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Two new projects aim to improve health care access for underserved populations

Nansi Boghossian and Melissa Nolan, both associate professors in the Arnold School's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, have been awarded more than $600K each from The Duke Endowment to lead projects that improve access to health care for underserved populations.

25 Aug 2023

NHS England's Innovative Medicines Fund: A flawed approach to early access to new medicines

A new fund to fast-track patient access to potentially valuable new medicines may incentivize the pharmaceutical industry to develop high-priced drugs for rare diseases with weak evidence on clinical benefits.

25 Aug 2023

Cardio or cerebrovascular mortality of AF patients has declined in the UK over 16 years

Patients living with one of the UK's most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.

25 Aug 2023

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on acute coronary syndromes are published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Integrating tobacco cessation care into lung cancer screening improves quit rates

Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States, and 80% of lung cancer deaths are linked to one risk factor: smoking.

25 Aug 2023

High cost of hepatic encephalopathy treatment may lead to medication non-adherence

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and College of Pharmacy have found that high costs for hepatic encephalopathy treatment in patients with end-stage liver disease were associated with decreased treatment retention for patients.

25 Aug 2023

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

For many patients, the internet serves as a powerful tool for self-education on medical topics. With ChatGPT now at patients' fingertips, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, assessed how consistently the artificial intelligence chatbot provides recommendations for cancer treatment that align with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.

25 Aug 2023

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

Researchers are testing new combinations of drugs to treat breast cancer that’s spread to the bone, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.

25 Aug 2023

Researchers develop new, modular strategy for T-cell-based immunotherapy

Immunotherapies for cancer aim to induce the immune system to combat cancer cells more effectively.

25 Aug 2023

New drug could transform treatment of brain tumors in younger people

A top UVA Health cancer expert is highlighting how a new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumor that typically strikes younger people.

25 Aug 2023

Midnolin protein plays key role in breaking down short-lived nuclear proteins

Short-lived proteins control gene expression in cells to carry out a number of vital tasks, from helping the brain form connections to helping the body mount an immune defense.

24 Aug 2023

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a functional role for KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer and rapidly translated these findings into a novel therapeutic approach combining a KRAS G12D inhibitor with immune checkpoint inhibitors for early- and late-stage KRAS G12D-mutant pancreatic cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Keck School of Medicine researchers receive $12 million grant to study early liver transplantation

Alcohol-associated liver disease accounts for 50% of liver-related deaths, and its rates are rising worldwide.

24 Aug 2023

SCALE-UP Counts program shows text messaging can be an effective tool for public health

An examination of the SCALE-UP Counts program was recently published in the journal Pediatrics.

24 Aug 2023

FDA approves more drugs based on single trials and less public disclosure of results

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more novel pharmaceutical drugs based on single clinical trials and with less public disclosure about those trials than was the norm just a few years ago, a pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found.

24 Aug 2023

Scientists create new test to identify people at risk of developing myeloid leukemias

Scientists have created a new test for identifying people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers, years before they do.

24 Aug 2023

New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman's likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade.

24 Aug 2023

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine have discovered how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

24 Aug 2023

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Lung cells can be trained to counteract inflammation

Inflammation is a standard part of our bodies' immune system response. But sometimes this response becomes hyperactivated in our lungs, causing inflammation to continue unchecked, which can be fatal. Many deaths from COVID-19 have been due to excessive inflammation, which results in acute lung injury.

24 Aug 2023

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Two new projects aim to improve health care access for underserved populations

NHS England's Innovative Medicines Fund: A flawed approach to early access to new medicines

Cardio or cerebrovascular mortality of AF patients has declined in the UK over 16 years

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

Integrating tobacco cessation care into lung cancer screening improves quit rates

High cost of hepatic encephalopathy treatment may lead to medication non-adherence

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

Researchers develop new, modular strategy for T-cell-based immunotherapy

New drug could transform treatment of brain tumors in younger people

Midnolin protein plays key role in breaking down short-lived nuclear proteins

New research sheds light on role of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer

Keck School of Medicine researchers receive $12 million grant to study early liver transplantation

SCALE-UP Counts program shows text messaging can be an effective tool for public health

FDA approves more drugs based on single trials and less public disclosure of results

Scientists create new test to identify people at risk of developing myeloid leukemias

New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

Age-related changes in the blood system can exacerbate colon cancer

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Lung cells can be trained to counteract inflammation

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