OncoBreak: Clinical Trial Barriers; Healthy Cancer Patients; Marriage and Melanoma

— News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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An oncologist examines clinicians' to enrolling patients in clinical trials. (ASCO Connection)

Yet another strategy offers the promise of to reduce toxicity. (University of Cardiff)

Adolescents and young adults with leukemia have when treated at specialized pediatric cancer centers. (American Society of Hematology)

The cells that make up look and behave a lot like cancer cells. (University of Lund; page translation required)

The FDA approved osimertinib (Tagrisso) as for EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. (AstraZeneca)

Physically had an increased risk of dying of their disease. (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Patients with colon cancer were if they adhered to recommended healthy behaviors. (American Cancer Society, JAMA Oncology)

Two thirds of cancer survivors have significant , but managing symptoms remains an inexact science. (University of Michigan School of Nursing)

A study of people with showed that those who were married were more likely to have early-stage disease. (JAMA Dermatology)

While hospitalized for spinal surgery, Abby Lee Miller, of the cable TV program, learned that she has . (Lifetime, Page Six)

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    Charles Bankhead is senior editor for oncology and also covers urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology. He joined in 2007.