Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates Nov 26, 2018
Women 75 and Older Benefit from Annual Mammo Significant number of invasive cancers found Nov 26, 2018
No Surgery May Be Feasible in Gleason 9-10 Prostate Ca Study finds similar outcomes with two multimodal approaches Nov 23, 2018
Highlights from Molecular Targets Symposiuim Breast cancer gene expression, activity in GI, lung, and limited-mutation tumors Nov 16, 2018
AMA Urges Coverage for Added Breast Cancer Screening Resolution aimed at women with dense breasts Nov 13, 2018
Regular Aspirin Use Tied to Reduction in HCC Risk Significant benefit apparent after ≥5 years of use at average dose of at least 1.5 tablets/week Nov 13, 2018
Simple Ovarian Cysts Hold No Cancer Risk Malignancy extremely rare, don't need surveillance Nov 12, 2018
AHA: Fish Oil, Vitamin D Not VITAL to Heart Health VITAL trial also showed no benefits for cancer incidence with both supplements Nov 10, 2018 video
NCRI: Highlights from the Annual Conference Prostate cancer tradeoffs, rising melanoma mortality, safer regimen for thyroid cancer Nov 05, 2018
Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the Ƶ staff Nov 02, 2018
Pouch Creation a Winner After Total Gastrectomy Meta-analysis reports better long-term functional outcomes, no greater perioperative morbidity Oct 30, 2018
SGLT-2 for Stage 3 CKD; Opioids for CKD; Kidney Transplant Discard & Disabilities Roundup of more top abstracts from Kidney Week 2018 Oct 30, 2018
High-Dose Iron an Option for Maintenance Hemodialysis High-dose noninferior to low-dose, required less erythropoiesis-stimulating agent Oct 28, 2018
Ideal Timing of Post-Mohs Reconstruction Waiting 7 days or more associated with reduced complications Oct 26, 2018
Survival Bump with Palbociclib in HR+ Breast Cancer But benefit limited to subgroups; study may have been underpowered Oct 25, 2018
Group of Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lung Cancer 14% higher likelihood in users of ACE inhibitors; causal relationship unproven Oct 25, 2018
Hippocampus-Sparing Radiation a New Option in Brain Mets Patients Approach preserved cognitive function, but patient prognosis a key consideration Oct 24, 2018
Black Race Not Associated with Worse Prostate Ca Outcomes Results contrast with past population registry data Oct 24, 2018 video
First-Line Anti-PD-1 Ups Survival for Advanced Head/Neck Cancer Pembrolizumab, with or without chemo, tops current standard Oct 24, 2018
SABR Equally Effective in RCC Patients With One or Both Kidneys Minimal side effects reported with high-dose treatment Oct 23, 2018
Cetuximab Fails Twice vs Cisplatin for HPV-Related Oral Ca Cetuximab resulted in more patient deaths across U.S., German studies Oct 23, 2018
Liquid Biopsy Rules Out Relapse in HPV-Positive Oral Ca Test had 100% negative predictive value Oct 23, 2018
Combination Slows Advanced RCC Avelumab-axitinib beneficial, irrespective of PD-L1 status Oct 23, 2018
Nearly 90% Free of Prostate Ca Progression With ADT, Pelvic Node RT Data also showed trend toward reduction in distant metastases Oct 22, 2018
Ethoxyquin Analogue May Prevent Chemotherapy Nerve Damage Modified agent prevented nerve fiber loss and sensory changes in animal models Oct 22, 2018
Aggressive RT, Surgery Doubles OS in NSCLC With Limited Mets If new drug produced such a response it would make "millions," said expert Oct 22, 2018 video
Prostate RT Ups Overall Survival in Metastatic Disease Benefit limited to men with low disease burden Oct 22, 2018
PI3K Inhibitor Doubles PFS in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer Benefit limited to patients with PIK3CA mutations Oct 22, 2018
No Increase in Late Effects With Weekly RT in Breast Ca 10-year data show low rate of late-onset effects with 28.5 Gy regimen Oct 21, 2018
RT Add-On Boosts Outcomes in 'Low-Risk' DCIS Breast Ca Highest benefit seen in patients who also used tamoxifen Oct 21, 2018
Practice-Changing PARP Inhibitor Study in Ovarian Cancer "Unprecedented" increase in PFS with upfront olaparib maintenance Oct 21, 2018
Immunotherapy Wins in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Atezolizumab-chemo combo extends PFS, OS in metastatic disease Oct 21, 2018
Adding Radium-223 to Abiraterone No Help in Prostate Ca More fractures, deaths in patients with mCRPC and bone mets Oct 20, 2018
Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilaris Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the Ƶ staff Oct 19, 2018
No 'Sound Science' Behind Avoiding Topical Agents Before RT Increased dose to skin only seen when applying 'copious' amounts Oct 18, 2018
SBRT Doubles 5-Year Survival in Oligometastatic Cancers Most patients in phase II trial had up to three metastatic lesions Oct 17, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Alternative Therapies Popular With Sarcoma Patients Drug-drug interactions still poorly understood Oct 11, 2018