BTK Inhibitor Active in Half of Patients With Richter Transformation Responses to pirtobrutinib observed in patients with previously treated disease Sep 03, 2024
False-Positive Mammograms May Discourage Subsequent Screenings Recommendations for short-interval follow-up or biopsy likely a factor Sep 02, 2024
Oncologist Sued for Double-Billing; Pharmacy Deserts; 'She Loved Scotch and Pizza' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 30, 2024
Your Patient Has Been Dealt a Hand With Four ACEs. What Now? In cancer survivorship, we must address patients' psychological wellness Aug 30, 2024
Benefits of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer Extend Beyond TNBC Meta-analysis shows ICIs also improved pCR rates in HR-positive/HER2-negative disease Aug 29, 2024
Congresswomen Press FDA on Delayed Proposal to Ban Hair-Straightening Chemicals Agency has delayed the target date twice Aug 29, 2024
Lung Function Stable in Sickle Cell Patients After Non-Myeloablative Transplant Results from some pulmonary function tests even showed improvement 3 years post-transplant Aug 28, 2024
Is Exercise an Effective Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A deep dive with Rob Newton, a pioneer in the field of exercise oncology Aug 28, 2024
Lasting Reductions in CRC Incidence, Death With Single Sigmoidoscopy But editorialists call USPSTF-recommended screening option "outdated" Aug 27, 2024
Mixed Results With Cyclophosphamide in Mismatched Unrelated Stem Cell Transplants Better survival in one registry study, detriment with class I HLA mismatch in another Aug 27, 2024
FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention Pemivibart may have reduced activity against growing variant KP.3.1.1, agency warns Aug 27, 2024
Too Many Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Aren't Getting Appropriate Preventive Care Findings from my recent study shook me to my core Aug 26, 2024
Adding MRI to DBT Screening in Women With Dense Breasts May Avert More Cancer Deaths But benefit in modeling study accompanied by more false-positive biopsy recommendations Aug 26, 2024
King Charles' Cancer; COVID Vax Now or Later; Was RFK Jr. a Drug Dealer? Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 26, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapy Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer Aug 24, 2024 podcast
Alarm Over Pharma-China Link; Taking Screening to the People; Agriculture and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 23, 2024
HPV Vaccine Coverage in Teens Stalled for Second Straight Year, CDC Says And being up-to-date on HPV vaccination by age 13 fell among kids born in 2010 Aug 23, 2024
Favorable Outcomes With Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases Survival similar to resection with less morbidity, but editorial suggests use in select patients Aug 22, 2024
Trial Questions Role of Dual Immunotherapy in First-Line NSCLC In Japanese trial, nivolumab-ipilimumab didn't improve OS versus pembrolizumab, had more toxicity Aug 22, 2024
Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 22, 2024
Adjunctive Cannabis Extract Improves Nausea-Vomiting Prevention in Cancer Patients Troublesome side effects, barriers to access could limit future availability Aug 21, 2024
Strong Support for Not Interrupting Imatinib Treatment in Advanced GIST Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation Aug 20, 2024
Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says Aug 20, 2024
Dose-Reduced Chemo Regimen Promising in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability Aug 20, 2024
Evidence Still Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening, Supplementation in Pregnancy USPSTF says new findings were consistent with those of previous review Aug 20, 2024
Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
Targeted First-Line Combo Approved for EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer Lazertinib plus amivantamab improved PFS by about 7 months versus single-agent osimertinib Aug 20, 2024
Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggests More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy Aug 19, 2024
No Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Bleeding in Surgery for Liver Cancer No difference from placebo in transfusion rate, blood loss, with higher complication rate Aug 19, 2024
Confirmed Antitumor Activity With T-DXd for HER2-Positive Metastatic CRC Overall response rate approaching 40%, including hard-to-treat RAS-mutant tumors Aug 16, 2024
Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask. Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ Aug 16, 2024
More Support for Early Detection; Cancer in Men Rising; Diet Drives Colon Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Aug 16, 2024
FDA Expands Durvalumab Label to Operable Lung Cancer PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor approved for use in NSCLC before and after surgery Aug 16, 2024
'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 16, 2024
Benefits of Adjuvant RT for Early Breast Cancer Limited to First 10 Years A study's 30-year follow-up data provided no new insights into which patients benefit from RT Aug 15, 2024
Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicide Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis Aug 15, 2024
Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 15, 2024
Novel Agent for Chronic GVHD Wins FDA Approval Axatilimab achieved a 75% response rate in patients with previously treated chronic GVHD Aug 14, 2024