Scientists have convened in the United States city of Chicago for a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s biggest gathering of experts on cancer.
At the annual event, which wraps up on Tuesday, doctors and researchers revealed several studies that showed increased survival rates for people living with serious stages of the disease, including for lung and brain cancer.
Experts pointed to a number of scientific developments that have helped accelerate the development of new treatments by targeting the molecules produced by cancer cells.
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