Three new studies have shown that recurrence of ovarian cancer can be delayed by giving PARP inhibitors after chemotherapy. These results build on the success of the SOLO1 trial last year, and make a compelling case for treatment. Improvements in life expectancy remain elusive for the time being.
The preliminary results of the RADICALS-RT trial have been presented at the ESMO congress in Barcelona. It appears that many men who have had prostatectomies for prostate cancer can be spared the toxicities of radiotherapy if they have close monitoring of their blood PSA levels.
The Journey Down Trilogy is a charming, expansive, inventive and warm adventure game which I’d thoroughly recommend.
One of the key requirements of pursuing Good Digital Hygiene is using strong passwords, and a different strong password for every application. This is relatively easy to do in theory, with the aid of clever software, but it’s something desperately few people do well in practice. from https://tech.oeru.org/setting-your-own-bitwarden-password-keeper-and-sync-server
YouTube’s algorithm promotes fake cancer cures in a number of languages and the site runs adverts for major brands and universities next to misleading videos, a BBC investigation has found. from https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-49483681
Cancer survival rates in the UK have improved markedly over recent decades but still lag behind those of comparable countries, a major research exercise has shown. from https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/11/uk-still-behind-in-cancer-survival-despite-recent-surge
A mini review of the first chapter of The Journey Down, a point and click adventure game which oozes charm.
Announcing the first release of Epicyon. This is an ActivityPub compliant server, supporting both S2S and C2S protocols and which can federate with Mastodon from https://blog.freedombone.net/epicyon-1-0-release