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This undated photo provided by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca in June 2022 shows a vial and packaging for their Enhertu, an antibody-chemotherapy drug administered intravenously. (Daiichi Sankyo, AstraZeneca via AP)

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Researchers: Breast cancer drug could help more patients
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Sun,06/05/22-7:00AM , 327 Reads
For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.

It’s not a cure. But this latest gain for targeted cancer therapy could open new treatment possibilities to thousands of patients with advanced breast cancer.
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Sara Atkins poses for a photo, in Wynnewood, Pa., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, while holding a pillow with an image of her father Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. She channels her grief into fighting for global vaccination and better access to health care to honor her father. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Mon,05/16/22-8:26AM , 95 Reads
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
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Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, is shown at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. President Joe Biden is sending his administration’s first national drug control strategy to Congress as the U.S. overdose death toll hit a new record of nearly 107,000 during the past 12 months. White House drug czar Dr. Rahul Gupta says the strategy is the first to prioritize what’s known as harm reduction. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Biden drug control plan stresses harm reduction, treatment
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Wed,04/20/22-7:08PM , 161 Reads
President Joe Biden is sending his administration’s first national drug control strategy to Congress as the U.S. overdose death toll hit a new record of nearly 107,000 during the past 12 months.
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This 1974 microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows changes in cells indicative of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C word. About 34,000 Americans die from prostate cancer annually, but most prostate cancers are harmless. A paper published Monday, April 18, 2022 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology is reviving a debate about dropping the word “cancer” when patients learn the results of these low-risk biopsy findings. (Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr./CDC via AP)

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Doctors suggest new names for low-grade prostate cancer
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Mon,04/18/22-3:05PM , 97 Reads
A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word.
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