NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An increase in clonal complexity precedes the transformation of smoldering myeloma to malignant multiple myeloma, researchers have shown. “As such,” they infer, “the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A score based on four factors – low albumin, high bilirubin and α-fetoprotein, and large tumor size – is closely associated with mortality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a phase III, multinational study of patients with heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer, adding sunitinib to capecitabine provided no benefit, and in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a phase III Italian study indicate that the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women who use hormone replacement therapy…
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men treated for prostate cancer with androgen deprivation therapy have a higher risk of developing kidney problems, a new study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chemotherapy given in conjunction with regional hyperthermia produces good response rates in children and adolescents with refractory or recurrent germ-cell tumors, German researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When the cell adhesion molecule L1CAM is expressed in early-stage endometrial tumors, there is a 50% chance of recurrence, a multicenter study has…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men with azoospermia have a risk of developing cancer 2.9 times higher than the general population, according to data from a Texas andrology…
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low-dose aspirin, even if not taken daily, may reduce a woman’s risk of colon cancer over the long term,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Physicians caring for women who are at increased risk for breast cancer should discuss with them the risks and benefits of specific chemoprevention…