Good News Notes: “Someday, specialized systems could barrage cancer patients with particles to deliver a full course of radiation therapy in mere microseconds, new research suggests. Using an emerging technique known as flash radiotherapy, doctors could eradicate tumors in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional radiation therapy…
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FDA Green-lights pancreatic cancer drug treatment
Good News Notes: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an ovarian cancer drug to help treat advanced pancreatic cancer, a notoriously dangerous form of the disease that’s in need of more effective treatment options. Earlier this month, a panel of experts at the FDA recommended Lynparza after a study found pancreatic cancer patients taking…