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Media Sensation on Rectal Cancers vanishing with Immuno drug Dostarlimab without Surgery/Radiatn/Chemo
Its a signal getting brighter but 1 among many wins of #CancerResearch that needs unlimited Public support & resources/ facilitation from Govt/Charities pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35660797/
Its a signal getting brighter but 1 among many wins of #CancerResearch that needs unlimited Public support & resources/ facilitation from Govt/Charities pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35660797/
It's neither the 1st nor will it be the last spectacular win of cancer research against one of the several hundred forms or subtypes of human cancers
100+ y ago, early-stage Breast/ Thyroid/ Kidney/ Oral/ Stomach & other cancers then considered fatal were cured by surgery alone
100+ y ago, early-stage Breast/ Thyroid/ Kidney/ Oral/ Stomach & other cancers then considered fatal were cured by surgery alone
80+ y ago, skin cancers, early-stage cervix, oral and larynx cancers were magically cured by Radiotherapy/Radium alone
50+ y ago, cure rates for childhood cancers, Leukemia, Lymphoma skyrocketed with chemotherapy
40+ y ago, incurable germ cell tumors cured by platinum chemo
50+ y ago, cure rates for childhood cancers, Leukemia, Lymphoma skyrocketed with chemotherapy
40+ y ago, incurable germ cell tumors cured by platinum chemo
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New research shows that only 10% #Omicron cases are in ppl who have gotten #COVID19 #Booster.
This may be MISINTERPRETED as:
"Only 10% of people w/ #BoosterDose get #OmicronVariant"
OR
#BoosterShots are 90% effective"
Not that simple! READ ON!
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
New research shows that only 10% #Omicron cases are in ppl who have gotten #COVID19 #Booster.
This may be MISINTERPRETED as:
"Only 10% of people w/ #BoosterDose get #OmicronVariant"
OR
#BoosterShots are 90% effective"
Not that simple! READ ON!
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
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First, this is NOT a critique of the study (currently a pre-print).
Researchers at @MethodistHosp who did this provided a VERY valuable piece of info and are not making any inappropriate claims. Great work!
It's just that it's easy for public/media to misinterpret results!
First, this is NOT a critique of the study (currently a pre-print).
Researchers at @MethodistHosp who did this provided a VERY valuable piece of info and are not making any inappropriate claims. Great work!
It's just that it's easy for public/media to misinterpret results!
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Paper reports on a total of 1313 #OmicronVariant cases in the Houston, TX area.
See table below:
~49% of cases in those not vaccinated (0 or 1 does)
~51% are #BREAKTHROUGHS.
Of those #Breakthrough cases,
535 cases w/ 2 #vaccine doses
140 cases w/ 3 doses (i.e., booster)
Paper reports on a total of 1313 #OmicronVariant cases in the Houston, TX area.
See table below:
~49% of cases in those not vaccinated (0 or 1 does)
~51% are #BREAKTHROUGHS.
Of those #Breakthrough cases,
535 cases w/ 2 #vaccine doses
140 cases w/ 3 doses (i.e., booster)
