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Anti-PD-1 Drug Nivolumab Significantly Improves Five Year Survival In Advanced Cancers

A new study has shown significant increases in survival for several types of advanced cancer after treatment with anti-PD-1 therapy nivolumab.

Blood Test May Be Able To Predict Breast Cancer Relapse

A new blood test using immune markers may be able to predict relapse of breast cancer at the point where patients are diagnosed.

What Makes Major League Baseball Pitcher Carlos Carrasco’s Leukemia So Treatable?

Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. How is it treated and how is it possible that he is already back at training?

Common Cold Virus Completely Eliminates Tumor In Patient With Bladder Cancer

The common cold virus has been used to treat people with bladder cancer in the U.K., removing all trace of cancer in one patient and showing promising results in the other people on the trial.

Do Astronauts Have An Increased Risk Of Cancer?

A new study analyzing data on over 400 astronauts and cosmonauts has concluded that they do not have an increased risk of dying from cancer due to space radiation exposure. However, this may not be the same for astronauts of the future.

Which Regions Of The World Have The Lowest Trust And Belief In Vaccines?

Trust and belief in vaccines lowest in higher-income countries.

Some Colorectal Cancers Are “Born To Be Bad,” Have Already Spread Long Before Diagnosis

Four out of five metastatic colorectal cancers have already spread long before people are diagnosed, shows new study.

There Will Be Over 22 Million Cancer Survivors In The U.S. By 2030, Says New Report

The number of cancer survivors in the U.S. is set to boom by 2030 as new treatments and better screening and diagnosis boost numbers.

There Will Be Over 22 Million Cancer Survivors In The U.S. By 2030, Says New Report

The number of cancer survivors in the U.S. is set to boom by 2030 as new treatments and better screening and diagnosis boost numbers.

Scientists Have Worked Out The Optimal Dose Of Nature Required For Health And Wellbeing

By studying 20,000 people, researchers have found out the minimum amount of time in nature needed per week to improve health and wellbeing.