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The current pricing of cancer treatments is unsustainable

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needs to take substantial steps to address the high costs of cancer drugs. According to an analysis published by JAMA Oncology, prices for new drugs approved for use in the treatment of cancer in the United States more than doubled over the past decade. Now comes a cancer drug that costs almost $500,000 for a year.

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We’re tired of Covid and it’s causing patients harm

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Of reworking plans to adapt to the latest virus risks. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal , “the remarkable frequency of delays and disruptions in health care mostly related to the reduction of the COVID-19 burden unintentionally posed a major risk on cancer care worldwide.

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Amarin Makes Moves towards Global Expansion of Vazkepa

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On September 1, Amarin ceased operations in Germany after discussions to provide reimbursement for the use of Vazkepa for the reduction of cardiovascular risk, failed. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that cardiovascular disease is the major leading cause of death, with 17.9 Cardiovascular disease landscape.

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FDA Advisory Committee Backs Carvykti and Abecma for Earlier Myeloma Treatment

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ODAC decided that Carvykti’s benefits outweighed the risks when administered to patients as early as after their first relapse. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found in the bone marrow. The risk with Abecma, based on data from the Phase III KarMMa-3 trial, lasted 15 months.

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New WHO Guidance Advises Against Sugar Substitutes for Weight Loss

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New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance advises against the use of sugar substitutes for weight loss purposes. While a mild reduction in body weight may occur in the short term, it is not sustainable over time. However, the WHO guidance clarified that their recommendation does not address the safety of consumption.

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Treatment potential for immunotherapy-induced cytokine release syndrome  

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Poolbeg Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of medicines targeting diseases with a high unmet medical need, has announced promising in vivo results for POLB 001 in addressing cancer immunotherapy-induced cytokine release syndrome (CRS). million cases of cancer by 2030 1,2.

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Clinical Studies Support DermaSensor’s Skin Cancer Detection Device

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Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US, with diagnoses including basal and squamous cell carcinoma as well as melanoma. Melanoma is projected to be the most common cancer in the US by 2040 , and over 4.3 Some people are at higher risk for developing skin cancers (e.g.,