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Ozempic/Wegovy and 14 Other Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

— 25 drugs chosen so far comprise about a third of Medicare Part D spending on prescription drugs

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Over 2 Million Americans Projected to Get Cancer Diagnosis This Year

Greater burden of disease in younger folks and women, American Cancer Society projects

Jan 16, 2025
Diabetes Med for Kidney Stones? Exercise and Heart Failure

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DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World

Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern

Jan 06, 2025
PSMA-PET/CT Detects Metastatic Prostate Cancer Missed by Other Imaging

Distant metastases identified in 46% of "negative" cases, including polymetastatic disease in 24%

Jan 06, 2025
DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World

Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern

PSMA-PET/CT Detects Metastatic Prostate Cancer Missed by Other Imaging

Distant metastases identified in 46% of "negative" cases, including polymetastatic disease in 24%

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Overlooked Stories of 2024

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Dec 31, 2024
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Omega Fatty Acid Changes Tied to Lower Proliferation Rate in Early Prostate Cancer

Lack of control for dietary modification blurred effects of fish oil, experts caution

Dec 30, 2024
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Biomarker-Selected Treatment Shows Promise for Bladder Preservation in MIBC

Almost half of patients in active surveillance avoided cystectomy during 40 months of follow-up

Dec 23, 2024
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Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975

Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths

Dec 05, 2024
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Supreme Court Appears Likely to Uphold Bans on Transgender Care for Minors

Justices' decision is not expected for several months

Dec 04, 2024
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Doc Murdered 8 Patients? RFK Jr. Will 'Cost Lives'; $412M in Penile Injection Case

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Dec 02, 2024
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Major Shifts in Urothelial Cancer Care: Immunotherapy Redefines Standards

New treatments reshape metastatic and muscle-invasive bladder cancer therapy

Nov 22, 2024
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Texas Has Sued Three Doctors Over Youth Gender-Affirming Care

All three physicians could lose their licenses

Nov 20, 2024
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Response Duration After Stopping Enfortumab Vedotin in Bladder Cancer

Patients with complete response can have long treatment-free interval, study suggests

Nov 15, 2024
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Targeted Combination Shows Promise in Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Other IKCS news: closer look at belzutifan safety, challenges of triplet therapies for RCC

Nov 13, 2024
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Large, Grade 4 Kidney Tumors Pose Risk of Early Cancer-Specific Mortality

Possible guidance for use of adjuvant immunotherapy in high-risk, non-metastatic disease

Nov 12, 2024
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Upfront TKI for Bone-Predominant RCC Tops Single-Agent Immunotherapy

Better OS, PFS, response rate, but newer combination strategies not included

Nov 12, 2024
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Older Men Increasingly Overtreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests

VA analysis finds men with limited life expectancy still getting aggressive treatment

Nov 11, 2024
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Adding Targeted Agent to Perioperative Therapy for RCC May Improve Disease Control

More IKCS news: Long-term survival benefit with nivolumab/ipilimumab, disease-slowing surgery

Nov 11, 2024
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