Combinations strategies involving checkpoint immunotherapies were approved as first-line options in two cancer types and showed promise in clinical trials for several hard-to-treat cancers. Important… Read More »Jaffee looks to the future of checkpoint immunotherapy for cancer treatment
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The team of cancer genetics experts that deciphered the genetic blueprints of cancer, have developed two new screening tests that have the promise to detect… Read More »“SEEK” and You May Find Cancer
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The latest issue of Breast Matters is now out on newsstands, and we have it here for you in our brand new digital design. The… Read More »A New Issue of Breast Matters
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A frequent question women ask Susan Harvey, M.D. about mammograms: “Can’t you make it so they don’t squeeze so hard?” Unfortunately, some discomfort is part… Read More »What should you think about before getting a mammogram?