childhood brain tumor treatment, reducing side effects

By analyzing data from three clinical trials treating children with the brain tumor medulloblastoma, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have designed an approach to safely reduce therapy, thereby lowering ...

Sustained reduction found in prostate cancer mortality with prostate-specific antigen screening

A European study has demonstrated a sustained long-term reduction in prostate cancer mortality through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. However, the findings also highlight the issue of overdiagnosis, or the detection ...

How access to specialized cancer centers affects glioblastoma outcomes

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Is global cancer care losing its human touch?

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Indoor hydroponic gardening can improve mental health and quality of life for cancer patients

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Clinical trial sees dramatic results using radiation to treat breast cancer

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Dual-action mRNA vaccine takes aim at aggressive skin cancer

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Molecular profiling of renal medullary carcinoma identifies TROP2 as a promising therapeutic target

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Radiation therapy for patients with breast cancer

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