Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapy Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates Jul 10, 2023
Liquid Biopsy May Help Identify HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer But concerns about false negative results linger Jul 10, 2023
Primary Surgery vs Radiation in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Does One Come Out a Winner? Higher short-term dysphagia risk with surgery, but RT/CRT had worse 5-year OS Jul 09, 2023
IMRT Dosing Strategy Eases Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer A new standard for patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy for pharyngeal cancers? Jul 07, 2023
Wisconsin Ob/Gyn Surrenders Medical License After Patient's Death Victoria Mondloch, MD, was previously disciplined for providing substandard medical care Jul 07, 2023
EphrinB2 Expression in Urothelial Cancer Tied to Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity Retrospective data confirm EphrinB2 as a negative prognostic marker Jul 05, 2023 video
I Can't Guarantee Your Next Round of Chemo Physicians face difficult conversations and decisions amid chemo drug shortages Jul 05, 2023
WHO Links Sweetener to Cancer; Younger-Age CRC Risk; PCOS and Ovarian Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 29, 2023
TXA Holds Its Own for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in von Willebrand Disease In phase III study, recombinant VWF not superior to cheaper alternative for type 1 and 2 cases Jun 29, 2023
Continuing Trastuzumab After Progression Shows Promise in HER2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancer Adding anti-HER2 agent to ramucirumab, paclitaxel exceeds historical PFS with doublet Jun 28, 2023
Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Bladder Cancer Risk in Veterans Increased risk described as "modest," and no association seen with aggressiveness of cancer Jun 27, 2023
Can AI Help Determine if Liver Cancer Will Respond to Standard Treatment? Early model suggests a way to predict progression-free survival Jun 26, 2023
Rates of Consent Withdrawal in Cancer Trials Low but Not 'Trivial' Factors associated with greater likelihood of withdrawal included Hispanic ethnicity, older age Jun 22, 2023
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors A case for monitoring global longitudinal strain despite normal LVEF Jun 20, 2023
Cystic Renal Masses Often Harbor High-Grade Disease No link between grade and cancer-specific survival, active surveillance still an option for many Jun 16, 2023
Pushback on Price Negotiation; Genetic Testing Lags; More Foreign Help for Shortages News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 15, 2023
CRISPR Therapy Exceeds Targets in Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease Results "indicate that exa-cel can provide a one-time functional cure," says researcher Jun 13, 2023
FGFR Inhibitor Stakes Claim to Post-Anti-PD-1 Role in Advanced Bladder Cancer Survival benefit supports FGFR testing for all patients with metastatic disease, researcher says Jun 07, 2023
No Survival Benefit With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge in Metastatic RCC The strategy also led to increased toxicity Jun 06, 2023
Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
Novel Anti-HER2 Drugs 'Impressive' in Advanced Biliary Cancer Response rates reached 41-47% with different approaches in rare disease Jun 03, 2023
Adaptive RT Fails to Relieve Dry Mouth in Head and Neck Cancer "Expensive and intensive" process does not translate into clinical benefit, researchers conclude Jun 01, 2023
No Access to Routine Healthcare Biggest Barrier to HPV Vaccination Retrospective analysis shows vaccination rates haven't much improved for women since 2015 May 25, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
Drug Shortages Hit Oncology; Telemedicine Tops In-Person; Sniffing Out Lung Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 12, 2023
Adding This New Criteria Drastically Cut 72-Hour Insulinoma Fast Time Beta-hydroxybutyrate-based stopping point reduced burden on patients May 08, 2023
Even at Stage IV, Immunotherapy Helps in Pancreatic Cancer Small but clear boost to overall survival May 07, 2023
Food 'Swamps' Tied to Elevated Mortality From Obesity-Related Cancers Study suggests diet is not necessarily a modifiable risk factor for all, editorialists say May 05, 2023
Novel Chemo Delivery System Achieves High Response Rate in Bladder Cancer Complete responses in 73% of patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive disease May 02, 2023
Thriving After Cancer Tara Sanft, MD, on how clinicians can support patients through difficult times May 02, 2023 podcast
'Fantastic,' 'Terrific' Results With Oncolytic Virus Combo for Bladder Cancer Complete response rate of 85% in BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive disease May 01, 2023
Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Apr 28, 2023
Talc-Cancer Lawsuits on Hold; Diet & Prostate Cancer; Active Surveillance Deep Dive News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 21, 2023
Awareness of HPV's Link to Cancer Lags as Cases Continue to Increase Clear decline for cervical cancer, awareness of other cancers remains stagnant Apr 21, 2023
Novel Bispecific Antibody Active in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Responses in 37% of patients previously treated with anti-PD-1/L1 agents, platinum chemotherapy Apr 18, 2023
Including Anti-PD-1 in First-Line Ups Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer Another option for difficult-to-treat disease Apr 17, 2023
Adjuvant Combo May Change Practice in High-Risk Liver Cancer Atezolizumab-bevacizumab reduced the risk of recurrence by about 30% Apr 17, 2023
Blood Donor's Sex Makes No Difference for Survival Only difference seen was higher incidence of MRSA infection in recipients of female donor blood Apr 12, 2023
Leading Causes of Death Hit Childhood Cancer Survivors Earlier But excess risk lowest in survivors with a healthy lifestyle Apr 06, 2023
