COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Is Just As Safe For People With Cancer As It Is For Cancer-Free Individuals

MedPage Today (2/7, Bassett) reported, “COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is just as safe for people with cancer as it is for cancer-free individuals, according to a prospective, single-institution observational study.” Investigators found that “among a cohort of over 1,700 patients, more than two-thirds of whom had a history of cancer, local pain at the injection site was […]

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Cervical Screening May Help Predict Risk Of Ovarian, Breast, And Endometrial Cancers

STAT (2/1, Chen) reported research “suggests that by analyzing cervical cells’ genomes, researchers might be able to find genetic signatures that predict the risk of ovarian, breast, and endometrial cancers and flag patients that should be screened more aggressively.” Investigators “examined samples from cervical smears of roughly 2,000 women” and then “used that data to train an […]

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