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Groundbreaking New Cancer Studies in the Middle East Show Promise
Maya Margit
02/04/2021
For World Cancer Day, leading researchers discuss pioneering breast cancer treatments, breakthroughs in immunotherapy and testing the limits of glucose starvation of tumors
As many of the world’s scientists and medical researchers battle to control the COVID-19 pandemic, others are racing to develop groundbreaking new ways to defeat another major disease: cancer.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the pandemic has had a significant impact on the fight against cancer, delaying diagnoses as well as hampering access to life-saving treatments. In a survey conducted in 2020, the WHO found that cancer treatments were disrupted in more than 40 percent of countries over the course of the year. To make matters worse, people with cancer also are at a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus. ....

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