Tara Lin, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, discusses how she approaches choosing induction therapy for patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia, emphasizing that fitness…
In the video, Shelley, a 70-year-old diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia after her chronic myelomonocytic leukemia progressed, shares her cancer journey and how participating in a clinical trial…
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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that anemia, regardless of comorbid disease, is a risk factor for death in very elderly individuals. In the study, incident…
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 phase III clinical trial comparing treatments for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma indicates that temsirolimus (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia) significantly improves progression-free…
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…
