Oncology

What’s in the newly updated guidelines for managing diabetes?
The new guidance introduces pivotal updates that help better refine diagnostic and therapeutic workflows. It also emphasizes an environment of highly individualized, technology-supported, and preventive diabetes care.
Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time
Dr. Jennifer Knox, medical director of the pancreatic cancer clinic at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, said she hopes to start a clinical trial of the experimental medication daraxonrasib and other related drugs at her centre in the coming months.

Canadian pancreatic cancer specialist expects to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time

The drug targets a mutation found in more than 90% of pancreatic cancers.
For reluctant patients only: American Cancer Society now recommends blood-based screening tests for colorectal cancer

New screening guidelines say cell-free DNA-based blood test is an option for patients who decline stool-based or visual screening tests.
‘Having treated pancreatic cancer for 16 years, I actually started crying’: Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

‘While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,’ said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study.
NEW DRUG: Loqtorzi for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for June.
Five tips for answering common questions about cell and gene therapies

The field of cell and gene therapies is a fascinating and complex area of drug development that has led to breakthroughs in the treatment of several types of cancer and some rare genetic disorders.
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer

The clinic’s goal is to centralize decision-making so patients no longer have to co-ordinate their own care while coping with cancer and pregnancy simultaneously.
Inflammatory bowel disease: Who is most at risk of colorectal cancer?

The patient records included in the study cover more than 60 years of colorectal cancer screening.
A high-fat diet may fuel more aggressive tumours: study

Researchers say fatty acids and cholesterol appeared to alter the structure of some hard-to-treat breast cancer cells in lab experiments.

What’s in the newly updated guidelines for managing diabetes?

Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time

Canadian pancreatic cancer specialist expects to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time

For reluctant patients only: American Cancer Society now recommends blood-based screening tests for colorectal cancer

‘Having treated pancreatic cancer for 16 years, I actually started crying’: Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

NEW DRUG: Loqtorzi for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Five tips for answering common questions about cell and gene therapies

Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer

Inflammatory bowel disease: Who is most at risk of colorectal cancer?

A high-fat diet may fuel more aggressive tumours: study