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GILD Stock Hits 4-Year High After Notching Another Cancer Win; RCUS Stock Surges
Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Arcus Biosciences (RCUS) notched another win for their cancer program on Monday, briefly pushing GILD stock to a four-year high as RCUS stock gapped higher. X The companies ...
St. Jude Cancer Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St. Jude Memphis, Tennessee is known for many things. It is of course celebrated for Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home complete with memorabilia running...
CytomX Shares Jump After Cancer Therapy Pact With Pharma Major Regeneron
CytomX Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CTMX) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) announced a collaboration and licensing agreement to create conditionally-activated bispecific cancer therapies....
Exercise Could Reduce Risk Of Death Among Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
Topline Even a moderate level of physical activity can reduce the risk of death among women diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers found in a new study, adding to a well-documented connection betwe...
After FDA Approval For Ovarian Cancer Drug, ImmunoGen Becomes Top Pick For This Analyst
Tuesday, the FDA granted accelerated approval for ImmunoGen Inc’s (NASDAQ: IMGN) Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx) for folate receptor alpha (FRα)-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ...
Merrimack stock rockets 200% after positive trial data on Onivyde pancreatic cancer treatment
Shares of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. MACK, +212.75% skyrocketed 199.5% toward a 4 1/2-year high in morning trading Wednesday, after the France-based biopharmaceutical company Ipsen IPSEY, +3.10% I...
GILD Stock: With A Breakout On The Line, Gilead Reports Massive Cancer Drug Sales
Gilead Sciences (GILD) crushed third-quarter expectations Thursday as sales of its cancer drugs nearly doubled. The results prodded GILD stock higher. X The bullish report follows recent approvals for...
Cancer Deaths Continue Falling In U.S., Report Finds
Topline Cancer deaths are declining in the U.S., according to a report published in the journal Cancer on Wednesday, continuing decades of progress fighting back against one of America’s biggest kille...
Ethereum Can Be Used for Cancer Research. Here’s How It Works
Key Takeaways A medical team made the case in a paper this year that blockchains were useful for cancer researchers to share information with each other for their AI systems. According to the team, bl...
Noncommunicable Diseases Still Underestimated, Only 59% View Diabetes As Very Harmful
The Gallup survey found that 72% of respondents supported restrictions on the advertising of … [+] high-sugar foods and drinks to children. (Photo by Li Hao/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty I...
Blood Test For Cancer Gives New Life To Guardant Health Shares
Blood draw (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) Getty Images Researchers are making real progress diagnosing cancer with a simple blood test. It is a game-changer in healthcare, and a big deal for inves...
Moderna Stock Takes Off on Cancer Vaccine News
Moderna stock shot up after Merck said it is exercising an option to work on a personalized cancer vaccine with the Covid-19 vaccine maker. Merck (ticker: MRK) will pay Moderna (MRNA) $250 million for...
Two Areas Where The U.S. And China Can Still Work Together
“It’d be shortsighted not to understand that international engagement is going to be critical in … [+] order for us to accomplish the goal of curing cancer,” Memorial Sloan Kettering Cance...
Ultra-Processed Foods Associated With Colorectal Cancer, Premature Death, 2 New Studies Show
A study found that from 2001-2002 to 2017-2018 ultra-processed food and beverage consumption grew … [+] from 53.5 percent of calories in Americans’ diets to 57 percent. (Photo: Getty) gett...
Cancer Treatment And Burials Canceled As U.K. Prepares To Shut Down For Queen’s Funeral Monday—Here’s What Else Will Be Closed
Topline The United Kingdom will all but shut down Monday as the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II grinds the nation—and the far reaches of its former empire—to a halt, with closures and cancellations aff...
Are Air Force Pilots’ Cancer Cases Linked To Cockpit Radiation? Calls Rise For Studies.
A better understanding of the relationship between cockpit radiation and cancer rates among USAF … [+] pilots is vital says AFOTEC 6 Director, Colonel Dan “Animal” Javorsek. Courtesy...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Likely Accelerates Lung Cancer In Non-Smokers, Study Finds
Topline Air pollution from vehicle exhaust and other fossil fuel smoke may increase the risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers, according to a new study published Saturday in the European Society for Medic...
Jane Fonda Diagnosed With Cancer
Topline The Oscar-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Jane Fonda attends the Los Angeles Special FYC E...
Spaceflight Could Increase Risk Of Cancer And Heart Disease In Astronauts, Study Suggests
Topline Even short spaceflights may be associated with DNA mutations that can increase astronauts’ risk of heart disease and cancer later in life, according to a study published Wednesday in the journ...
UAE Al Jalila Foundation Receives First Crypto Donation Worth $16M to Support Cancer Charity Hospital
– Advertisement – Quint Founders Donate $16 Million in Crypto Assets to Al Jalila Foundation. According to local media, Al Jalila Foundation, a UAE charity organization promoting medical...
Raffles Medical Group Sees China On The Mend From Covid As Its Expansion Continues
Dr. Vincent Chia, managing director of Raffles China Healthcare, a subsidiary of Raffles Medical … [+] Group in Singapore, joined the 2022 Forbes China Healthcare Summit this month. Forbes China...
U.S. Cancer Moonshot Needs Stronger Int’l Effort To Make Substantial Progress – Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society, introduces Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, at … [+] George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2022. Photographer: Eric Lee/B...
Gilead’s stock is up about 4% after sharing new data for cancer drug
Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +5.16% were up 4.9% in trading on Monday after the company said in a news release that Trodelvy improved overall survival rates in people with HR+/HER2- metastatic...
Manchester City Draw Ire Of Skin Cancer Charity After Banning Sunscreen In Stadium
Manchester City fans cheer before the start of the English FA Cup semifinal soccer match between … [+] Manchester City and Liverpool at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP P...
Curing Cancer Takes A Global Village: Cancer Moonshot Pathways
BeiGene CEO John Oyler BeiGene Note: President Joe Biden in February launched a “Cancer Moonshot” initiative that aims to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50% in the next 25 years. This is a part ...
Innovative Solutions To Cancer Require Innovative Finance: Cancer Moonshot Pathways
“The right kind of financing is actually a key component of successful drug development,” says MIT’s … [+] Andrew W. Lo. Andrew W. Lo Andrew W. Lo, a finance professor and heal...