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☆ Immunotherapy improves survival in people with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances of survival, including those as young as 12, according to a new clinical trial. “The standard endpoint in studies of Hodgkin lymphoma is progression-free survival, because we think that best predicts the future,” he said. Hodgkin lymphoma can develop at any age, but it’s most common in early adulthood. ‘An immunotherapy revolution’The new study included nearly 1,000 people who were at least 12 years old and newly diagnosed with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma that had previously been untreated. “However, insights in the field of cancer biology identified other potential approaches to cancer treatment in general and Hodgkin’s lymphoma in particular.

Persons: Hodgkin, Dr, Jonathan Friedberg, ”, ” Friedberg, it’s, Friedberg, Bristol, “, we’ve, Ann LaCasce, Dana, Farber, Brigham, Sanjay Gupta, James Armitage, Dan Longo, ” Armitage, Longo Organizations: CNN, New England, of Medicine, “, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, American Cancer Society, Bristol, Myers Squibb, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Bristol Myers, Brigham Fellowship, CNN Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Brigham, Women’s Locations: United States, Canada, U.S

☆ One change I made to my social media use made a big difference on my mood
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It also makes you a lot nicer to be around.”Cutting out social media and screen time altogether may be too much to ask. And because social media algorithms are designed to hold your attention, negative content that grabs you will keep getting pushed to you, Armitage said. On the other hand, if you are getting sucked into email, social media or news, you are getting rolling before you’ve had a chance to plan your day mentally, Rutledge said. By starting the day without social media, you might also get a boost from increasing your sense of agency over the kinds of content you are consuming — rather than letting social media pull you into a mindless scroll, Rutledge said. “By doing these things you are taking control of your phone rather than your phone controlling you,” Armitage added.

Persons: CNN —, cohost Zach Kornfeld, didn’t, Pamela Rutledge, “, ” Rutledge, Charlotte Armitage, ” Armitage, Armitage, Rutledge, you’ve, ”, Organizations: CNN, Media Psychology Research Center, ”, “ Locations: Newport Beach , California

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