Study Questions Value of Interim PET Imaging to Guide Frontline Hodgkin Treatment One of 40 patients changed treatment but all remained on brentuximab regardless of scan results Sep 09, 2023
Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignancies Increased risk for non-melanoma skin cancer, MDS, AML versus the general population Sep 09, 2023
How the Chemotherapy Shortage Is Affecting Frontline Clinicians "How are we here in 2023 having some of these discussions?" bemoans gynecologic cancer expert Sep 08, 2023 video
Study Links Being Breastfed to Cancer Risk in Adulthood But researchers say the established benefits likely outweigh any potential risk Sep 08, 2023
Early Major Response to Ponatinib in Pretreated CML Portends Better Outcomes Molecular or cytogenetic response at 3 months correlated with better survival Sep 08, 2023
Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results Newer therapies and strategies might show more promise for boosting survival Sep 07, 2023
Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Care News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 07, 2023
More Intense ALL Therapy Improves Outcomes in Adolescents, Young Adults Treatment with "pediatric-inspired protocols" improved event-free, relapse-free survival Sep 07, 2023
U.S. Drops Virus-Hunting Program; Spicy Chip and Fatality; Lost Bladder Tumor Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Sep 07, 2023
Global Incidence of Early-Onset Cancer Has Surged Since 1990 Early-onset breast cancer has highest incidence and mortality rates Sep 06, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
What to Know About Merkel Cell Carcinoma, the Rare Cancer That Killed Jimmy Buffett An expert weighs in on what to know about the uncommon skin cancer Sep 06, 2023
Adding Regorafenib in First-Line 'Promising' in Gastric Cancer Including TKI with nivolumab plus FOLFOX deemed safe in metastatic esophagogastric disease Sep 05, 2023
Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated Sep 05, 2023
How the Dobbs Decision Can Affect Cancer Patients What do exceptions for the life of the mother mean when she's a terminally ill patient? Sep 05, 2023
Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomy Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing Sep 05, 2023
Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancer Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Sep 05, 2023
Prostate Cancer Is Not Just an 'Old Man's Disease' Spreading this message can save lives Sep 02, 2023
Cancer Patients More Likely to Die During COVID Pandemic Omicron wave was especially deadly, and those with blood cancers at increased risk Sep 01, 2023
Prayer to Cure Cancer; Exercise for Sexual Dysfunction; Carb Intake and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 01, 2023
Gut Microbiome Study Yields Clues to Melanoma Development, Progression Differences between patients and volunteers, early- vs late-stage may help guide management Aug 31, 2023
Should Cannabinoids Be Given to Kids With Cancer? Systematic review suggests evidence is lacking for efficacy and safety Aug 31, 2023
Concizumab Prophylaxis Reduced Bleeding Rates in Hemophilia Phase III trial shows 86% reduction in treated bleeds in hemophilia A and B with inhibitors Aug 30, 2023
Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screening PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients Aug 30, 2023
Novel Oral Tx Shows Early Promise in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Mezigdomide led to 41% response rate in heavily pretreated patients Aug 30, 2023
Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dx Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Aug 30, 2023
Study Reinforces BRAF-MEK Inhibition Over Anti-BRAF Only in Advanced Melanoma Improved PFS with encorafenib-binimetinib versus encorafenib, but immunotherapy still top option Aug 29, 2023
Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulation A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial Aug 29, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
AI-Aided Colonoscopy Flops for Advanced Neoplasia Detection in Trial Meta-analysis turns up similar findings, though increased ADR overall Aug 28, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives? A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many Aug 28, 2023
Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma? Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Types More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib Aug 23, 2023
Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients Aug 17, 2023
Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Care Path to eliminating these tests, while crucial, will be challenging, researchers say Aug 16, 2023
FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnel Government response is "completely unacceptable," says co-chair of congressional PFAS Task Force Aug 13, 2023
Risky Drinking Behavior Common Among Cancer Survivors, Even During Treatment High prevalence of exceeding moderate drinking, binge drinking, hazardous drinking behavior Aug 10, 2023
Adenovirus May Trigger Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, Case Studies Suggest First reports of an anti-PF4 disorder associated with an adenovirus infection Aug 09, 2023
