Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Median survival of patients with metastatic gastric cancer has not improved, despite increased use of chemotherapy, researchers from The…
HIV infection attacks the immune system. In many parts of Africa, patients with HIV infection, also have vitamin deficiencies. A new study examined whether giving a multivitamin and…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Improved survival among women with stage I or II endometrial cancer who undergo radiotherapy and lymphadenectomy may be attributable…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) may benefit from resuming imatinib even after a previous failure of imatinib…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breast cancer metastases in a given patient often have a different receptor status, a new study demonstrates. “Different metastases within the same patient…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review of the literature has shown that the most important harms from cancer screening are often not quantified in screening trials. “Healthcare…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Dutch population-based study has shown that, while mucinous colorectal cancer is thought to carry a poor prognosis, it actually responds as well…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ten-year follow-up data from two UK trials confirm that a lower total dose of radiotherapy delivered in fewer, larger fractions is at least…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A European study indicates that starting with endosonography for assessing mediastinal lymph node status in potentially resectable lung cancer is more cost-effective than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone improves survival in patients with advanced multiple myeloma more than does treatment with high-dose dexamethasone alone,…
