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Prostate cancer, which has been increasing in incidence worldwide in recent years, is now a more common cancer among Japanese men. Often, patients with prostate cancer have a poor prognosis and poor survival once they have developed multiple recurrent metastases after treatment with hormones and are difficult to treat with conventional radiotherapy.

As medicine continues to advance, there are many good drugs and options to fight cancer. Just recently, a study showed that the NALIRIFOX regimen significantly improved the overall survival of patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who had not received previous treatment.

In our intestines, there are a wide variety of intestinal microorganisms, which are called intestinal microflora. Many studies have proved that they play an extremely important role in maintaining normal digestion and absorption, regulating immunity and preventing pathogen invasion.

For many patients after early lung cancer surgery, it is common for them to worry about recurrence. For this reason, many patients tend to undergo CT examinations more closely to ensure that they have not had a recurrence. However, a recent new study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that even with more frequent CT reviews, post-operative outcomes for lung cancer did not improve...

Results from a pivotal phase 3 trial show that the PD-1 therapy Keytruda, in combination with chemotherapy, significantly improves survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer and has a favorable safety profile. Patients benefited regardless of their PD-L1 expression.

According to data from cohort 17 of the phase 1b COSMIC-021 trial (NCT03170960), the combination therapy of cabozantinib and atelizumab, at a mean follow-up of 25.9 months, 17% of the 30 patients in cohort 17 had significant tumour shrinkage or disappearance, giving an overall disease control rate of 60% when those with stable lesions were added. 5 patients with tumours in remission All of the patients whose tumours had shrunk by at least 30%.

Although immortality is still only a myth in the mirror, living a long and healthy life is a goal that most people seem to be able to achieve.

The US FDA approved a new treatment for non-small cell lung cancer - Tremelimumab + Durvalumab + platinum-based chemotherapy. The triple combination therapy significantly improves efficacy and patient survival and has a good safety profile.

In recommendations released on 2 February 2023, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends that doctors consider neratinib for patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, regardless of their estrogen receptor status.

For patients undergoing surgery for ovarian and endometrial cancer, pain and anxiety are often experienced. Recently, a new study has shown that acupressure before surgery may help reduce anxiety and that acupuncture during surgery may reduce severe pain. The study was published online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.