LISTEN👂: "When it comes to treatment, my view is, we've barely scratched the surface." Hear NCI's Dr. Doug Lowy on @asco's two-part podcast, now available. https://t.co/FaRM0gTEXX #HPV#CancerTreatment
Since #CancerMoonshot launched in 2017, remarkable progress and scientific accomplishments have been made. NCI has invested over $1B in Moonshot funding, supporting 240+ research projects across more than 70 cancer science initiatives. https://t.co/PDJ5Ea9JRs #NothingWillStopUs
Excited about tomorrow’s @AACR Opening Ceremony. It begins at 8 am in Hall A. Come join us! If you can’t be there in person, watch the live stream: https://t.co/b8TNjnwT5e
Tomorrow, I will have a live conversation with Elizabeth Jaffee of @HopkinsKimmel and Dafna Bar-Sagi of @nyulangone about @theNCI’s budget and plans for the current fiscal year. Please join us. I look forward to sharing what’s on the horizon and answering your questions.
Please consider taking 10 minutes of your day to get a flu shot this year. Not only will it help protect you, but you will be doing your part to protect children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems (including cancer patients)! #FightFlu#VaccinesWork
Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
#VaccinesWork!
Here are 5 facts on vaccines you need to know
#ChildhoodCancer is still the leading cause of death in children. September is the month to remember and honor the children who have passed but also to celebrate the advancements in diagnostics and treatments: https://t.co/6R49sa25Tg
ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #CancerResearch
Each September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month and #OvarianCancer Awareness Month. Join along w/ #gyncsm all month in spreading knowledge. https://t.co/NmFn2Yuc7z
Kudos to @NCIResearchCtr's Dr. Rosenberg for being named as a recipient of the 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for his dedicated work in #immunotherapy!
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The FDA has recently approved the combination of two new immunotherapy drugs for the treatment of some patients with #metastatic colorectal #cancer who have been previously treated with standard chemotherapy drugs. https://t.co/rJCt9KspD8
While physicians should make sure the patient is informed of options, end of life care should ultimately be up to the patient and his/her support system #cancer
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