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Based on current and evolving scientific evidence, the cancer prevention guidelines have been shifting from a nutrient-centric approach to a more holistic approach of diet that is characterized as dietary patterns.

Cancer affects all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, and nationalities.

Cervical cancer during pregnancy can be successfully managed with a multidisciplinary treatment team and an individualized treatment strategy that optimizes maternal treatment while considering fetal safety.

On August 17, 2021, the FDA accelerated the approval of Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly; from GlaxoSmithKline) injection, an immunotherapy and a PD-1 inhibitor, for the treatment of all adults with recurrent (coming back) or advanced mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) solid tumors, including lung cancer, that progressed during or after systemic therapy and for whom there are no satisfactory alternative treatment options.

Although we are entering another winter with the ongoing prevalence of the coronavirus, we have come a long way since the initial outbreak. Here are some reasons for patients to be optimistic for the season.

The combination of acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab has been shown to be an active regimen in previously untreated patients with CLL.

During the first 13 months of the pandemic, COVID-19 continued to result in high hospitalization rates among patients with CLL.

Identifying the risk factors for infection may allow preventive measures to be taken to protect patients.