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Elaine Schattner

@eschattner.bsky.social
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Author. Physician. Speaker. Former Oncologist. Cancer Survivor. Patient Advocate. Feminist. Swimmer. New Yorker. #RESIST

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
He said the quiet part out loud. You work for us, not him, Blanche.
A tweet by Joe Walsh criticizing the role of the Attorney General, arguing the AG should serve the American people, not the president. It includes a quoted clip of Acting AG Todd Blanche speaking at a Justice Department podium about executing the president’s agenda.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Bob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
With the ACA's enhanced subsidies now expired, Trump officials are very motivated to make ACA coverage appear more affordable. So they are pouring gasoline on "catastrophic" plans and other skimpy options. More with @tarabannow.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/2...
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Trump officials push for skimpier coverage in ACA marketplaces
The Trump administration wants the 2027 ACA marketplace to offer plans with lower premiums — but the tradeoff is high deductibles and risk for those needing care.
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Nature @nature.com · 21/01/2026
From education to pandemic preparedness and public health, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science go.nature.com/4qF9gtK
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‘Every aspect of my work life has changed’ — scientists reflect on a year of Trump
From education to pandemic preparedness and public-health cuts, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #NYC
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #NYC
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/09/2025
Trump is piloting a program to let AI review seniors’ medical information and decide what Medicare covers for them — while giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. We must call on every Member of Congress to block this. 👇
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
HIV funding rally at the Capitol. #CutsKill #SaveHIVfunding #2025USCHA #USCHA @prep4allnow.bsky.social @housingworksnyc.bsky.social @sfaidsfound.bsky.social @pozmagazine.bsky.social
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
sharing for the title - www.thenation.com/article/soci...? #RFKJr
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RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Rain, flags, umbrellas, signs & #NoKings #NYC
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Medicaid cuts don’t just hurt the low-income. As @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and I write, cutting Medicaid drives up hospitals’ uncompensated care, putting them at risk of closure & increasing by 20-40 mi the distance to rural hospitals. Hurts privately insured too. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most
Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
"Giving patients an extra seven months before their cancers progressed and nearly two years without harm to quality of life could be a big deal," Dr. Sharpless said www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/h... #BreastCancer #ASCO25
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Drug-Defying Breast Cancers Spotted Early in Blood Test Study
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
“Liquid biopsies” alert people with advanced breast cancer when new treatments stop working, allowing patients to switch to more effective therapies before their tumors grow larger. #asco25 #asco2025 #bcsm www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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'Liquid biopsies' alert advanced breast cancer patients when new drugs are needed
Blood tests can reveal when breast cancer treatments stop working, allowing women to switch to more effective therapies before their tumors grow larger.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
A radical transformation of our way of life is underway. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this administration is normal.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/06/2025
It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here. Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country. Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Of course, exercise is no guarantee for preventing cancer or its recurrence. But wow, it's hard to ignore these results, @andrewgregory.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #ASCO25
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Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
An encouraging analysis re: oncologists' treatment recommendations and motivation. I hope these findings pan out in community and non-Medicare settings! #ASCO25
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The Cancer Letter @cancerletter.com · 29/05/2025
“AI isn’t going to replace oncologists, but oncologists who use AI are going to replace those who don’t,” said ‪@jrgralow.bsky.social‬ cancerletter.com/clinical/20250523_4
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A new AI tool enables speedy use of ASCO guidelines, eliminating typical errors - The Cancer Letter
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Google Cloud have developed a tool called the ASCO Guidelines Assistant to help oncologists parse through and interpret clinical practice guidelines. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all […]
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
It's a "War on Science," says Bernie Sanders. He's right. www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/h...
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Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain sci...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"Operation Housewife"--Trump's admin has cut key offices at Head Start, which provides child care programs for low-income families, and is considering doing away with federal tax credits for day care. @jessicavalenti.bsky.social jessica.substack.com/p/trump-has-...?
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Trump Has a Stay-At-Home Plan for Women
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
smart. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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RFK Jr. goes swimming with grandchildren in contaminated D.C. creek
The National Park Service has a longstanding warning against swimming or wading in Rock Creek due to "high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens."
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"The problem is not that the price of prescription drugs is too low in Europe and Canada. The problem is that the extraordinarily greedy pharmaceutical industry made over $100 billion in profits last year by ripping off the American people.” @sanders.senate.gov www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Trump revives drug-pricing plan—but it’s mostly smoke and mirrors
President Donald Trump is trying to revive a familiar campaign trick: cutting prescription drug prices. On Sunday, he announced plans to reintroduce a “most favored nation” policy aimed at ...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Rural #cancer care at risk, among other fallout of Trump and RFKJr's #NIH cuts, www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/nih...
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NIH funding battle threatens rural cancer care, lifesaving drug trials, and economic stability | Milwaukee Independent
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Many of the Medicaid proposals from House Republicans are technical and wonky, and will be difficult for the public to absorb.   What won’t be difficult to absorb: CBO’s estimate that the changes will increase the number of people without health insurance by at least 8.6 million.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Trump wants to lower prescription drug prices. Sounds great! but only if it happens: "Any such plan will most likely be subject to challenges in court, and it is not clear whether it will pass legal muster," www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
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Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
www.reuters.com/business/hea... Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be undertaken at a doctor's office.
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US FDA approves first at-home test for cervical cancer screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be undertaken at a doctor's office.
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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
mRNA-based vaccines are lifesaving scientific achievements. Efforts by the Trump administration to cancel or pause grants that fund the development of mRNA vaccines jeopardize our health and safety.
