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T Cell Therapies Offer a New Way to Treat Gynecologic Cancers - On Cancer - Memorial Sloan Kettering

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T Cell Therapies Offer a New Way to Treat Gynecologic Cancers - On Cancer - Memorial Sloan Kettering T Cell Therapies Offer a New Way to Treat Gynecologic Cancers - On Cancer - Memorial Sloan Kettering Posted: 29 Sep 2020 09:00 PM PDT Summary MSK currently has a number of trials investigating the use of T cell therapies in gynecologic therapy — an approach that's beginning to show promise in treating these and other solid tumors. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 113,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer every year. Memorial Sloan Kettering is a leader in treating people with these cancers, which include tumors of the cervix , ovaries , and uterus . Among the new treatments being developed for gynecologic cancers are a type of immunotherapy called T cell therapies. These are treatments in which a patient's own immune cells are modified to recognize and attack cancer cells....

HPV, p16 May Offer Different Prognostic Clues in Oropharyngeal Cancer, ESMO Data Reveals - Precision Oncology News

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HPV, p16 May Offer Different Prognostic Clues in Oropharyngeal Cancer, ESMO Data Reveals - Precision Oncology News HPV, p16 May Offer Different Prognostic Clues in Oropharyngeal Cancer, ESMO Data Reveals - Precision Oncology News Posted: 20 Sep 2020 10:00 AM PDT NEW YORK – The use of p16 profiling to indirectly detect human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers of the oropharynx may fail to pick up a subset of HPV-positive cases, according to early results from the EPIC-OPC study. Get the full story with Premium Access Only $95 for the first 90 days* Premium Access gives you: ✔ Full site access ✔ Interest-based email alerts ✔ Access to archives Never miss another important industry story. Try Premium Access now. You may already have institutional access! Check if I qualify. Already a Precision Oncology News or 360Dx or GenomeWeb Premium member? Login Now . * Before your trial expires, we'll put together a custo...

Parental Fears About The HPV Vaccine Are Wrong (And There’s Data To Prove It) - Forbes

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Parental Fears About The HPV Vaccine Are Wrong (And There’s Data To Prove It) - Forbes Parental Fears About The HPV Vaccine Are Wrong (And There’s Data To Prove It) - Forbes Posted: 28 Sep 2020 10:47 PM PDT Close up of a girl having an injection getty The American Cancer Society is sounding the alarm when it comes to the HPV vaccine (Gardasil 9). Covid-19 has resulted in a 71 percent drop in healthcare visits for 7 to 17-year-olds over the last 6 months, depriving tweens and teens of the appointments that generally result in HPV vaccination. But numbers were down even before the pandemic, with news outlets reporting a 70 percent decrease in HPV vaccination rates year over year in April. It's possible the pandemic has simply given parents who were already hesitant an excuse to not get their kids vaccinated just yet. But experts believe many of the fears behind their hesitation are likely based on myths that are easily refute...

INOVIO Reports FDA Partial Clinical Hold for Planned Phase 2 / 3 Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate INO-4800 - Galveston County Daily News

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INOVIO Reports FDA Partial Clinical Hold for Planned Phase 2 / 3 Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate INO-4800 - Galveston County Daily News INOVIO Reports FDA Partial Clinical Hold for Planned Phase 2 / 3 Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate INO-4800 - Galveston County Daily News Posted: 28 Sep 2020 04:00 AM PDT PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- INOVIO (NASDAQ:INO), a biotechnology company focused on bringing to market precisely designed DNA medicines to treat and protect people from infectious diseases and cancer, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the company it has additional questions about the company's planned Phase 2/3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate INO-4800, including its CELLECTRA® 2000 delivery device to be used in the trial. Until the FDA's questions have been satisfactorily addressed, INOVIO's Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for the Phase 2/3 tr...

Worldwide Cervical Cancer Screening Market to 2026 - Impact of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com - The Baytown Sun

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Worldwide Cervical Cancer Screening Market to 2026 - Impact of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com - The Baytown Sun Worldwide Cervical Cancer Screening Market to 2026 - Impact of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com - The Baytown Sun Posted: 28 Sep 2020 07:12 AM PDT DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 28, 2020-- The "Cervical Cancer Screening Market, Patients, Mortality Global Forecast by Tests Type (Pap Smear, HPV DNA, VIA), 19 Countries Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com 's offering. Globally, cervical cancer is the most appearing cancer in women. Cervical cancer is most frequently diagnosed in women between the age of 35 and 44 with the average age of diagnosis being 50. In 2019, an estimated 283.15 million women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide, and about 311,000 women died from the disease in 2018. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer prevailing in women and the seventh in terms of o...

Testing for cervical cancer - Vallejo Times-Herald

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Testing for cervical cancer - Vallejo Times-Herald Testing for cervical cancer - Vallejo Times-Herald Posted: 18 Sep 2020 03:49 PM PDT Early detection of cancer through screening programs is a key factor to decrease the number of deaths and complications due to cancer illnesses. It is well established that effective screening for Cervical Cancer leads to early diagnosis which improves treatment options and successes. The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) which functions as a canal opening to the vagina. Cervical Cancer is the fourth most common cancer for women in the US and is the second most common cancer in developing countries.  Death rates from cervical cancer vary by regions and is directly related to women's access to screening and treatment programs.  Infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a common finding in women with cervical cancer. HPV is a common infection that can be passed from one person to a...