Identifying altered genes in lung cancer tumors and using this treatment to target therapy for treating the disease has transformed the approach of cancer treatment. A new study…
Juliann Reiland, MD, Surgeon, Avera Medical Group, discusses the merits of combining intraoperative radiation therapy with whole breast radiation therapy. Things Doctors Should Know About Electron Beam Radiation Therapy…
Juliann Reiland, MD, Surgeon, Avera Medical Group, discusses her goal to treat breast cancer while maintaining the look of the breast after surgery. Using intraoperative radiation, Dr. Reiland is…
Juliann Reiland, MD, Surgeon, Avera Medical Group, explains that breast conservation lumpectomy combined with a 6 week program of radiation that sterilizes the breast is the most effective…
Chris Leamon, PhD, Vice President of Research, Endocyte, notes Endocyte’s goals for developing targeted medicines using small molecule drug conjugate platforms. Vintafolide, Endocyte’s lead product, contains a drug called…
About 40 thousand women die each year of breast cancer in the United States. Mammography screening is one way to detect breast cancer early. However, mammograms have benefits…
Human Papillomavirus or HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. The infection is important to prevent because it can cause cervical cancer and genital warts.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The extent of resection and residual volume are independently tied to survival and recurrence after surgery for newly diagnosed glioblastoma, according to a…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temsirolimus does not improve progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared to standard treatment, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…