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No More “Wait and See”: Two Clinical Trials Target the Origins of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

News Release For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kari McHugh Kari.McHugh@breakthroughcancer.org   No More “Wait and See”: Two Clinical Trials Target the Origins of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Break Through Cancer scientists are evaluating a “second-look” technique to measure and destroy persistent cancer cells resistant to frontline chemotherapy. (CAMBRIDGE, MASS.) September 26, 2024 – After initial therapy to treat ovarian cancer, a small number of cancer cells, undetectable on scans, often linger in the body. These cells, referred to as minimal residual disease (MRD), are the seed from which cancer can and does recur for most women diagnosed with stage III or......

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Break Through Cancer and ALK Positive, Inc. Team Up to Conquer ALK-Positive Lung Cancer with a $2 Million, Multi-year, Research Partnership

News Release For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kari McHugh Kari.McHugh@breakthroughcancer.org   Break Through Cancer and ALK Positive, Inc. Team Up to Conquer ALK-Positive Lung Cancer with a $2 Million, Multi-year, Research Partnership   CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 9, 2024 /Break Through Cancer announces a new partnership with ALK Positive Inc. (ALK Positive), a foundation funded by patients with ALK-positive lung cancer and their families. ALK Positive and Break Through Cancer are joining forces to fund a new initiative in lung cancer research with the hope of creating durable responses and cures for patients with ALK-positive lung cancer. ALK Positive is the......

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Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science | Nature Discovery

Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science By: Jesse Boehm and Tyler Jacks Here, we define a future of cancer team science adopting “radical collaboration”—in which six “Hallmarks of Cancer Collaboration” are utilized to propel cancer teams to reach new levels of productivity and impact in the modern era. This commentary establishes a playbook for cancer team science that can be readily adopted by others. Read More at Cancer Discovery...

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Breakthroughs In The Battle Against Cancer With Tyler Jacks | Health Gig Podcast

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Removing fallopian tubes can prevent ovarian cancers without causing menopause. But who’s eligible? | WBUR

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More physicians are calling for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer | STAT

More physicians are calling for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer By Zeina Mohammed — Boston GlobeFeb. 23, 2023 Ovarian cancer has long been one of the deadliest cancers to strike women. No tests are available to detect it early, so most patients are diagnosed in later stages, when the cancer is more likely to have spread. Fewer than half of women survive 5 years past their diagnosis, and 80 percent have no known risk factors. Now, a growing chorus of physicians is recommending a procedure that can significantly reduce the chances of developing ovarian cancer. The procedure is......

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Fallopian tube removal advised for more women to prevent ovarian cancer | Washington Post

In some cases, those who are done with childbearing may be advised to have tubes removed if they are having another gynecological surgery anyway By Teddy Amenabar, Amy Goldstein and Lindsey Bever To prevent more cases of ovarian cancer, a major research and advocacy group is suggesting an aggressive prevention strategy: remove a woman’s fallopian tubes if she is undergoing pelvic surgery for another reason. The practice would apply to women, trans men or nonbinary people at average risk who don’t plan to have any or additional children. The fallopian tubes are hollow structures that allow eggs to travel from......

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Break Through Barriers To Drive Progress: Cancer Moonshot Pathways | Forbes

Published on August 8, 2022 at Forbes.com Written by Russell Flannery   MIT Professor Tyler Jacks has made a mark in cancer work not only by his research but his ability to bring different organizations together. Through his leadership, Break Through Cancer has spurred a first-of-its-kind collaboration of five of the top cancer research centers in the world: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The effort, funded with $250 million of help from......

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