February 6th 2012
Upfront zoledronic acid is superior to delayed use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who are being treated with the aromatase inhibitor letrozole.
January 26th 2012
Older patients with advanced hematologic malignancies who receive a minimally toxic nonmyeloablative regimen before allogeneic HCT have favorable OS and PFS rates.
January 19th 2012
An aggressive approach to care involving the continuation of chemotherapy within 2 weeks of death does not improve survival in elderly patients with metastatic NSCLC.
Higher cancer fatalism, a term that refers to the belief that a cancer diagnosis leads inevitably to death, may be associated with a lower rate of colorectal cancer screening.
January 17th 2012
Men with colorectal cancer are not routinely informed about the potential for erectile dysfunction or how the condition can best be managed.
The investigational compound tasquinimod significantly postpones disease progression and increases PFS in men with minimally symptomatic, metastatic CRPC.
January 16th 2012
Subfertile women who undergo ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization have an increased risk of ovarian malignancies.
Medicare beneficiaries with CRC who made a higher number of visits to their PCP before their diagnosis had lower disease-related mortality and lower all-cause mortality.
January 13th 2012
Patients with a primary cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm can be safely treated with a 2-cm resection margin.
December 29th 2011
Danish investigators are reporting that long-term cell phone use does not appear to boost the risk of central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
December 22nd 2011
Investigators reported that high tumor EGFR expression is a predictive biomarker that defines patients with advanced NSCLC who are most likely to derive a survival benefit from the addition of cetuximab to platinum-based, first-line chemotherapy.
December 2nd 2011
New findings demonstrate a recent increase in the annual completion rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
November 16th 2011
Investigators have documented gross under-use of established recommendations for the management of high-grade noninvasive bladder cancer.
November 8th 2011
Investigators are recommending that black women follow a 'prudent dietary pattern' in lieu of a more Western-style diet to prevent the development of colorectal adenomas.
November 1st 2011
New results suggest that a high intake of both natural and synthetic folate is associated with a decreased likelihood of colorectal cancer.
October 25th 2011
Primary care physicians in the US adhere poorly to established guidelines for genetic counseling and testing for women who are at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
September 29th 2011
Temporary ovarian suppression using triptorelin may decrease the rate of early menopause in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
September 28th 2011
British investigators are reporting that taller women have a higher risk of cancer, and that the link between height and cancer risk exists for most types of cancer.
The investigational oral agent talactoferrin alfa reduces the risk of death in patients being treated in the intensive care unit for severe sepsis.
September 26th 2011
Weekly high-dose vitamin D supplementation improves joint and muscle pain related to anastrozole therapy in breast cancer patients with low vitamin D levels.