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Malnutrition plays a role in treatment response, study shows
Gibe.LinkPicker.Umbraco.Models.LinkPicker By Sara Bondell – April 08, 2024 About 20% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer respond to immunotherapy treatment. So, why not the other 80%? A team of researchers and physicians at the Moffitt Cancer Center began investigating the gut microbiome – or all the microorganisms that live in your digestive tract – to determine if there is a link between the gut and the immune response to advanced cancers. .
Women Benefit from Earlier Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Sara Bondell - May 06, 2022 A new study shows screening women before age 50 for colorectal cancer can significantly reduce the risk of the disease compared to those who begin screening at 50. The research, completed at Massachusetts General Hospital and published in JAMA Oncology, supports recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and American Cancer Society to start screening at age 45 to address the increase of colorectal cancer in younger patients.
5 Mistakes You May Be Making When Wearing Face Masks
By Sara Bondell - May 20, 2020 The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) now recommends wearing a mask in public, but simply wearing one doesn’t mean you are protected or protecting others. To help stop the spread of COVID-19, you need to put your mask on right and avoid these common mistakes: Mistake 1: Your mask only covers your mouth – If your mask only covers your mouth, you’re wearing it wrong.
Moffitt Nurse Back at Work After Battling COVID-19
By Sara Bondell - September 03, 2020 Nearly five months after catching COVID-19, nurse Leo Begazo is back to work. Begazo, the operations manager for the Blood Draw Clinic at Moffitt Cancer Center, his wife and children all tested positive for the virus this spring. It hit Begazo the hardest, landing him in the ICU on April 7. Begazo was put on a ventilator and doctors gave him a 10% chance of survival.
Measles Outbreak: Facts for Cancer Patients
April 17, 2019 By Sara Bondell According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 550 cases of measles have been confirmed in the United States since Jan. 1 across 20 different states For cancer patients with compromised immune systems, the recent outbreak raises greater concern. Because their immune systems cannot mount an appropriate defense, cancer patients infected with measles have a high mortality rate.
Immunotherapy Key to Unlocking Lung Cancer Survival
When Marjorie Lovelace was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, doctors gave her six months to live. But that wasn’t an option for her. She didn’t have any grandchildren yet and was determined to live long enough to meet them. She found Moffitt Cancer Center and "with nothing to lose" enrolled in a clinical trial investigating an immunotherapy combination therapy. Immunotherapy helps the body fight off cancer by boosting the immune system and using engineered proteins that specifically target tumors.
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