#cancer-treatment

#cancer-treatment

King Charles III said Friday that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year as he encouraged others to take advantage of screening programs that can detect the disease early when it is easiest to treat. "Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives," the king said. "I know, too, what a difference it has made in my own case, enabling me to continue leading a full and active life even while undergoing treatment," he added.

Cancer is not a monolith. "We speak about cancer like it's one disease, but it's more like thousands of different diseases," said Simone Korsgaard Jensen, CEO and founder of Radical Health. "On top of that, every single individual is so different. But right now we still treat it with a one-size fits-all approach. And that's where data and AI can especially step in to help."

In September 2024, I lost my job as a software developer. After nearly two years with the company, I was let go due to "reduction of workforce." My husband still worked full time, but losing half of our household income hit hard, especially with eight kids ranging from 4 to 19 years old. I told myself we'd be OK. I thought it would be easy to find another job. We'd tighten our belts. Then I got sick.

Iovance Biotherapeutics is laying off about 19% of its workforce, translating to roughly 230 cuts, primarily in response to a $111.7 million net loss.

The desire to stop your own tragedies from happening to someone else may be a strong motivator. However, the process of drug discovery has always been grindingly, gruelingly slow.

The anti-obesity medication tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity, reduced obesity-associated breast cancer growth in a mouse model.

“With every week that passes, the risk increases the cancer will grow or worse will spread to other parts of the body,” stated Dr. Michael McCarthy.

Maimonides Cancer Center has provided Brooklyn with world-class cancer care for two decades, fulfilling a critical need for accessible treatment within the community.

With this strategic injection, UNIIQ is giving both the young companies and the regional innovation ecosystem a boost.

The transformation in medicine driven by personalized gene therapies promises cures for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune conditions, but widespread application may take decades.

"The show focuses on the critical role of children's hospitals, showcasing stories of pediatric patients and their journeys through life-threatening health challenges."

The cost of cancer is parking, it's the care, it's the hospital visits, it's the hospital beds, the medication.

"For four years, my son never had a day off... frequently recovery was worse than the treatment." - Gavin Lindberg, father of neuroblastoma patient.