Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Treatment De-Escalation Shows Promise in Testicular Cancer Early trial misses primary PFS endpoint, but "favorable" outcomes seen nonetheless Nov 03, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Prostate Cancer Increases PFS, Time off Hormones Radiotherapy led to "dramatic" slowing of progression, increased time with normal testosterone Oct 27, 2022
Ablative MR-Guided RT Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer SMART safe in patients with borderline or locally advanced cancer, with encouraging early OS data Oct 27, 2022
Concurrent Boost During Hypofractionated RT Proves Its Worth in Early Breast Cancer Reduces treatment time, noninferior to conventional RT with sequential boost after lumpectomy Oct 26, 2022
Radiation for Asymptomatic Bone Metastases May Improve Cancer Survival Fewer skeletal events, less pain unexpectedly followed by longer life Oct 26, 2022
Sexual Health Not Part of Discussion for Women Undergoing Brachytherapy Much less likely than men to be queried about sexual function when receiving treatment Oct 25, 2022
Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy Proves Mettle in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Hypofractionation matches standard RT for survival and toxicity in a third less time Oct 25, 2022
New Standard-of-Care Therapy for Advanced Liver Cancer Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus sorafenib improves survival versus targeted drug alone Oct 24, 2022
Rapid Radiotherapy Technique Shows Promise in First Human Trial FLASH relieved pain in most patients with bone metastases, with few side effects Oct 24, 2022
High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost in Prostate Cancer Improves QOL Patients report better urinary and bowel function outcomes Oct 24, 2022
Mepitel Film Beats Standard for Stopping Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer "The most improvement in skin toxicity that I have seen in many years," expert says Oct 19, 2022
Risk of Secondary Breast Cancer After Childhood Cancer Is Declining, Study Suggests Improvement credited to changes in chest RT, attenuated by use of pelvic RT, anthracyclines Oct 13, 2022
This One Risk Factor Dominates for Soft Tissue Sarcoma After Breast Cancer Risk is low but appears to have modifiable components Oct 13, 2022
Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real? What experts say about concerning social media posts from the U.K. Oct 13, 2022
Lung Cancer Screening Programs Hit the Mark on Eligibility Criteria However, adherence to follow-up screening is "suboptimal" Oct 10, 2022
Katie Couric's Breast Cancer The popular media personality is on a mission to raise awareness around dense breasts Oct 06, 2022
SABR for Oligometastatic Cancer Turns in 'Acceptable' Rates of Toxicity Rates of grade 2 or higher toxicities less than those observed in landmark SABR-COMET study Oct 03, 2022
Radiation Oncology Residents Report Deficits in Training During the Pandemic About half worry about job prospects Sep 19, 2022
How a Dedicated Bone Marrow Biopsy Clinic Eased Wait Times VA center in Cleveland got program up and running in about a month Sep 19, 2022
Long-Term ADT With Radiation Helps Prevent Post-Prostatectomy Metastases However, no benefit seen with short-term hormone therapy versus radiotherapy alone Sep 13, 2022
Add-On Pembrolizumab Misses in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Post hoc data point to possible benefit in patients with higher PD-L1 levels Sep 11, 2022
Study: Microwave Ablation for Lung Nodules Effective as Last Resort Good option for patients who can't have surgery or radiotherapy, surgeon says Sep 08, 2022
10-Year Follow-Up Confirms Benefit of Chemoradiotherapy in MIBC Patients Findings "supported a change in clinical practice" Sep 01, 2022
Transradial Access for Heart Procedures Saves Lives in Most Definitive Study Yet Approach beats coronary access through the thigh Aug 29, 2022
Pendulum Swings Back for FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Modality helps avoid unnecessary intervention in heart attack patients with multivessel disease Aug 29, 2022
Florida Oncologist Presumed Lost at Sea The Coast Guard recently suspended its search for Chaundre Cross, MD, of Naples Aug 19, 2022
Universal Hip Screening in Babies Associated With Overtreatment Late detection of hip dysplasia and need for surgery not helped by universal screening Aug 18, 2022
Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgery Enough reason to prefer the scalpel to definitive radiotherapy? Aug 12, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Study: Don't Assume Spinal Findings on MRI Signify Spondyloarthritis Many healthy people also show sacroiliac and spine lesions Jul 19, 2022
A Better Way to Irradiate Lethal CNS Metastases? Randomized trial makes case for proton craniospinal irradiation for leptomeningeal spread Jun 08, 2022
Forego Radiotherapy for Women With Low-Risk Luminal A Breast Cancer? Study shows 5-year local recurrence rate of 2.3% with lumpectomy and endocrine therapy alone Jun 07, 2022
Radiation Alone May Suffice for Some Nasopharyngeal Cancer Chemotherapy adds little benefit in intermediate grade lesions Jun 06, 2022
Can Longstanding BP Meds Protect Against Brain Aneurysm Ruptures? RAAS inhibitors could be therapy of choice for those with hypertension and intracranial aneurysms Jun 06, 2022
Prone Beats Supine Positioning for WBRT in Women With Large Breasts Prone position led to lower rates of moist desquamation May 27, 2022
Alzheimer's, Cognitive Impairment Linked With Choroid Plexus Volume Blood-CSF barrier may play a role in Alzheimer's pathogenesis May 17, 2022
What Golden Hour for Stroke? Introducing the 'Platinum Half-Hour' Higher stakes for a neuroprotectant to be found someday May 13, 2022
Hospitals Face Tough Choices as Lockdown in China Disrupts IV Contrast Supply As shortage continues, clinicians are ensuring that the most serious patients are prioritized May 11, 2022
