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Colon cancer, FDA

Panel recommends blood test to detect colon cancer for FDA approval

A panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Thursday recommended approval for a new blood test to detect colon and rectal cancer despite concerns over the test's accuracy.

The New York Times · 11h

F.D.A. Panel Endorses Safety of Colon-Cancer Blood Test

The Guardant Health Shield test, one committee member said, “is better than nothing for patients who are getting nothing, but it is not better than a colonoscopy.”

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

U.S. FDA Advisers Back Approval for Guardant's Blood-Based Cancer Test

(Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended for the approval of Guardant Health's blood test to detect a cancer that begins in the colon or rectum. The panel voted seven-to-two in favor of benefits outweighing risks when using the test called Shield for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Quartz on MSN · 19h

Guardant Health's blood test to detect deadly colon cancer is under review by the FDA

People who dread the thought of a colonoscopy may soon get a less invasive option to screen for colon and other rectal cancers.

WXYZ Detroit 7, MI on MSN · 12h

What we know about the colon cancer blood test being evaluated by the FDA

In today’s Health Alert, a panel of experts is evaluating whether a simple blood test designed to detect early signs of colon cancer is safe and effective.

HPV vaccine, cancer

The Associated Press on MSN · 13h

HPV Vaccines Prevent Cancer in Men as Well as Women, New Research Suggests

As expected, vaccinated women had a lower risk of developing cervical cancer within at least five years of getting the shots. For men, there were benefits too. Vaccinated men had a lower risk of developing any HPV-related cancer, such as cancers of the anus, penis and mouth and throat.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

HPV Vaccine Provides Real Benefits for Men, Analysis Shows

Previous studies of the vaccine have focused mainly on cervical cancer. In one large 2020 study from Sweden, for example, cervical cancer rates were 47 per 100,000 in vaccinated women and 94 per 100,000 in unvaccinated women.

MarketWatch on MSN · 13h

HPV vaccine can have big benefits for men, research shows

A vaccine that’s widely known to help protect women from cervical cancer can also offer big health benefits for men, new research shows.

Seinfeld, Michael Richards and prostate cancer

Newsday · 11h

'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards reveals prostate cancer diagnosis: 'I probably would have been dead' without surgery

Michael Richards, who played eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer on "Seinfeld," has a revealed a prostate cancer scare that he says could have been fatal.

FOX News on MSN · 16h

'Seinfeld' star Michael Richards shares private battle with prostate cancer: 'I probably would have been dead'

Michael Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer on "Seinfeld," privately battled prostate cancer six years ago. He says that had he not taken swift action, he likely would have been dead.

Yahoo · 17h

‘Seinfeld’ Star Michael Richards Reveals Past Battle With Prostate Cancer

"I had to go for the full surgery. If I hadn't, I probably would have been dead in about eight months," actor says of 2018 diagnosis

Cancer victims, Johnson & Johnson

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

Johnson & Johnson sued by cancer victims alleging 'fraudulent' transfers, bankruptcies

Johnson & Johnson is named in a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company used fraudulent transactions to file for bankruptcy various times.

Reuters · 1d

Cancer victims sue J&J over 'fraudulent' bankruptcies

A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company's bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer.

New York Post on MSN · 6h

Cancer victims file class action against Johnson & Johnson over ‘fraudulent’ bankruptcies

A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer.

Army backtracks on teen rejected over breast-cancer gene

The Army had been accused of sexism after rejecting a teen who may have a gene raising her risk of breast cancer.

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Most younger women who want kids after breast cancer are successful, research data shows

Most younger women who were diagnosed with breast cancer were successful in getting pregnant, according to a new study.

Castaways Against Cancer raise funds, honor those who fought the fight

The Castaways Against Cancer is focused on funding cancer research and honoring those who have fought the fight. Every summer ...

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Bowel cancer survivor who found a passion for rugby

A woman who started playing rugby for the first time after surviving bowel cancer has helped her local team win a national ...

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Why cancer-causing pollution from oil refineries is falling

Benzene pollution from U.S. oil refineries is falling due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations and enforcement, ...

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Zantac Not a Cause of Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says in First Trial Over Drug

The jury in Cook County, Illinois circuit court agreed with arguments from drugmakers GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim that the ...

'Pioneering' cancer service set to be expanded

It will now be expanded to hospitals in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster after a £4m funding boost from the Yorkshire Cancer ...

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Couple moves wedding to hospital chapel to include father who's battling cancer

An Orange County couple held a heartfelt wedding ceremony inside a hospital chapel so the bride's father, who's battling ...

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