FLT3-ITD Inhibitor Improves Survival in Relapsed AML More quizartinib-treated patients went on to stem cell transplant Jun 19, 2018
Opinions Divided at AMA on Prostate Cancer Screening Resolution referred for further study Jun 13, 2018
Prostate Surgery and Outright Lies What happened to one patient with low-grade cancer pressured into the OR Jun 10, 2018
Slow Medicine: Holding Firm on Our Approach to Colon Cancer Screening We favor occult blood testing rather than invasive tests Jun 08, 2018
Upfront MRI Could Rule Out Prostate Ca in Most, Reduce Biopsy Need Less-costly biparametric MRI can spare men from TRUS biopsy Jun 08, 2018
Patients on Opioids May Fail to Properly Prep for Colonoscopy Study finds users also more likely to suffer complications Jun 07, 2018
Ditching Chemo Appears Viable in Frontline Follicular Lymphoma PFS 'nearly identical' at 3 years with novel immunomodulatory combination Jun 06, 2018
PFS Rises in Ovarian Ca with Repeat Bevacizumab Magnitude of benefit similar to first-line therapy Jun 06, 2018
Quick Intervention Improves Care in Geriatric Cancer Patients Randomized trial improved oncologist-patient communication Jun 06, 2018 video
Less Morbidity, Lower Costs Tied to MIS in Cervical Cancer But minimally invasive surgery also linked to decreased survival Jun 05, 2018
Don't Expect Much from YouTube Vids Labeled for Colon Cancer In many, "content of minimal or no relevance" Jun 05, 2018
IMPACT Trial: Support for Targeted Cancer Tx Approaches Survival doubled with therapy matched to tumor genetics Jun 05, 2018
Pancreatic Ca Gets 20-Month Survival Boost Aggressive post-surgery chemo regimen touted as new standard of care Jun 05, 2018 video
Pre-Surgical CRT May Boost Survival in Pancreatic Ca Further data needed to clarify best approach and who would benefit most Jun 04, 2018
Many with Metastatic Kidney Cancer Can Skip Surgery Overall survival with single-agent sunitinib better than with resection Jun 04, 2018
Hot Chemo Fails in Rare Cancer HIPEC and surgery equals surgery alone in peritoneal carcinomatosis Jun 04, 2018 video
Family History of Young-Onset Colon Ca Needs Better Screening Only one in four young-onset cases met early screening criteria Jun 04, 2018
Rare Childhood Cancer Gets First Tx Advance in 30 Years But impact unclear for U.S. rhabdomyosarcoma patients Jun 04, 2018
Keytruda Alone Bests Chemo in Advanced NSCLC Monotherapy boosts survival in patients with low PD-L1, no EGFR or ALK alterations Jun 04, 2018
Evidence Grows for Colon Cancer Occurrence in Younger People Alarming increases in people ages Jun 03, 2018
Ivosidenib Induces Deep Remissions in IDH1-Mutant AML On strength of phase I data, drug appears headed for FDA approval Jun 03, 2018
PI3K Inhibitor Has Mixed Results in Advanced Breast Cancer Modest progression benefit, but substantial side effects, with taselisib Jun 03, 2018
Women Get Less Aggressive Tx for Head and Neck Ca Registry data find that women are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation than men Jun 01, 2018
Refusing Lung Cancer Treatment: Class Trumps Race Wide variation in groups at highest risk of turning down treatment May 25, 2018
Phototherapy Delays Radical Prostate Cancer Tx Half as many conversions from surveillance at 4 years May 24, 2018
Carvedilol Helps Protect Heart During PPGL Surgery Med offers superior blocking for cardiac complications in pheochromocytoma May 23, 2018
Better Specificity with Next-Gen Thyroid Gene Sequence Test Afirma GSC seems to send fewer patients for surgical intervention May 22, 2018
Exercise Cuts Hyperglycemia For Cancer Patients on Chemo Pilot study hints at other benefits from walking program May 22, 2018
Thyroid Nodule Location Predictive of Malignancy Nodules in the upper pole more likely to be cancerous May 22, 2018
Platelet Stimulator OK'd for Liver Disease Patients with Scheduled Procedures Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is first drug approved for this indication May 21, 2018
Assay May Help Avoid Needless Prostate Biopsies Distinguishes clinically significant from insignificant/benign disease May 19, 2018
Low PTH-Calcium Ups Risk for Long-Term Parathyroid Problems Levels help guide patient management after thyroidectomy May 19, 2018
Sorting Out Genomic Tests for Prostate Cancer Discordance between tests, with NCCN risk criteria May 18, 2018
Risk Factors for Ipilimumab-Induced Hypophysitis Remain Unclear Researchers recommend close monitoring of these patients May 18, 2018
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Disappoint Evidence shows benefit for high-risk smokers but few get tested May 17, 2018
CBT Tops Acupuncture for Treating Insomnia in Cancer Survivors But both methods provide alternative to sleeping pills May 17, 2018
Six Months of Trastuzumab Equal to 12 in Breast Ca Similar outcomes and less cardiotoxicity, but more research needed May 16, 2018
Only Advanced Adenomas Confer Colorectal Cancer Risk Risk with non-advanced lesions no greater than with no lesions at all May 15, 2018
Chemo-Induced Neuropathy Common after Childhood Cancer Neurotoxicity more prevalent in children treated with cisplatin May 14, 2018