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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer therapy gets FDA priority review
AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer therapy gets FDA priority review

The sBLA is based on results from the international, open-label Phase III DESTINY-Breast03 trial of Enhertu.

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NICE approves lung cancer combination drug therapy for NHS use
NICE approves lung cancer combination drug therapy for NHS use

People treated with pembrolizumab lived for 17.1 months on average versus 11.6 months for chemotherapy, trial data showed.

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Study Shows How Ovarian Cancer Starts in High-Risk Women
Study Shows How Ovarian Cancer Starts in High-Risk Women

Findings Hold Potential for Predicting Many Years in Advance Which Women With the BRCA-1 Mutation Will Develop Disease

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Scientists find that the way tumours grow impacts their genetics
Scientists find that the way tumours grow impacts their genetics

As cancer cells mutate, some gain an advantage through mutations which make them more likely to survive, divide and create a group of ‘fitter’ cells. This group may outcompete others to become dominant, for example, if they have evolved to survive in conditions where there is a low supply of nutrients or oxygen.

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Third COVID-19 vaccine dose effectively boosts immunity for the majority of patients with cancer
Third COVID-19 vaccine dose effectively boosts immunity for the majority of patients with cancer

Nearly 100% of cancer patients with solid tumours have antibodies effective against the Delta variant after a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to new results published as a correspondence in Cancer Cell this week.

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Cancer Survivor Is the ‘Hero of My Own Story’
Cancer Survivor Is the ‘Hero of My Own Story’

Life Took Christie Alkana Down a Dark Path. Her Cancer Journey Is Helping Her Thrive.

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Hepatitis B virus can trigger genetic changes in liver cells years before cancer diagnosis
Hepatitis B virus can trigger genetic changes in liver cells years before cancer diagnosis

Around 240 million people around the world are infected with HBV. This virus is known to affect chromosomes in the liver and can cause hepatocellular cancer, the most common type of liver cancer. This process involves DNA from the virus being integrated into liver cells.

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‘All in a Day’: Lung Cancer Biopsy, Diagnosis, Surgery, Treatment
‘All in a Day’: Lung Cancer Biopsy, Diagnosis, Surgery, Treatment

During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Cedars-Sinai Highlights One-Day Turnaround Time

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