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Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/05/2025
Join us on June 14 for nationwide protests to deny Trump’s fascist birthday wish and send him one message: NO KINGS! Trump wants the world to see a glorious and powerful ruler, but what we’ll show them is a weak and unpopular president: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Overall cancer incidence in the U.S. among people under age 50 years was relatively flat, 2010 - 2019, while overall deaths from early-onset cancer declined, @theaacr.bsky.social #CancerDiscovery aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
This admin is the most hostile to science in modern history. Their entire plan for public health is eugenics: work and if you’re poor, vulnerable, and/or sick, it’s your fault. If you can’t work, die fast. If/when there is another pandemic, many will die bc of the damage they’re doing today.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH. Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions, by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli... via @thenation.com
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Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Way to make America healthy again! 😔https://us.cnn.com/2025/05/07/health/higher-food-prices-pew-survey-wellness
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Most Americans say higher food prices are keeping them from eating healthy, new survey says | CNN
Americans from all walks of life say they are struggling to eat healthy due to rising food prices, a new survey found.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
interesting -- Politics affects our health and care, sure. This "Patient Experience Library" paper outlines how health can influence political leanings. www.patientlibrary.net/cgi-bin/libr... #Health&Politics
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Just when you thought things couldn't get worse (omg) endpts.com/controversia...
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Breaking: Controversial doctor Vinay Prasad named CBER director
Marty Makary named Vinay Prasad as the next director of the Center for Biologics and Research, Endpoints News has learned.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you’re concerned about the impact of the proposed budget on Federal funding of science but aren’t sure what to say when you call your elected officials, remember that a coalition of professional societies representing nearly 100,000 scientists signed an open letter about this a few weeks ago. 🧪
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Among layoffs at the National Cancer Institute were Office of Communications employees who ran the NCI's Cancer Information Service and provided #CancerInfo summaries and database updates for patients and healthcare providers. www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-lay... #Trump #RFKJr #NCI
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National Institutes of Health lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute
The cuts at the National Institutes of Health blindsided staff, after reassurances that no further layoffs were planned.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS New York City” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS New York City · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
When doctors -- surgeons, oncologists, and radiation oncologists-- #communicate, cancer patients get better and more timely care, www.cancernetwork.com/view/multidi...
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Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic Improves Time to First Treatment
Utilizing a multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic helped improve time to first appointment and time to first treatment.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Snark vs. SnarkSnark on reddit about a TikTok influencer with #cancer: "Ms. Towle’s antagonists had quickly concluded that she was leveraging her story of illness for public sympathy and financial benefit." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/n...
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‘I Have Cancer,’ the TikTok Star Said. Then Came the Torrent of Hate.
Sydney Towle’s videos have drawn an enormous audience on TikTok, where her followers praise and support her. On Reddit, an army of skeptics was determined to paint her as a fraud.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into #LGBTQ+ Health. More than $800-million in NIH grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, by @benjmueller.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/h... via @nytimes.com
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Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
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Wendy Molyneux @wendymolyneux.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Let them eat two dolls.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
International Doctors Forgo U.S. Medical Meetings, Citing Detention Fears, @medpagetoday.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... #MedSky
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International Doctors Forgo U.S. Medical Meetings, Citing Detention Fears
At least one U.K. oncologist is skipping ASCO this year
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new study from researchers at American University. #EconSky Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b... Study: impa.american.edu/costs-of-cut...
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Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows (Gift Article)
Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
In a phase 2 trial, an investigational antibody--CM24, anti-CEACAM1--shows very encouraging activity against pancreatic cancer, @curetoday.bsky.social www.curetoday.com/view/cm24-co... #AACR25 #PancreaticCancer
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CM24 Combo With Biomarker Targeting Improves Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
CM24 plus Opdivo and chemo improved survival in pancreatic cancer with CEACAM1 biomarkers, supporting a biomarker-driven phase 2b study.
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Such innovative and important! work from the #NIH on Machine Learning (~ #AI) and how to treat pancreatic #cancer @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...?
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
#Zongertinib, a pill with activity against some HER2-mutant cancers? Yup. @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #AACR25 www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/aacr...
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Agree! "Off-label prescribing remains an essential tool in rare cancer care. When guided by molecular profiling or functional testing, it offers a personalized option where no approved treatment exists," Taran Gurjal, PhD www.oncologynewscentral.com/rare-cancers...? #CancerRx
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Oncologists Turn to Off-Label Drug Use for Rare Cancers: What to Know
Off-label prescribing provides vital options for patients with rare cancers that lack standard treatment, says Taran Gujral, MD. These personalized solutions “require continued advocacy and collaborat...
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Michael Hoffman @michaelhoffman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
TG: Functional drug testing offers potential for personalized treatment but limited by quantities and qualities of fresh tissue needed for testing. #AACRprecmed25
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Elaine Schattner @eschattner.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Glad to be a part of this story--on politics and #cancer: how the Trump administration's cuts will slow research and diminish care, @cancertherapyadv.bsky.social www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/features/can...
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Cancer Research Under Threat: Lives and Livelihoods Are at Stake, Advocates Warn
In reducing federal funding and downsizing federal health agencies, the Trump administration is impeding cancer research.
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Matthew Herper @matthewherper.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
U.S. government researchers present ‘phenomenal’ new data on HPV vaccines #AACR25 www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/h...
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U.S. government researchers present 'phenomenal' new data on HPV vaccines
A new study seems to confirm that a single dose of the vaccine used to prevent HPV infection is just as effective as two — and, therefore, also helps to prevent cancer.
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