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ASCO: Adding Daratumumab Early in Myeloma Treatment Efficacious
Response rate doubled for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
ASCO: Aggressive Treatment Common in Terminal CA Patients
Three in four of young or middle-aged patients get aggressive therapies in last months of lives
ASCO: Double ASCT Beneficial in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Tandem treatments might give survival edge to children with neuroblastoma
ASCO: Immunotherapy Beneficial in Advanced Bladder Cancer
About a quarter of older patients deemed too frail for chemo responded to atezolizumab
ASCO: ‘Liquid Biopsy’ Shows Promise for Tumor Surveillance
Guardant360 predicts cancer DNA mutations and could help tailor treatments to avoid drug resistance
ASCO: IMAB362 Can Lengthen Lives of Gastric Cancer Patients
Patients with advanced disease lived longer when they received this targeted treatment
ASCO: Extension of Aromatase Inhibitor Tx Benefits Breast CA
Extension of aromatase inhibitor treatment to 10 years linked to higher rates of disease-free survival
Flu Vaccine Can Help Keep Heart Failure Patients Out of Hospital
Vaccination tied with lower risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases, respiratory infections
Music During Eye Surgery = Less Sedation
And, patients who listen to relaxing music before procedure have less anxiety
DDW: Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Up in Younger People
Incidence up 11.4 percent in 10 years among Americans younger than 50
