IL-8 Antibody Active in Tumors After PD-1/L1 Blockade Clinical benefit in more than a third of patients with anti-IL-8/nivolumab combo Nov 13, 2020
IVF Babies With Birth Defects Also Show Increased Cancer Risk Absolute risk is small, but findings should prompt further research Oct 29, 2020
New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance Oct 28, 2020
High-Dose SBRT More Effective for Painful Spine Metastases Roughly one-third of patients had a complete pain response at 3 and 6 months Oct 26, 2020
Anal Cancer on the Rise in U.S., Especially in Women Whites also had a higher risk than Blacks for HPV-linked disease Oct 26, 2020
Look for Bone Mets at Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis Lung scan only would have missed 40% of all metastases, majority of bone disease, study finds Oct 12, 2020
Eddie Van Halen's Head and Neck Cancer A look at what caused the legendary guitarist's death Oct 12, 2020
With H. Pylori, Higher-Dose PPIs May Promote Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Retrospective Israeli study comes with many caveats, however Sep 24, 2020
These Forbes 400 Billionaires Made Their Fortunes in Healthcare 14 individuals, $66 billion in combined net worth Sep 24, 2020
Positive Anti-PD-1 Data in Gastric, Esophageal Cancer Better OS, PFS with nivolumab, pembrolizumab in advanced/metastatic disease Sep 23, 2020
No Luck for Chemo-Free Tx in First-Line Bladder Cancer Durvalumab alone or with tremelimumab no better than chemotherapy Sep 22, 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
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
New Insights Into Radiation-Induced Hair Loss Total dose and fraction size matter, minoxidil may spur regrowth Aug 05, 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
The Serious Conversation: Delivering Bad News by Telemedicine As office visits move online, clinicians discuss breaking life-changing diagnoses virtually Jul 13, 2020
Minimal Link Between Eczema and Most Cancers Study finds severe eczema tied to small risk for lymphoma Jun 30, 2020
Cancer Immunotherapy Tied to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Nearly threefold increased risk of hospitalization, severe respiratory illness Jun 25, 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
New First-Line Standard in Metastatic Bladder Cancer "High bar to beat" as avelumab maintenance improves median survival by over 7 months May 28, 2020
End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Five Days of G-CSF Adequate for Breast Cancer Chemo Rate of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia similar to 7- to 10-day regimen May 08, 2020
Ranitidine Cancer Risk: Health Records Offer Reassurance Huge study finds no indication that nitrosamine contamination affected real-world outcomes May 05, 2020
6-Week Keytruda Safe, Effective in Melanoma Schedule gets FDA approval for all adult indications Apr 30, 2020
COVID-19 Mortality Spikes in Patients With Lung, Blood Cancers Those with metastatic disease also at special risk for poor outcomes Apr 28, 2020
Add-On Metformin No Help in Advanced Endometrial Cancer Trial highlights deep racial disparities in treatment response, survival outcomes Apr 27, 2020
Herceptin Boosts OS in HER2-Positive Uterine Cancer New data bolster targeted approach for aggressive tumor type Apr 24, 2020
Blood Test Spot On for HPV Cancer Recurrence Near-100% accuracy for ruling in or out recurrent oropharyngeal cancer Apr 01, 2020
How Prevalent Is Checkpoint Inhibitor Thyroid Dysfunction, Really? Real-world data offer word of caution for oncologists Apr 01, 2020
DOAC Works in Cancer-Related VTE, No Tradeoff in Bleeds Apixaban monotherapy matches dalteparin in non-inferiority trial Mar 29, 2020
Immunotherapy Super-Responder: What Is Life, Not Exactly Cured? Lisa Geller's cancer has been gone nearly 4 years, but life has been far from normal Mar 02, 2020
Docs Said It Was Cancer; She Didn't Believe Them, and She Was Right What a 60-year-old refugee taught me about skepticism of medical professionals Feb 24, 2020
