Study finds doctors often disregard cancer patients' treatment wishes
Many advanced cancer patients prefer comfort care but receive life-extending treatments, a study finds.
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Cancer
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Fat cells may fuel aggressive breast cancer
Fat cells may fuel aggressive breast cancer tumors, study finds.
New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients.
A new drug-releasing system, TAR-200, eliminated tumors in 82% of patients in a phase 2 clinical trial for high-risk bladder cancer.
Sucralose may hinder cancer treatment.
Study suggests sucralose may reduce cancer immunotherapy effectiveness by altering gut bacteria and lowering arginine levels.