bespacific, 4 days ago to Medicine Trial results for new #lungcancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors. More than half of patients with advanced forms of disease who took lorlatinib were still alive after five years with no progression https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/31/trial-results-for-new-lung-cancer-drug-are-off-the-charts-say-doctors #medicine #healthcare
Trial results for new #lungcancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors. More than half of patients with advanced forms of disease who took lorlatinib were still alive after five years with no progression https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/31/trial-results-for-new-lung-cancer-drug-are-off-the-charts-say-doctors #medicine #healthcare
ubuntourist, 5 days ago to science Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours could replace surgery for bowel cancer, say doctors All patients in pembrolizumab trial were found to be cancer-free after combination of drug and surgery https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/02/drug-pembrolizumab-melts-away-tumours-could-replace-surgery-for-bowel-cancer-say-doctors #science #biology #medicine #cancer #news #breakthrough
Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours could replace surgery for bowel cancer, say doctors All patients in pembrolizumab trial were found to be cancer-free after combination of drug and surgery https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/02/drug-pembrolizumab-melts-away-tumours-could-replace-surgery-for-bowel-cancer-say-doctors #science #biology #medicine #cancer #news #breakthrough
Nonya_Bidniss, 6 days ago to Medicine Ms Burke spent much of her teen years suffering sharp pains in her left arm and chest. By college, she would pass out from severe dizziness. 'I spent over a year trying to find a proper diagnosis. I went undiagnosed due to my age, gender, and lack of familial history with heart issues.' Studies have long suggested that women's heart problems are far less likely to be detected than mens', because of doctors' assumptions about the typical heart patient. #medicine https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13465127/texas-beauty-queen-cardiac-arrest-doctors-heart-surgery.html
Ms Burke spent much of her teen years suffering sharp pains in her left arm and chest. By college, she would pass out from severe dizziness.
'I spent over a year trying to find a proper diagnosis. I went undiagnosed due to my age, gender, and lack of familial history with heart issues.'
Studies have long suggested that women's heart problems are far less likely to be detected than mens', because of doctors' assumptions about the typical heart patient. #medicine https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13465127/texas-beauty-queen-cardiac-arrest-doctors-heart-surgery.html