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Survey results may imply that individuals who stop could have more health problems or die from a subsequent heart issue.

Stroke Survivors Are Less Likely to Quit Smoking Than Cancer Survivors

According to the researchers, almost half of the caregivers surveyed responded that the people they are caring for rely on them more than ever before, with 94% of respondents indicating that they put the needs of the person they care for above their own during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Cancer Caregivers Face Mental Health Struggles During COVID-19 Pandemic

Besermi is an interferon alfa-2b indicated for the treatment of adults with polycythemia vera.

Daily Medication Pearl: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft (Besermi) for Polycythemia Vera 

Mobocertinib is a kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that irreversibly binds to and inhibits EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations at lower concentrations than wild type (WT) EGFR. 

Daily Medication Pearl: Exkivity (Mobocertinib) for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The new sFIS assay may be capable of identifying immune biomarkers indicative of survival chances and treatment effectiveness for patients with ovarian cancer.

Novel Assay Helps Identify Appropriate Monitoring, Immunotherapy for Patients With Ovarian Cancer

Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma who were given the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab demonstrated a significantly longer overall survival than those who received sunitinib.

Study: Immunotherapy Results in Longer Treatment-Free Survival Than Targeted Therapy in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma

Rituximab-pvvr is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and granulomatosis.

Daily Medication Pearl: Rituximab-pvvr (Ruxience) for NHL, CLL

Investigators have developed an immunotherapy that is a potential option for children with hard-to-treat brain cancer.

Unique Proteins in Tumor Cells Can Be Used to Generate Personalized T Cells

The study’s identification of a network of possible candidate genes to carefully control for mutations could alter the future clinical implementation of CRISPR.

New Findings Link CRISPR Gene Editing and Mutated Cancer Cells

A survey of caregivers and parents of children with cancer shows that nearly one-third expressed hesitancy to vaccinate their youngsters against COVID-19.

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