By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temsirolimus does not improve progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared to standard treatment, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose therapy (HDT) combined with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may prolong remissions and improve survival in patients with chemoresistant Hodgkin lymphoma, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients aged 75 years and older with brain metastases respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In evaluating screening mammograms for breast cancer, a single reader with computer assistance can perform just as well as two readers, the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cellular response to dexamethasone is reduced in overweight/obese patients with asthma relative to their lean counterparts, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – On screening colonoscopy, polyps greater than 9 mm in diameter are more likely to be detected in black individuals than in their white…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study indicate that 80% of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy do not use medications to combat pain. Many…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even in the absence of clinical stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired cognitive function and reduced hippocampal volume, according to findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective cesarean section is associated with a lower rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) than is vaginal delivery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With the introduction of more intensive medical therapy, revascularization for asymptomatic carotid stenosis is likely to benefit less than 5% of patients, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While raloxifene and tamoxifen are broadly similar in reducing breast cancer risk, raloxifene appears also to lower the odds of developing endometrial cancer,…
