Exercise during curative chemotherapy for breast cancer has proven benefits. It helps reduce fatigue, preserve muscle strength, improve fitness, and enhance overall quality of life. Staying physically active…
With a wave of FDA approvals and promising clinical trials, treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are expanding fast. Amy Tiersten, MD, highlights the power of immunotherapies—especially checkpoint…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For carefully selected patients with stage II to IVa laryngeal cancer, platinum-based chemotherapy may be sufficient to provide pathological complete response, results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consolidation therapy with low-dose thalidomide and prednisolone can improve survival in patients with multiple myeloma who have undergone autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT), according…
Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, Co-Director Riverside – UVA Gamma Knife, University of Virginia Health System, discusses gamma knife surgery for the treatment of malignant brain tumors, a procedure…
Pam Wiseman, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Clerkships, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses cervical cancer screening methods. References and Resources Jamison…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher plasma glucose levels are associated with worse outcomes in women with ovarian carcinoma, according to a report in the March 1st Cancer.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Extended use of individual beta-carotene, retinol, and lutein supplements, at doses higher than in multivitamins, increases lung cancer risk, according to data from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endometrial cancer is associated with an elevated risk of colorectal cancer, but not breast cancer, according to study results in the April issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small phase II trial suggest that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), which involves a higher dose but shorter course than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of aspirin as a cardioprotective agent significantly reduces recurrence among patients being treated for high-grade, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of the largest ovarian cancer screening trial to date suggest that a transvaginal ultrasound strategy or a multimodal approach that includes…
