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Cancer and autoimmunity often create challenging circumstances for doctors and patients. In patients diagnosed with either disease, these two opposing forces may collide, further complicating treatments and side-effect management efforts.
January 09, 2018
Today, six approved checkpoint inhibitors are being used to treat some of the most common cancers. But while patients with some types of lung, kidney, bladder and other cancers are taking these new drugs, most patients with breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the United States, are still waiting.
4/15/2019 12:00 AM
More than 3 million Americans develop skin cancer every year, making it the most common cancer in the United States. If you want to avoid adding to that statistic, it helps to know the truth behind sun protection. Here are the facts about five common myths to help you choose how to reduce your risk.
4/10/2019 12:00 AM
Thanks in large part to improvements in diagnostics and treatments, thousands of people are surviving lung cancer. The key is to catch it early, when the survival rate is much higher. Still, most cases are not diagnosed until advanced stages, which makes awareness initiatives around early detection efforts all the more important.
4/3/2019 12:00 AM
While media coverage surrounding opioid misuse in the cancer patient population is sparse, research does indicate that cancer patients are not immune to addiction. It is also clear that opioid prescribing rates among cancer patients are substantially higher than those of other patients.
3/27/2019 12:00 AM
Managing the side effects of cancer doesn’t always require medications. In fact, many times, lifestyle-related changes may help.
3/20/2019 12:00 AM
Medical marijuana is purported to help cancer patients ease the side effects of the disease and its treatment. What are the facts, and the evidence, behind the claims?
3/13/2019 12:00 AM
Studies reported by the National Institutes of Health have found that at least 75 to 80 percent of cancers in the United States may be prevented by lifestyle changes. Here are some steps you can take to decrease your risk of developing cancer.
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