EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Toll News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 12, 2024
Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCC Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit? Jul 12, 2024
Spicy Chip Death Lawsuit; Gen X and Cancer; Extreme U.S. Temperatures Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 12, 2024
Refractory Multiple Myeloma Responsive to Immunotherapy Plus Low-Dose Radiotherapy A third of patients who had received multiple prior lines of therapy responded, small study shows Jul 10, 2024
If CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy Fails in Lymphoma, Try a CD22 Version Durable response possible with treatment targeting a different antigen Jul 10, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Explain Her Rash and Conjunctival Injection? A 13-year-old Mexican girl was brought to the doctor by her father for a rash that developed on her face over the last 3 days. Jul 10, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Laryngeal Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again in Pioneering Study Transplants of this nature normally aren't an option for people with active cancer Jul 09, 2024
Can Narrow Margins Suffice for Some Smaller Low-Risk Melanomas In Situ? Strategy in a selected population could reduce morbidity and costs, researchers argue Jul 07, 2024
Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K. Jul 06, 2024 podcast
Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors High levels of adherence associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality Jul 06, 2024
Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers For people with diabetes, cancer risks were reduced with GLP-1s versus insulin Jul 05, 2024
Celebrity Cancers Stoking Fear? Cisplatin Shortage Ends; Setback for Anti-TIGIT News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 05, 2024
Belantamab Mafodotin: The Comeback Drug in Multiple Myeloma Joseph Mikhael, MD, leads a discussion on the DREAMM-7 and DREAMM-8 trials Jul 05, 2024 video
Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases? U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence Jul 05, 2024
More Data Link Obesity to Better Survival for Cancer Patients on Immunotherapy Higher BMI also associated with improvements in functional outcomes in this setting Jul 04, 2024
Experts Discuss Groundbreaking Advances in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer Discussion highlights insights from the LAURA trial and others on emerging treatments Jul 03, 2024 video
Vapers May Be Less Likely to Undergo Lung Cancer Screening "Former smokers who use e-cigarettes remain at increased risk of lung cancer," researchers say Jul 02, 2024
PSMA PET Beats MRI in Prostate Cancer Staging Study Findings support PSMA PET in the preoperative workflow of intermediate- and high-risk tumors Jul 02, 2024
Pivotal Studies in Double-Expressor DLBCL Yield Divergent Results R-CHOP plus venetoclax falls short, while R-CHOP with HDAC inhibitor shows promise Jul 02, 2024 video
Screening Mammography Performance Improved, Workload Decreased With AI Assistance How European data play out in U.S. mammography environment remains to be seen Jul 01, 2024
Neuromuscular Training Decreased Incidence of Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Incidence significantly reduced with two types of exercises versus usual care Jul 01, 2024
Unexplained CAR-T Death; Americans Spurn Sunscreen; Improving Diversity in Trials News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 28, 2024
Study Supports More Inclusive Clinical Trials With Broader Eligibility Criteria No difference in adverse events, clinical benefit, OS for patients with or without waivers Jun 27, 2024
Young Cervical Cancer, Leukemia Survivors at Greater Risk of Obstetric Complications Population-based study suggests reassurance for most, high-risk strategies for some Jun 27, 2024
CAR T-Cell Therapy in Functional High-Risk Multiple Myeloma Joseph Mikhael, MD, leads a discussion on the subgroup analysis of CARTITUDE-4 Jun 27, 2024 video
What's a Normal PSA Value for Transgender Women on Estrogen Therapy? Study suggests threshold is too high to identify risk of prostate cancer in this population Jun 26, 2024
Oncology Drug Shortages Persist, but Continue to Evolve Supply-chain issues, unrealistically low prices for generics, hoarding, other factors to blame Jun 26, 2024
Temsirolimus Plus Chemotherapy Fails in Rare Childhood Cancer Adding the mTOR inhibitor didn't improve EFS in intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma Jun 25, 2024
Real-World Analysis Identifies Meds Tied to Higher Risk of Liver Injury Case reports may not be as reliable, researchers say Jun 25, 2024
Combo of Approved Agents Active in High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma Our panel of experts discusses mosunetuzumab/polatuzumab vedotin for relapsed/refractory patients Jun 25, 2024 video
Acupuncture Reduced Hot Flashes Related to Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer 64% of women reported at least a 50% reduction in hot flash frequency and severity Jun 24, 2024
Subcutaneous C5 Inhibitor Approved for PNH Longer-acting crovalimab designed for more sustained effect and less treatment burden Jun 24, 2024
Treating Advanced Breast Cancer After Progression on CDK4/6 Inhibitors Results from postMONARCH offer one path Jun 24, 2024 video
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024