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cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


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The letter also bizarrely claims that tumor biopsies—which are done in most cancer trials—could have been the reason that tumors shrank and patients entered remission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

This research is part of a broader trend in cancer immunotherapy that goes beyond guiding the immune system and instead focuses on upgrading how it functions at a fundamental level.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The company wants its cancer drugs, led by Darzalex, to bring in $50 billion in sales by 2030.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Replimune submitted additional data showing that cancer in responding patients advanced after a median 30.6 months when they also got RP1, versus 4.4 months of being treated with other immunotherapies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Another Mercury 13 member, Marion Dietrich, missed the opportunity to witness the event as well, dying of cancer in 1974.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson