New Standard for BRAF-Mutant Metastatic CRC? Three-drug, chemo-free combination boosts survival versus standard regimens Jul 08, 2019
Solid Cancer Risk Tied to Radioiodine Thyroid Tx Most patients in the study had a Graves disease diagnosis Jul 08, 2019
What Is Causing This Constellation of Symptoms in a 57-Year-Old Man? Stomach pain, wheezing, and night sweats add up to a diagnosis of a rare but increasing condition Jul 08, 2019
More Clarity to Steroids' Effect on Anti-PD-1 Therapy Adverse effects driven by palliative indications associated with poor prognosis Jun 27, 2019
Second Primary Melanoma Increases Risk for Death Data a reminder of the importance of regular skin exams Jun 27, 2019
Yogurt: Prophylaxis for Colorectal Cancer? Large observational studies show fewer polyps in frequent consumers -- but only for men Jun 20, 2019
Time to End PPS-Exempt Status for Certain Cancer Centers? Post-op outcomes largely similar to NCI-designated cancer centers Jun 17, 2019
Long-Term Surveillance Safe for Small Renal Tumors Two cases of metastasis, one cancer death after almost 5 years of follow-up Jun 13, 2019
No Cancer Risk Found With TNF Inhibitors in Psoriatic Arthritis Expected cancer cases similar to those in general populace, study shows Jun 13, 2019
CAR T Cells Show Activity in Solid Tumors High response rate in mesothelioma, shrinkage of gastric, pancreatic tumors Jun 07, 2019
Keytruda 'Switch' Extends PFS in Advanced Bladder Cancer Matthew Galsky, MD, discusses possible role of maintenance PD-1 blockade Jun 06, 2019 video
Jury Out on Margetuximab in Advanced HER2+ Breast Cancer One-month PFS boost, but certain subgroups may derive more benefit Jun 05, 2019
Depth of Tumor Response a Better Survival Predictor Could improve on RECIST as outcome measure in oncology Jun 05, 2019
Cancer Surgery Refusal Remains a Problem Older, unmarried, African-American patients more likely to say 'no' Jun 04, 2019
Preop Chemo Reduces CRC Surgical Morbidity Lower 2-year recurrence rate versus adjuvant therapy but not significantly Jun 04, 2019
'Unprecedented' Survival Benefit Vanishes in Confirmatory Cancer Trial Over $500 million in sales for drug with possibly no benefit Jun 03, 2019
Obamacare Cut Racial Disparities in Cancer Care Time to cancer treatment evens in blacks and whites with Medicaid expansion Jun 03, 2019
Trials Back Earlier Use of Androgen Receptor Inhibitors Improved survival in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer Jun 03, 2019
Add-On Metformin Disappoints in Metastatic CRPC No meaningful clinical benefit when paired with docetaxel-prednisone in castration-resistant prostate cancer Jun 02, 2019
POLO Will Change Practice in Pancreatic Cancer "Huge step forward" for metastatic disease, says expert Jun 02, 2019
Dramatic OS Boost With Kisqali in Young Breast Ca Patients 'First study to demonstrate improved survival for a targeted therapy' in advanced disease Jun 02, 2019 video
Front-Line Keytruda: The New Standard in Gastric Ca Tx? Pembrolizumab leads to comparable survival outcomes versus chemo Jun 01, 2019
Is Transoral Endocrine Surgery Underused in Thyroid Operations? Over half of patients could have had "scarless" procedure May 31, 2019
TAVR Access Closure Devices Not Equal, Study Shows Separate study suggests bleed monitoring device could help May 23, 2019
Enoxaparin May Be Underdosed for CRC Surgery Patients Standard dose yielded low anticoagulation levels in 68% but no increase in venous thromboembolism May 23, 2019
Low-Volume, Same-Day Prep Gets Job Done for Colonoscopy Study shows similar efficacy between split-dosing and same-day bowel preparations May 22, 2019
Former Mets Pitcher Announces Thyroid Cancer Ron Darling will take a break from sportscasting to recover from surgery May 16, 2019
Low-Dose Tx Wins in Older Gastroesophageal Ca Patients Overall survival maintained with gains in quality of life May 15, 2019
Hormones Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Trans Women Overall risk still lower than cisgender women, however, and small overall May 14, 2019
Surgery Delay OK for Most With Renal Cell Carcinoma Two studies add support for active surveillance for small tumors May 08, 2019
Ultrasound Therapy for Prostate Ca Yields High PSA Response PSA falls by 95%, prostate shrinks by 90% in men with localized prostate cancer May 07, 2019
Detailed Policy Cuts Opioid Use After Breast Ca Surgery 40% of women reported zero narcotic use after surgery May 03, 2019
Predicting Disease Recurrence in Melanoma But time to recurrence may poorly correlate with survival May 03, 2019
Omitting Chemo Feasible in First-Line HER2+ Breast Cancer? De-escalation showed mixed results in metastatic disease May 01, 2019
PET Imaging Top Choice for Detecting Parathyroid Adenomas Study compared method to two other techniques Apr 26, 2019
Marcia Cross of 'Desperate Housewives' Opens Up on Anal Cancer Actress discloses her survival story and wants to end the stigma Apr 18, 2019
'Magic Mouthwash' Little Help for Radiation-Induced Mucositis Only statistical improvements in pain scores for head and neck cancer patients Apr 16, 2019
Aggressive Therapy at End of Life Common in Cancer Little or no benefit for patients who died within 30 days of diagnosis Apr 15, 2019
I Have Cancer. Please Don't Call Me a 'Survivor' No chemo, no radiation, no symptoms, a few biopsies -- hardly the stuff of heroism Apr 15, 2019
