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A new blood test for colorectal cancer finds advanced cancers well, but William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says when compared to the gold standard colonoscopy, or even stool tests used for screening, it falls …

Are there aspects to blood testing for colorectal cancer that undermine screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A blood test can identify the majority of colorectal cancers, a new study finds, when compared with the gold standard, colonoscopy, for screening. Yet whether this test can be trusted when it says cancer is NOT present is another matter, …

Is there a role for a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Blood tests for cancer are much in the news lately, including one to test for colorectal cancer. Such a test, if it works as well as methods like colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing, would allow people to give tedious aspects …

How helpful is a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Regular, supervised exercise helped people who’d been treated for colorectal cancer avoid recurrence of the disease, a new study shows, adding to the burgeoning body of evidence demonstrating the clear health benefits of exercise in many settings, including avoiding cancer …

Supervised exercise helped reduce recurrence of colorectal cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

People who had been treated for colorectal cancer and who undertook a structured exercise program had fewer recurrences than people who didn’t exercise, a new study shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says the …

Exercise helped people with colorectal cancer avoid recurrence, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Some drugs used to treat breast cancer might also be used to prevent it, but the hot flashes and other troublesome side effects make that an unlikely choice for many women. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says …

Can a new drug that helps hot flashes herald a way to prevent many breast cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Hot flashes and night sweats are called vasomotor symptoms, and they’re experienced by many women approaching menopause and those being treated for certain breast cancers. Now a new class of drugs has been developed to help. William Nelson, director of …

Can hot flashes and night sweats be controlled in women having treatment for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Women whose breast cancer has estrogen receptors are usually treated with estrogen depleting medicines, with the consequence that they have hot flashes and night sweats, so called ‘vasomotor symptoms,’ that many describe as worse than menopause. Now a new medicine …

There’s hope for women with breast cancer who are experiencing menopausal symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

CAR-T cells, a highly activated immune cell, have been used to treat a solid tumor, stomach cancer, for the first time. Yet the fact remains that CAR-Ts are expensive and time consuming to produce. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director …

CAR-T cells are an expensive form of cancer treatment, but other techniques may soon supplant them, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

For the first time CAR-T cells, a highly activated type of immune cell, have been used with some success to treat stomach cancer, a so-called solid tumor. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says solid …

Why has it been so hard to use CAR-T cells to treat solid tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »