NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A French team reports some advantages with robot-assisted compared to conventional laparoscopic radical prostatectomy performed via an extraperitoneal approach. “This study did not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody bevacizumab to FOLFOX chemotherapy does not improve outcomes in patients with stage II-III colon cancer, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to conventional cytology, liquid-based cytology is more than twice as sensitive in detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or higher, without…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After focal treatment of a limited number of brain metastases, whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) appears to have a negative impact on health-related quality of…
Mary Hesdorffer, NP and Executive Director of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, discusses the latest advances in treatment options for mesothelioma. Results from early-stage clinical trials show a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sorafenib delivered concurrently with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is safe in patients with intermediate hepatocellular cancer and does not lead to any unexpected adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As second-line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in Chinese patients, pemetrexed is as effective as docetaxel but with fewer…
Using the computer to communicate with your physician, schedule an appointment, see test results and even request prescription refills is becoming an important component of health care reform.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While oxybutynin is often used prophylactically to reduce irritative urinary symptoms related to intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy for bladder cancer, it actually…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with liver cancer related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, giving nucleoside analogues after curative surgery appears to reduce the risk…
