NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to conventional white light bronchoscopy, autofluorescence bronchoscopy is more sensitive in detecting lung cancer and preneoplastic lesions, according to a meta-analysis conducted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiating mediastinal nodal staging of suspected lung cancer with endosonography, followed by surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) if needed, improves the detection of metastases and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes of cryoablation of small renal masses are similar whether the procedure is performed surgically or percutaneously, according the results of a meta-analysis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In terms of overall survival, carboplatin plus the oral fluoropyrimidine derivative S-1 is as effective as carboplatin plus paclitaxel in chemotherapy-naive patients with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with zoledronic acid, the monoclonal antibody denosumab is more effective in delaying skeletal-related events in women with breast cancer that has metastasized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib or erlotinib may slow the development of central nervous system metastases in patients with advanced non-small cell lung…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with breast cancer treated with anthracycline-taxane based regimens are more likely to become amenorrheic than women treated with just anthracyclines or conventional…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In order to minimize the risk of potential harms, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in patients undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy should be administered at the lowest…
Emru U. Seli, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of the Third Party Reproductive Program at Yale University, discusses fertility preservation for women who are about to undergo treatment…
