Study: Smokers Who Start at a Young Age are 3 Times More Likely to Die Prematurely
October 29th 2020The objective for researchers in the new study was to determine whether the findings were generalizable in other populations by conducting a similar analysis in the United States, focusing on death from cardiovascular disease.
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FDA Approves FoundationOne Liquid CDx for Breast, Ovarian, Lung Cancer Indications
October 28th 2020FDA approves FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic for alpelisib in advanced or metastatic breast cancer, rucaparib in advanced ovarian cancer, and alectinib in a specific type of metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.
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Axillary Surgery May Not Be Required for All Women With Invasive Breast Cancer
October 27th 2020An axillary lymph node dissection, which is the surgical removal of 10 to 20 lymph nodes from the breast, is a procedure conducted in up to 25% of women with breast cancer to disable symptoms of arm swelling.
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