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…
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…
Zachary Bloomgarden, MD, Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Hospital, presents the case of a 48-year-old woman with diabetes who is currently taking metformin and glimepiride but is experiencing weight gain. He discusses…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to a historically pessimistic outlook, high-risk prostate cancer can be controlled with moderate high-dose radiation treatment and prolonged androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). That…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Carboplatin plus pemetrexed improves survival over pemetrexed alone in ambulatory patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), randomized trial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An updated meta-analysis supports the strategy of giving intravesical chemotherapy (IVC) immediately after bladder tumor resection to reduce the risk of recurrence. “However,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cumulative incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw was about 2% over 6 years among women with early breast cancer who received intensive…
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dual HER2 blockade didn’t increase heart problems in a meta-analysis of data from patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. “The combination…
