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1.1 Biologie - Gènes
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3. Prévention
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3.1 Tabac
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As youth vaping rises, teens cite the allure of tricks [Reuters]
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Electronic
devices produce much more vapor, especially when adjusted to operate at
high temperatures, than conventional cigarettes, which helps facilitate
the vapor tricks. Teen interest in performing them comes as “cloud
competitions,” are increasing in popularity.
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3.5 Prévention - UV
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Most Britons unaware of skin cancer signs - survey [BBC News]
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"This
is a reflection of poor sun protection habits. People underestimate the
damage that sunburn can do to their skin, and many think that skin
reddening is just a harmless part of the tanning process, rather than a
sure sign that you have damaged your skin irreparably."
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4. Dépistage, diagnostic et pronostic
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4.1 Dép., diag. & prono. - Prostate
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4.7 Dép., diag. & prono. - Col de l'utérus
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5. Traitements
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Anchor Trial Launch [National Cancer Institute]
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A
large study found that anal cancer incidence is about 30-fold higher in
HIV-infected people compared with people in the general population. The
ANCHOR study will assess whether treatment for anal HSIL is effective
in reducing the subsequent development of anal cancer in HIV-infected
men and women compared with active monitoring via regular exams.
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5.2 Pharma
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Blueprint Medicines Bags $147M in Upsized IPO [Xconomy]
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Blueprint
wants its kinase inhibitors to be more finely targeted to genetically
defined patient groups. The idea comes from the scientific stars—Nick
Lydon, Brian Druker, and Charles Sawyers—who helped discover and develop
the landmark chronic myeloid leukemia drug imatinib (Gleevec), one of
the first targeted cancer therapies.
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5.3 Traitements - FDA, EMA,...
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Speedy Drug Approvals Have Become the Rule, Not the Exception [NY Times]
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The
F.D.A. has published a detailed review of its special programs, which
it says has helped the agency speed up review of new drugs. The F.D.A.
now approves new drugs, on average, more quickly than European and
Japanese authorities, with about 60 percent of new drugs approved by the
F.D.A. first.
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5.3.4 Traitements - AMM (FDA, EMA)
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FDA panel gives a thumbs up to Amgen's T-Vec for melanoma [FierceBiotech]
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There
was considerable sentiment in favor of restricting the drug to certain
patient groups, with some of the panelists expressing their frustration
that they couldn't register a vote regarding the low likelihood that the
drug would work for visceral (internal) tumors or later-stage patients.
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5.5 ASCO
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6. Lutte contre les cancers
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6.1 Observation
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6.10 Politiques
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FDA could approve drugs for new uses on less data: draft law [Reuters]
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Currently
a company with a drug approved for lung cancer must conduct additional
studies if it wants to market it for breast cancer. A bill drafted by
the House Energy & Commerce Committee's health panel would eliminate
the need for randomized, controlled clinical trials, the gold standard
for assessing whether a product is safe and effective.
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6.7 DMP, Big Data & applis
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6.9 Controverses
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