DCIS Tied to Higher Chance of Breast Cancer Death Black women and those under 40 at particularly high risk Sep 16, 2020
Raising the Bar for Myelofibrosis Therapy Development Rational combinations, new targets, and a first-ever phase III trial with a survival endpoint Sep 14, 2020
New Anemia Linked to Crohnโs Disease but Not Ulcerative Colitis Risk Anemia seen as promising surrogate marker for preclinical CD, especially in men Sep 11, 2020
Severe Nosebleeds More Common With Hypertension Korean study supports link between hypertension and epistaxis Sep 10, 2020
Olympic Ice Dancer's Renal Cell Carcinoma Maia Shibutani is "embracing the moment" and raising money for healthcare workers Sep 10, 2020
A Closer Look at FDA Decision to Pull Lorcaserin More cancers, multiple primaries, and deaths in CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 influenced agency decision Sep 09, 2020
Is Telemedicine the Future of Palliative Care? Proponents say it will increase access and foster rapport, but sustained uptake likely hinges on reimbursement Sep 03, 2020
Melanoma Survival Benefit Sustained at 5 Years With Adjuvant Combo Dabrafenib plus trametinib cut relapse risk in half Sep 02, 2020
Chadwick Boseman Dies of Colon Cancer The actor's death highlights the disparities in diagnosis and survival among Black people Sep 01, 2020
REALITY Check: Stricter RBC Transfusion Safe for Anemic MI Patients Restrictive strategy makes sense for clinical outcomes, costs Sep 01, 2020
Surgery Rates Doubled for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Use of prostatectomy nearly equaled radiotherapy in 2016 Aug 31, 2020
Demographics Make a Difference in Common Skin Cancers Study looks at epidemiology of basal versus squamous cell carcinomas Aug 26, 2020
In Lupus, Older Age and Male Sex Raise Cancer Risk Role of most medications, though, not yet clear Aug 21, 2020
Benign or Malignant? No Way to Tell Radiologically Case shows importance of accurate preop diagnosis Aug 17, 2020
Lower COVID-19 Risk With ADT for Prostate Cancer Higher risk of infection, more severe disease in men who did not receive hormones Aug 14, 2020
The Great Colonoscopy Positioning Debate: Left or Right? Randomized trial provides some answers Aug 13, 2020
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause? Understanding patterns of use can help improve targeting for education and counseling, researchers say Aug 12, 2020
Calcineurin Blockers for Eczema: No Cancer Signal in Big Study "Clinicians can use this evidence to counsel and reassure patients" Aug 12, 2020
Chemo-Free Regimen Boosts OS in Mesothelioma Big advantage for nivolumab-ipilimumab in nonepithelioid tumors drives advantage over chemo Aug 09, 2020
Another ALK Drug Tops Crizotinib in First-Line NSCLC Ensartinib doubled PFS over older standard, with improved CNS activity Aug 08, 2020
FDA OKs Anti-BCMA Drug for Multiple Myeloma Accelerated approval for belantamab mafodotin after four other therapies Aug 06, 2020
New Insights Into Radiation-Induced Hair Loss Total dose and fraction size matter, minoxidil may spur regrowth Aug 05, 2020
Skin Rashes a Clue to COVID-19 Vascular Disease Certain skin manifestations tied to coagulopathy in the sickest patients Aug 05, 2020
Triplet OK'd as First-Line Therapy in Melanoma Immunotherapy plus targeted combo nets FDA approval in BRAF-mutant population Jul 31, 2020
Myomectomy Edges Embolization for Uterine Fibroids Better quality of life with surgery, but relative impact on fertility remains unresolved Jul 29, 2020
Alex Trebek, Harry Reid and Their Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Exploring a 'triangle offense' against the disease Jul 28, 2020
COVID-19 More Deadly Than Cancer Itself? Highlights from the AACR conference on COVID-19 and cancer Jul 24, 2020
Survival Effect of pCR Elusive in Breast Cancer 80% lower risk of recurrence with surrogate endpoint, but link to survival unproven Jul 23, 2020
Older Age Should Not Rule Out Chemo in Breast Cancer Patients Providers should consider patient priorities when discussing treatment Jul 17, 2020
The Serious Conversation: Delivering Bad News by Telemedicine As office visits move online, clinicians discuss breaking life-changing diagnoses virtually Jul 13, 2020
HIV: Don't Quit on Hope, Says 'London Patient' IAC roundtable addresses prospects for cure, now proven to be possible Jul 06, 2020
Minimal Link Between Eczema and Most Cancers Study finds severe eczema tied to small risk for lymphoma Jun 30, 2020
Brief Quasi-Fasting Diet Boosts Breast Cancer Chemo Response Randomized trial in neoadjuvant setting Jun 28, 2020
Cancer Immunotherapy Tied to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Nearly threefold increased risk of hospitalization, severe respiratory illness Jun 25, 2020
Worse Blood Cancer Outcomes in Hispanics Diagnosis at earlier age, worse survival, especially for those on U.S.-Mexico border Jun 24, 2020
Endoscopic Procedure Wins in Early Stomach Cancer In the U.S. and Canada, curative resection high, recurrence low -- and learning curve steep Jun 22, 2020
Combination Ups Survival in Older AML Patients Frontline venetoclax plus azacitidine adds 5 months to median OS versus azacitidine alone Jun 17, 2020
Biologic Effective in Light Chain Amyloidosis Anti-CD38 therapy added to conventional regimen boosts PFS in trial Jun 16, 2020
Keytruda Tops Adcetris in Head-to-Head Hodgkin's Trial Checkpoint inhibitor improved PFS in refractory and transplant-ineligible cases Jun 15, 2020
