WASHINGTON — An internationally known cancer researcher, the first female superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, a champion for world language education and a relentless immigrant advocate are among those who will recognized at the 22nd Annual Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) Awards Gala. “This year, as in years past, our […]
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Despite the high long-term survival in localized prostate cancer, metastatic prostate cancer remains largely incurable even after intensive multimodal therapy. The lethality of advanced disease is driven by the lack of therapeutic regimens capable of generating durable responses in the setting of extreme tumor heterogeneity on the genetic and cell biological levels. Here, we review
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In 2006, a safe and effective human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine became available to protect against cancers caused by HPV infection. HPV vaccination rates in adolescent boys and girls are rising, though still not fast enough, with HPV-linked cancer cases soaring by nearly 45% between 1999 and 2015. Fewer than half of American adolescents have been
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Cancers linked to the human papillomavirus have increased significantly over the last 15 years in the United States, with throat cancer now the most common HPV-related malignancy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. More than 43,000 people developed HPV-associated cancer in 2015, compared with about 30,000 in 1999, the CDC said. At
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Excluding skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 160,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the country this year, and more than 29,000 will die from the disease. MD Anderson’s Prostate Cancer Moon Shot™ was founded to improve
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Air pollution was responsible for as many as 6.5 million deaths worldwide in 2015—as a result of diseases such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and COPD—according to a study by The Lancet Commission on Public Health. The same study found that even in the U.S., more than 150,000 deaths that year could be attributed
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Korean News: Highlights of the 40th anniversary of the start of Einstein TKD Watch the Video
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By understanding your risk factors, protecting yourself from the sun, maintaining a balanced diet, exercising regularly and not smoking, up to 50% of all cancers can be prevented.
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Medical advances have contributed to a near doubling of life expectancy over the past century and will produce more than 1 billion individuals over age 60 worldwide. However, this monumental achievement has also fueled dramatic increases in the incidence of diseases such as cancer. As a father to three teenagers, a son whose father lost
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The current paradigm has proven failed. We need to bring great science, drug development and clinical experts together in a coordinated fashion to help best prosecute opportunities.
How to Accelerate Our Access To Tomorrow’s Medicine Today Read More »
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