March 13, 2025

Study Finds No Clear Evidence That Red Wine Mitigates Cancer Risk

Investigators evaluated the anticancer properties of red wine compared to white wine.

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March 13, 2025

Combination Therapy Could Help Overcome Drug Resistance in Patients With KRAS-Mutated NSCLC

Although the FDA-approved drugs sotorasib and adagrasib have provided hope to some patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by targeting KRAS G12C, the majority of tumors either resist treatme...

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March 13, 2025

Association of Pathogenic Variants With Cancer Mortality

Oncologists often encounter patients who have pathogenic variants in certain genes known to increase the risk of breast, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers. But do these same variants increase mortali...

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March 13, 2025

Cervical Precancer Incidence Decreases as HPV Vaccination Rates Rise

Recent findings from HPV-IMPACT project revealed decreased incidences of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)2+ and CIN3+ lesions among young women.

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March 13, 2025

Impact of Duration of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in MMRd Colorectal Cancer

Does duration of neoadjuvant immunotherapy change the likelihood of pathologic complete response in patients with localized mismatch repair–deficient (MMRd) colorectal cancer?

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March 13, 2025

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Continues to Show Benefit in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

In previously untreated patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, use of the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin-ejfv in combination with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizum...

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March 12, 2025

Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity May Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease–Related Mortality in Women With a Cancer History

Taking more daily steps and engaging in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity may both be associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease–related mortality among postmenopausal women with a ...

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March 12, 2025

Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Gliomas Associated With Gene Mutations Caused by Haloalkanes

Investigators examined the occurrence of gliomas caused by gene mutations related to exposure to certain chemical compounds among firefighters compared with in individuals with other occupations.

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March 12, 2025

Study Finds Wildfires Pose Health Threat for Patients Recovering From Lung Cancer Surgery

A large national study found that patients whose hospital facility was impacted by a wildfire disaster during recovery from lung cancer surgery experienced longer length of stay postoperatively compar...

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