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A new pill for pancreatic cancer helped patients live nearly twice as long as standard chemotherapy in a groundbreaking study. The experimental drug could bring hope to one of the deadliest cancers within months.
Rwanda just secured a groundbreaking deal with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Sandoz to guarantee stable access to 60 essential medicines, including cancer treatments and antibiotics. The partnership could transform how African nations access affordable, quality healthcare.
Tennessee lawmakers just passed a bill to expand biomarker testing coverage, a breakthrough that helps doctors find the right cancer treatment the first time. One lung cancer survivor says the test saved his life.
Wisconsin cancer patients now have access to cutting-edge proton therapy as two major health systems bring this precision treatment to the state for the first time. The technology targets tumors with near-light-speed particles while protecting healthy tissue.
A South Korean biotech company is flipping the script on cancer treatment by attacking the fortress around tumors instead of just the cancer cells themselves. Their drug could help overcome one of chemotherapy's biggest problems: resistance.
Harper Harrell, who beat leukemia at age 12, is building free housing in her Durham backyard for families whose children are receiving cancer treatment at Duke Hospital. The project will house up to six families less than two miles from the hospital.
A surgical team in Portland just performed a groundbreaking procedure that floods liver tumors with chemotherapy, then filters it out before it reaches the rest of the body. The patient went home the next day.
A team developing light-activated cancer drugs just won $2 million for showing how quantum computers could revolutionize medicine. The breakthrough brings us closer to treatments that target tumors without harming healthy cells.
A groundbreaking cancer treatment achieved a 78% response rate in colorectal cancer patients who had already failed other therapies. The experimental drug also helped 85% of patients survive two years, compared to just 40% with standard treatment.
A new cancer treatment center in Redmond, Oregon is bringing life-saving care closer to home for rural patients who previously faced hours of daily commuting. The 53,000-square-foot facility offers nine times more space and eliminates a major barrier that once forced some patients to skip treatment entirely.
A breakthrough drug called daraxonrasib has shown it can extend survival in pancreatic cancer patients, one of medicine's toughest challenges. The announcement from Revolution Medicines marks what experts are calling a new era in treating this devastating disease.
A groundbreaking treatment just became available to thousands of European women whose ovarian cancer stopped responding to standard chemotherapy. The approval marks the first time an immunotherapy has been authorized in the EU for this hard-to-treat condition.
A new once-daily pill for pancreatic cancer nearly doubled patient survival in a groundbreaking late-stage study. The experimental drug offers fresh hope for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
A breakthrough gene therapy wiped out aggressive brain tumors in 83% of cases with a single dose and no side effects for nearly a year. The treatment also taught the immune system to prevent the cancer from returning.
Scientists in Barcelona have discovered a simple test that could revolutionize how doctors treat colorectal cancer, helping match patients with treatments most likely to save their lives. The breakthrough could expand life-saving immunotherapy options beyond the tiny 5% of patients who currently qualify.
A 63-year-old Norwegian man appears completely cured of HIV after receiving stem cells from his brother during cancer treatment. The brother unknowingly carried a rare genetic mutation that grants natural resistance to the virus.
A young cancer patient with a rare genetic disorder can now receive groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment in his hometown instead of traveling hundreds of miles to Dallas. The new option comes as Lubbock opens a major cancer center, bringing big-city care to rural West Texas.
A therapy originally designed to fight blood cancer is giving hope to people with severe autoimmune diseases who've run out of options. Early results show some patients are achieving years of remission after just one treatment.
Two newly approved cancer treatments are giving Scottish patients hope, with one lung cancer drug reducing disease progression by 84%. The drugs offer patients more choices and better outcomes in their fight against cancer.
A groundbreaking pill targeting mutations in 90% of pancreatic cancer patients has approximately doubled survival time in clinical trials, offering new hope for one of medicine's toughest challenges. After decades of failed attempts, researchers have finally cracked a target once considered "undruggable."
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