Adding temozolomide to radiation therapy improves survival in adult patients with slow-growing brain tumor, trial finds

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Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Both radiation and temozolomide, a generic chemotherapy treatment in pill form, have meaningful single-modality anti-tumor activity against slow-growing, low-grade gliomas. The randomized phase 3 trial E3F05 by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) tested whether combined therapy using temozolomide alongside radiation therapy is more effectiveContinue Reading

Does Light-Intensity Walking Benefit Blood Glucose?

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TOPLINE: Light-intensity walking reduces postprandial glucose and diastolic blood pressure in young adults with obesity and can improve insulin levels, depending on the walking pattern. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized crossover trial with 16 young adults aged 18-34 years with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 in Bangkok, Thailand, toContinue Reading