'Incredibly Impressive' Activity in Biliary Ca with Combo Tx Responses in about 40% of patients with BRAF/MEK inhibitor pairing Jan 20, 2019
Surgery/HIPEC Safer Than Other High-Risk Cancer Procedures Lower infection, 30-day mortality rates than with Whipple, esophagectomy Jan 15, 2019
Active Smokers Far More Likely to Fail on Chemo for Bladder Ca Higher rates of disease recurrence seen as well Jan 10, 2019
Less Invasive Surgery Wins in Esophageal Cancer Large reduction in major complications at 1 month out Jan 09, 2019
Trump Proposes Overhaul of Part B Drugs Plan hinges on benchmarking U.S. prices to those abroad Jan 04, 2019
Cancer Treatment and Arthritis: A Growing Complaint Will checkpoint inhibitor-related arthritis outstrip RA in frequency? Dec 27, 2018
Increased Risk of Chemo-Associated AML for Nearly All Solid Cancers Extended beyond 5 years for most types with greater risk seen in young patients Dec 20, 2018
Sorafenib 'New Standard of Care' for Patients With Desmoid Tumors Toxicity led to treatment discontinuation in 20% of patients Dec 19, 2018
Visual Guide to AVERT's VTE Prevention in Cancer Apixaban effective against important chemotherapy side effect Dec 07, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51˶ staff Nov 30, 2018
LMWH Prevails for VTE Prevention in Guideline ASH unveils first six chapters of comprehensive recommendations Nov 29, 2018
Highlights from Molecular Targets Symposiuim Breast cancer gene expression, activity in GI, lung, and limited-mutation tumors Nov 16, 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
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 51˶ 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
Hippocampus-Sparing Radiation a New Option in Brain Mets Patients Approach preserved cognitive function, but patient prognosis a key consideration Oct 24, 2018
First-Line Anti-PD-1 Ups Survival for Advanced Head/Neck Cancer Pembrolizumab, with or without chemo, tops current standard Oct 24, 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
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
Alternative Therapies Popular With Sarcoma Patients Drug-drug interactions still poorly understood Oct 11, 2018
Inherited JAK3 Mutation May Up Head/Neck Ca Risk in African Americans About 8% carry the single nucleotide polymorphism Oct 11, 2018
Knowledge Gaps on HPV's Link to Head/Neck Ca for Docs in Training Few are equipped to perform HPV vaccine counseling, study found Oct 10, 2018
SSA Transition Safe, Effective for NETs Long-term survival, cost-effectiveness examined in other studies Oct 09, 2018
Molecular Profiling Can ID Cancer Risk in Thyroid Lesions In lesions with atypia, different mutations confer higher and lower risks Oct 09, 2018
Surgery Improves Survival for most pNETs Mortality odds 70%-80% lower for all but stage I disease Oct 06, 2018
Docs Need to Discuss Money Matters with Cancer Patients Breast cancer, older patients report high levels of "financial toxicity" Sep 26, 2018
Survey: Cancer Patients Will Pay Anything for Treatment Confirms what drug companies already knew Aug 29, 2018
Frequent Basal Cell Cancers Sign of Broader Inherited Risk Tripled rates of internal malignancies such as breast and prostate tumors Aug 10, 2018
Study: Paclitaxel Best for HIV-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma Other chemotherapies fall behind in resource-limited setting Jul 29, 2018
Cancer Risk With Diabetes Higher in Women than Men Authors recommend "sex-specific approach" to prevention and treatment Jul 20, 2018
Multi-Flap Head and Neck Surgery: It's Complicated Need for individualized assessment, discussion emphasized by meta-analysis Jul 05, 2018
