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Brain and Spinal Cord TumorsFDA Approves a Biosimilar to Avastin for Cancer Treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as the first biosimilar drug for treating cancer. It works the same way as Avastin (bevacizumab).
Brain Tumor Survivor Is Thankful for the Little Things
Brain tumor survivor Sarah Delawder says it took a lifechanging experience to learn to be thankful for the little things in life – things she says she didn’t even notice before.
Outsmarting One of Cancer’s Slyest Tricks
A new study sheds light on what happens when cancer cells co-opt the protective tips of your chromosomes – and how this could lead to new treatments.
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop
The death rate from cancer in the United States is continuing to decline among men, women, and children, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
World Health Organization Links 8 More Cancer Types to Excess Weight
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, has added 8 types of cancer to those it had previously linked to being overweight or obese.
Study in Rodents Investigates Link Between Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer
The US National Toxicology Program (NTP) has released partial results of a large study it’s conducting in rats and mice to try to determine whether cell phone use causes cancer.
Cancer Caregiver and Survivor Proves that the Right Help Makes a Big Difference
Frances Busta’s husband Jim, woke her up and said, “There’s something wrong.” Instead of going to play softball that day, Jim was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a fast-growing type of brain tumor known as glioblastoma.
How Epigenetics Could Improve Your Cancer Treatment
A new ACS research grantee says that new insight into how cells store and read genes could lead to personalized medicine for brain and other cancers. Learn more here.