Top 15 Cancer Stories of 2015

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In this slide show we take a look back at the past year in cancer news and research, with some of our most read stories of 2015 including new immunotherapy approvals, a look at the overtreatment of DCIS, a study on fish oil and chemoresistance, and more.

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Results from the HERIZON-BTC-01 trial led to the approval of zanidatamab for patients with metastatic HER2-positive biliary tract cancer.

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