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Janet Fricker is a medical writer specialising in oncology and cardiology. After researching articles for Cancerworld she runs, swims, and eats porridge.
Studies provide clarity on breast cancer genes for genetic panels
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Studies provide clarity on breast cancer genes for genetic panels

  • Janet Fricker
  • 9 February 2021

Two large case control studies have defined eight genes considered useful to include on genetic panels for predicting risk of breast cancer. The two studies, one by The Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC), led by Doug Easton in Cambridge, and…

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EC publishes route map for tackling cancer
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EC publishes route map for tackling cancer

  • Janet Fricker
  • 5 February 2021

A plan from the European Commission provides a roadmap for Europe to tackle the entire cancer pathway from prevention to improving the quality of life for cancer survivors. The aim of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (published 3 February), accompanied…

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Therapy targeting androgen receptors opens new chapter for hormone driven breast cancers
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Therapy targeting androgen receptors opens new chapter for hormone driven breast cancers

  • Janet Fricker
  • 27 January 2021

Androgen receptor activation exerts potent antitumour activity in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer. The international study, published in Nature Medicine  (18th January), has important therapeutic implications for women with metastatic breast cancers that are oestrogen receptor positive, including those who…

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Coffee may protect against prostate cancer
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Coffee may protect against prostate cancer

  • Janet Fricker
  • 20 January 2021

Drinking several cups of coffee every day may be linked to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. The meta-analysis study, published in BMJ Open, (11 January) found that each additional daily cup of coffee was associated with a 1%…

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Financial burden on older adults with advanced cancer worsens quality of life
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Financial burden on older adults with advanced cancer worsens quality of life

  • Janet Fricker
  • 15 January 2021

Among older adults with advanced cancer, those judged to have financial issues experience worse quality of life, with the adverse effects including higher levels of depression, anxiety and distress. The study, reported in JAMA Network Open  (published 7 December), highlights…

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Integrated imaging opens the way for virtual biopsies
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Integrated imaging opens the way for virtual biopsies

  • Janet Fricker
  • 15 January 2021

Combining computed tomography (CT) scans, spatial radiomic maps, and ultrasound (US) images creates a visual guide that helps doctors perform fewer and more accurate tumour biopsies. The feasibility study, published in European Radiology (14 December), demonstrates how imaging can be…

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Highlights of 2020 American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting
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Highlights of 2020 American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting

  • Janet Fricker
  • 14 January 2021

Like most 2020 meetings the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held 5-8 December, was hosted virtually. Due to meticulous planning, the format did not prevent delegates attending the largest gathering of the professional haematology community…

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Cancer survivors at greater risk of subsequent primary cancers
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Cancer survivors at greater risk of subsequent primary cancers

  • Janet Fricker
  • 30 December 2020

Survivors of adult-onset cancers run a greater risk of developing and dying from subsequent primary cancers (SPCs) than the general population. The retrospective cohort study, reported in JAMA (December 22), found cancers associated with smoking or obesity comprised the majority…

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Highlights of 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
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Highlights of 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

  • Janet Fricker
  • 28 December 2020

In 2020, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) co-organised in association with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) celebrated its 43rd year as the world’s premier annual breast oncology meeting. Like most conferences, due to the Covid-19 pandemic,…

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Immunotherapy cardiotoxicity higher than previously estimated
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Immunotherapy cardiotoxicity higher than previously estimated

  • Janet Fricker
  • 24 December 2020

Cancer patients receiving immunotherapy drugs have a much higher incidence of cardiac events than previous estimates from pharmacovigilance data, reports a nationwide Danish registry. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, found patients with lung cancer or malignant melanoma…

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