Biden Says He’s ‘Feeling Good’ in First Remarks After Cancer Diagnosis Announced
NEW CASTLE — Former President Joe Biden delivered the first remarks since he announced he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer Friday, speaking in a steady voice during a somber Memorial Day gathering and later smiling and saying he’s “feeling good.” Biden spoke at an annual gathering marking Memorial Day at Veterans Memorial Park […]
What Is Luminal B Breast Cancer? Olivia Munn’s Diagnosis Explained.
Phillip Faraone/VF24 via Getty Images Luminal B breast cancer tends to be more aggressive and often presents at later stages. Actress Olivia Munn announced on Instagram that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023. Specifically, Munn was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer, which is one of the molecular subtypes of breast cancer, according […]
Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignancies
Use of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with aggressive lymphoma was associated with an increased risk of certain second primary malignancies (SPMs), according to a retrospective Danish population-based cohort study. The overall SPM rate was higher among lymphoma patients compared with matched controls from the general population (HR 2.35, 95% […]
One Doc’s Win for Trans Youth Healthcare in Texas
Amid the state’s aggressive push to roll back rights for transgender youth, a Texas endocrinologist has had to fight to keep treating new patients at the clinic she founded. Ximena Lopez, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Medical Center (CMC), and an associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, will once again be […]
Lymphoma cell metabolism may provide new cancer target
Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell’s Ithaca campus. The researchers, whose study was published Dec. 13 in Blood Cancer Discovery, showed […]
Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, a long and flat gland located behind the stomach that helps with digestion and blood sugar regulation. Because pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect early, it is associated with a low survival rate, accounting for just over 3% […]