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FDA Proposes New Testing Rules to Ensure Cosmetics Are Asbestos-Free

Proposal comes after years of lawsuits alleging links between talc-based baby powder and cancer

Dec 27, 2024
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HIPEC for Recurrent, Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Fails to Improve PFS

More favorable-risk patient population may explain variance from other recent studies

Dec 03, 2024
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Adding HIPEC Boosts Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Results "signal a paradigm shift," expert says

Nov 14, 2024
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ASCO's Quality Care Symposium: Chemotherapy Shortage Resulted in Higher Costs

Other studies look at financial toxicity for teen/young adult cancer patients, nausea after chemo

Sep 24, 2024
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Rucaparib-Nivolumab Maintenance Not the Answer in Newly Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer

Poorer survival outcomes plus more toxicity versus rucaparib alone

Sep 18, 2024
ESMO over a photo of Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain.
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

Jul 20, 2024
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Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis

Risk was highest in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas

Jul 18, 2024
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Dual Immunotherapy Improves Response Rates in Gynecologic Clear Cell Cancers

Clear cell histology "is what yields the super response we see in these trials," expert suggests

Jun 04, 2024
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Lymphadenectomy Not Needed in Advanced Ovarian Cancer With Optimal Surgery

PFS was not significantly different for those who skipped lymphadenectomy

Jun 03, 2024
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Estrogen-Only Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms Increases Ovarian Cancer Risk

Incidence, mortality double over 20 years, while estrogen plus MPA lowers endometrial cancer risk

May 24, 2024
ASCO over a photo of McCormick Place, in Chicago, IL
Novel PARP1 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Breast Cancer

The drug had favorable safety compared with first-generation PARP inhibitors in phase I/II study

Apr 09, 2024
AACR over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA
Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials?

Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all

Apr 08, 2024
AACR over a photo of San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA
Enhertu Gets Tumor-Agnostic FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Cancers

About half of patients responded, duration of response as long as 19 months in three trials

Apr 05, 2024
FDA APPROVED trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking cancer cells
Kate Middleton's Cancer: What to Know About 'Preventative' Chemotherapy

And what abdominal surgery could mean in the context of cancer

Mar 26, 2024
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