Older Men Increasingly Overtreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests VA analysis finds men with limited life expectancy still getting aggressive treatment Nov 11, 2024
Adding Targeted Agent to Perioperative Therapy for RCC May Improve Disease Control More IKCS news: Long-term survival benefit with nivolumab/ipilimumab, disease-slowing surgery Nov 11, 2024
U.S. Nurse Found Dead; Harvey Weinstein's Cancer; Creepy Source of Ear Pain Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 11, 2024
Higher Risk of Kidney Cancer Recurrence After Ablative Therapy Low rate of recurrence with surgery or nonsurgical options, but data can inform decisions Nov 10, 2024
CAR T-Cell Therapy for Kidney Cancer Builds on Efficacy Record Confirmed responses in one-fourth to one-third of patients with refractory disease Nov 09, 2024
What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health Health disparities, such as high rates of cervical cancer, in this population deserve attention Nov 09, 2024
New CAR T-Cell Therapy Approved for Leukemia Obecabtagene autoleucel has no requirement for a REMS program Nov 08, 2024
FDA Panel Backs Cryoablation in Early Breast Cancer as Alternative to Surgery ProSense device would be indicated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for some low-risk patients Nov 08, 2024
Promising OS at 5 Years With Chemo-Free Combo in Urothelial Cancer And nearly half of responders to enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab remained in remission Nov 08, 2024 video
'Dawson's Creek' Star Has Cancer; Radiotherapy Tattoos; Case of 'Petticoat' Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 08, 2024
Nurse's Death Tied to GLP-1 Drug; Research Monkey Jailbreak; Congressman Has Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 08, 2024
Prostate Cancer Treatment Associated With Long-Term Complications Researchers say inadequate understanding of risks may lead patients to regret treatment decisions Nov 07, 2024
Watch for Psoriasis After Cancer Immunotherapy, Study Says PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors singled out for association Nov 07, 2024
How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 06, 2024
Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Myelofibrosis Momentum grows for earlier intervention, including pre-fibrotic disease Nov 04, 2024
ACG Roundup: Young-Onset Barrett's Esophagus on the Rise Selected highlights from the 2024 American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting Nov 04, 2024
Is It Really Cancer? More Concerns About Accelerated Approval; Metformin and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 01, 2024
Year in Review: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer A look back at some of the newsworthy developments of 2024 Nov 01, 2024
Advancing Health in Africa Rob Breiman, MD, discusses his public health work on the continent Oct 31, 2024 video
AI Colonoscopies: More Benign Lesion Removals, Potentially Higher Costs At scale, the benefits of AI-assisted colonoscopy may not always outweigh the costs Oct 31, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
'Converging' Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Large cohort study showed cancer risk increased with exposure to fine particulate matter Oct 30, 2024
Low-Volume Bowel Prep Matches Standard for Inpatient Colonoscopy Patients also found MoviPrep to be more tolerable and were more willing to repeat it Oct 29, 2024
Blood Test for CRC Screening Lags Behind Other Options in Cost-Effectiveness Study Fewer cancers, cancer deaths prevented; higher cost per quality-year saved Oct 28, 2024
Precision Medicine Approach Shows Promise for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Median OS as high as 43 months with mutation-guided targeted agents plus immunotherapy Oct 25, 2024
Algorithm May Be Able to Predict HCC Risk in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Easy to apply, uses parameters commonly measured in outpatient and inpatient settings Oct 25, 2024
Personalized Breast Cancer Treatment; Insights Into HPV in Men; Exercise and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 25, 2024
A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine Three physicians face crossroads in patient care Oct 25, 2024 podcast
We Don't Always Know What's 'Best' for Our Patients Grappling with the illusion of patient autonomy Oct 25, 2024 podcast
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer Study also showed that patients were more likely to receive timely treatment Oct 24, 2024
Three Cycles of Chemo Noninferior to Six for Rare Childhood Eye Cancer Three cycles could become the new standard for retinoblastoma, researchers say Oct 21, 2024
How Do Younger People Fare With Stool Tests for CRC Screening? Retrospective study answers questions raised in shift to screening at age 45 Oct 21, 2024
Novel Targeted Drug Approved for Stomach Cancers Zolbetuximab indicated alongside fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy Oct 18, 2024
Diet and Prostate Cancer; TTFields OK'd for NSCLC; Cancer Studies Retracted -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 18, 2024
Drugmaker Pulls Trodelvy's Bladder Cancer Approval In confirmatory trial, antibody-drug conjugate failed to improve OS versus chemotherapy Oct 18, 2024
Pop Star Falls to His Death; Trump the 'Father of IVF'? Columbia Doc's Retractions Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 17, 2024
Radioligand Shows Promise in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Odds of undetectable PSA at 48 weeks doubled with addition of Pluvicto Oct 16, 2024
Nivolumab Regimen Achieves Durable PFS in Advanced Hodgkin's Lymphoma May become "treatment of choice" over brentuximab vedotin for all disease stages Oct 16, 2024
