Surfing the web, I uncovered these news items worth sharing

• A recent article in the New York Times reported on the wide disparity in death rates of cervical cancer between black women and white women. The full study has been published in the journal Cancer.
• Doctors at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have successfully treated a 26 year old female patient diagnosed with brain cancer using the anti-malaria drug, chloroquine. Further discussion can be found in eLife.
• A new multi-center study found that half of breast cancer patients experience at least one severe side effect from treatment. Side effects led to additional doctor’s appointments, trips to the emergency room, delays in treatment and reduced dosages.  The report was published in Cancer.
• According to a recent study in PLoS Biology, wearable devices can serve as a health dashboard, monitoring health and sensing early signs of illness, likely even before the person wearing it does.
• Researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified genomic features of cervical cancer that may help with targeted therapies for patients. More information is available on their website.