[ad_1] Asbe | Istock | Getty Images Moderna and Merck’s experimental cancer vaccine, used in combination with Merck‘s Keytruda, reduced the risk of the most deadly form of skin cancer spreading to other parts of the body in a clinical trial, according to the midstage trial results published Monday. Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine reduced…
[ad_1] Recently, researchers have shown that some plastic board materials can shed nano- and micro-sized flecks when cut with knives which have detrimental effects on one’s health۔ Cutting boards are practical appliances that are commonly found in most households and restaurant kitchens. Yet, according to a small-scale study published in the Environmental Science & Technology…
[ad_1] Worker labors on a production line at the factory of Qilu Pharmaceutical in Haikou, Hainan province of China, February 11, 2022. Su Bikun | VCG | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the temporary importation of an unapproved chemotherapy drug from China in effort to ease an acute shortage of…
[ad_1] WINDSOR, ON – MAY 8: Registered Pharmacy Technician Dawn Deslippe carefully labels Diane’s dose of Carboplatin, one of two chemo drugs she will receive on this visit. Every step of the process involves verification from at least two people. The hospital now prepares the chemo drugs themselves rather than getting them pre-mixed. Diane Marley,…
[ad_1] The detrimental effects of tobacco use are well-documented and extensive, impacting numerous organ systems and increasing the risk of various diseases. Tobacco use is a major risk factor for various types of cancer. It is estimated that tobacco use is responsible for about one-third of all cancer deaths in western countries. The chemicals present…
[ad_1] Developments in cancer research will be in the spotlight as the American Society of Clinical Oncology hosts the world’s biggest cancer research conference in Chicago, starting Thursday. Investors have already caught a glimpse of the topics that will be discussed but many are eager to hear the details behind the abstracts, and no doubt…
[ad_1] Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, died Friday after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his publicity firm confirmed to CBS News. He was 59. Rourke died early Friday morning in New York City at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Reybee Inc. said…
[ad_1] Veteran YouTuber and best-selling author Hank Green has announced that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “It seems likely that we caught mine early. I’m still waiting on a scan to sort of confirm that,” Green said in a YouTube video uploaded Friday. In the video description, he wrote his first treatment began “literally as this…
[ad_1] Dr. Monica Bertagnolli speaks during a visit from first lady Jill Biden to the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in San Francisco, Oct. 7, 2022. Jeff Chiu | AP President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a cancer surgeon, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the…
[ad_1] Spreading kidney disease awareness during National Kidney Month Spreading kidney disease awareness during National Kidney Month 03:30 Actor Dolph Lundgren has revealed his secret eight-year battle with cancer. Lundgren, 65, revealed the diagnosis on an episode of the podcast and digital show “In Depth With Graham Bensinger,” saying in 2015, doctors found a cancerous…
