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133 oncologistsIn Malaysia, there are 300 cardiologists and 133 oncologists working in hospitals and universities, as well as in the MOH. Table of contents 1. How many oncologists are there in Malaysia? 2. Who is the most famous cardiologist? 3. Which country has the most cardiologists? 4. Who is the famous doctor in Malaysia? 5. […]
High-profile breast cancer specialist Eric Winer, MD, has been named director of the Yale Cancer Center Yale Cancer Center.
E-Mail There is no stronger risk factor for cancer than age. At the time of diagnosis, the median age of patients across all cancers is 66. That moment, however, is the culmination of years of clandestine tumor growth, and the answer to an important question has thus far remained elusive: When does a cancer first arise? At least in some cases, the original cancer-causing mutation could have appeared as long as 40 years ago, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Reconstructing the lineage history of cancer cells in two indiv...
email article The mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 not only offer hope for bringing the pandemic under control but a glimpse into the future of new therapies for cancer and other chronic diseases. ( Bloomberg) Members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology elected Eric Winer, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, as president for 2022-23. The chemotherapy-free combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and lenvatinib (Lenvima) improved overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective response rate in a phase III trial of advanced endometrial cancer, Merck announced...
email article Brain metastases are one of the most common and difficult-to-treat occurrences in metastatic breast cancer. They are found in 10% to 30% of patients. In patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, the rate of brain metastases is even higher -- up to 50%. Initial treatments for brain metastases include locally directed therapy with surgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, and/or whole-brain radiation therapy. Unfortunately, the rate of intracranial progression with these therapies is high. Even more problematic, most systemic therapies have limited efficacy due to th...