Kidney cancer affects over 80,000 Americans annually, with renal cell carcinoma as the dominant type. Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, outlines current AUA guideline recommendations, including when to…
Dr. Allison Betof Warner from Stanford University joins Rahul Gosain, MD and Rohit Gosain, MD, on the Oncology Brothers podcast to discuss melanoma treatment. The conversation covers the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a consensus statement regarding patient selection and best practices in using accelerated partial breast…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and the importance of germline vs somatic mutations in predicting prognosis. Summary: Retinoblastoma can be…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to common opinion, routine cervical screening can identify early-stage adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix, according to a large case-control study…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses metastatic eye cancer that can be caused by any cancer, but most commonly carcinomas. Summary: Breast…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and treatment options, which include enucleation and radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy and TTT (transpulillary thermotherapy protocol).…
Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses chromosomal analysis within a tumor, the most important guide to clinical survival. Summary: Chromosal analysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The outcome of treatment for early prostate cancer depends on the patient’s sexual, bowel and urinary function at baseline. These factors also influence…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A network of altered genes appears to play a key role in the pathogenesis of gliomas, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although capsule endoscopy (PillCam COLON Capsule; Given Imaging) provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for…
A new tool in the fight against Barrett’s Esophagus shows promise. A recent study by Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, director of the University of North Carolina Center for Functional…
