cancer
Roundup, cancer and the difference between scientific and legal causality
When the Supreme Court handed Monsanto a major victory in the Roundup lawsuit on Thursday, the headlines read like a scientific event: a case over whether Roundup causes cancer. But Monsanto v. Durnell did not settle this question. The court held that the federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim when the Environmental Protection […]
Expert analyzes potential new breakthrough in pancreatic cancer
Adam Feuerstein is a senior biotechnology writer and columnist, reporting on the intersection of drug development, business, Wall Street and biotechnology. He is also co-host of the weekly biotechnology podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. Allison DeAngelis is an East Coast […]
New Grail cancer test data shows progress but raises questions
As part of its bid to transform the future of cancer screening and take control of a potentially large and increasingly competitive market, Grail on Friday announced new data from a large U.S. study of its flagship blood test for detecting dozens of tumor types. The results reinforce some of the company’s arguments for a […]
How agricultural theory could change care against cancer
In 2018, I waited after Christmas to inform my children 10 and 12 years old that I had metastatic male breast cancer and was to die in 32 to 42 months. Because the disease is rare in men, no clinical trial has been available to me. The emotions were overwhelming, but in these dark moments, […]
First home testing kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA
Washington – American regulators approved the first cervical cancer test kit which allows women to recover their own sample at home before shipping it in a laboratory, according to a medical devices. Teal Health said on Friday that Food and Drug Administration approved its Turacine wand for domestic use, offering a new way of collecting […]