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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with indolent non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma, a more intensive regimen of rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) does not prompt…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – BRCA2, but not BRCA1, gene mutation is associated with improved survival and response to chemotherapy in women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In advanced renal cell cancer, targeted inhibitors of the vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways improve progression-free…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with cardiac tamponade, extended drainage using a pericardial catheter versus simple pericardial drainage reduces the likelihood of recurrence, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated its recommendations for the use of antiemetics during cancer treatment, and one key change…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy, echocardiograms obtained before and during treatment rarely detect significant cardiotoxicity that changes treatment decisions, reports a team with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who develop febrile neutropenia after chemotherapy but who are otherwise stable can be treated as outpatients, with no greater risk for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research supports current clinical guidance to perform partial nephrectomy (PN) when possible in patients with clinically organ-confined renal cell tumors 7 centimeters…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with a limited number of brain metastases, treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery alone is as good as whole-brain radiotherapy plus stereotactic radiosurgery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic yield of endobronchial biopsy is improved when specimens are obtained using a cryoprobe rather than conventional forceps, a German team reports.…
