NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) to induction chemotherapy improved survival in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with no apparent additional toxicity, in…
How does the body store the toxins and xenoestrogens we ingest with our food? Robert Berger, PhD and Editor-in-Chief of Nutricula Magazine, discusses how these substances get stored in fat…
It’s highly debated whether patients undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer should also have their lymph nodes treated. Janna Andrews, MD, discusses the RTOG trials and their results, which…
With the continual advancement of technology in surgery, one would expect that robotic prostatectomy to be the gold standard of treatment for prostate cancer. However, Judd Moul, MD,…
Charles Jungreis, MD, Chairperson, Department of Radiology, Professor, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses stereotactic radiosurgery. References and Resources Cesaretti JA, Pennathur A, Rosenstein BS, Swanson SJ, Fernando…
Judd Moul, MD, explains why he disagrees with the recent move by the US Preventive Services Task Force to give the routine PSA exam a D-rating. He discusses…
Janna Andrews, MD takes us for a tour of the latest technological advancements in the field of radiation therapy delivery for prostate cancer treatment. She explains the benefits…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The increased risk of breast cancer in women who received radiotherapy above the diaphragm for treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) persists for at…
When should patients seek a biopsy on their prostate? Under what circumstances is a biopsy administered? Stacy Loeb, MD, explains that the American Urological Association’s 2009 guidelines, the PSA,…
Low-risk prostate cancer patients have multiple options when it comes to treatment. Janna Andrews, MD, characterizes the differences between surgical and radiation treatments as well as the various subcategories…