Even as he is hospitalized for non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment, Seth Meyer was able to catch his kid’s first match miles away in Rockport. For this tennis-focused family, love is not nothing – it’s everything.
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A blood test to detect cancer? Some patients are using them already.
These new cancer detection blood tests – about 20 are in various stages of development – measure cancer ‘signals,’ which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA.
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Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
A study found that between 2013 and 2017, there were 46 cancer drugs granted accelerated approval. Of those, 63% were converted to regular approval even though only 43% demonstrated a clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
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Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’
A new therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration supercharges the immune system to kill a kind of skin cancer, opening the door to targeting common tumors.
Posted inMaine, News
Cancer survivors paddle in Norway for therapy and increased awareness
The event aims at raising awareness of breast cancer and highlights the therapeutic benefits of paddling.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Prostate cancer is ‘the good cancer’ – or is it?
More American men are being diagnosed at advanced stages, when it’s more deadly. But it doesn’t have to be that way – step up, inform yourself and talk to your health care provider.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport 12-year-old honored as Anthem Hero at Hadlock Field
Freeport’s Nathan Bidi-Ohane was recently honored as an Anthem Hero at Portland Sea Dogs’ Hadlock Field for his courage in fighting sickle cell disease. As part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s continued commitment to supporting the prevention and treatment of cancer and the work of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, the company has […]
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Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows
Some of the biggest increases were seen in women and in younger people diagnosed with gastrointestinal and breast cancers.
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Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
Aspartame joins a category with more than 300 other possible cancer-causing agents, including things like aloe vera extract, Asian-style pickled vegetables and carpentry work. The guidance on use of the sweetener, though, isn’t changing.
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MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.