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Cancer Diagnosis

Posttransplant lenalidomide can slow down multiple myeloma

Delicia Honen Yard May 29, 2012

Lenalidomide use after autologous stem-cell transplant significantly improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with myeloma.

Gene anomaly can predict behavior of prostate cancer

Delicia Honen Yard May 23, 2012

A specific genomic abnormality found in either benign or malignant prostate tissues is predictive of the clinical outcome of prostate cancer.

SPECT/CT guides postop management of thyroid cancer

Delicia Honen Yard May 21, 2012

Information from SPECT/ CT scans helps determine the need for radioiodine therapy in persons with thyroid cancer and influences follow-up strategy.

Fewer cycles of higher-dose chemotherapy best in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma

Delicia Honen Yard May 10, 2012

Six cycles of higher-dose chemotherapy, not the standard eight cycles or a lower-dose variant, should be the treatment of choice for advanced Hodgkin.

Heart risks heightened for partners of cancer patients

Delicia Honen Yard May 08, 2012

Spousal caregivers of cancer patients have increased risks of coronary heart disease and stroke that persist over time, researchers have discovered.

Study will compare stool DNA screens with colonoscopy

Delicia Honen Yard May 04, 2012

Researchers at Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland are recruiting patients for a study of a new, noninvasive technology for colon cancer screening.

Polyps missed after poor colonoscopy prep

April 27, 2012

Adenomas and high-risk lesions were frequently detected on repeat colonoscopy, suggesting the lesions were missed on initial colonoscopy.

ACP issues new colorectal screening guidance

April 19, 2012

New guidelines call for screening at age 50 years in average-risk adults and age 40 years or 10 years younger than age of diagnosis in the youngest affected relative in high-risk adults.

Wayward gene found, vanquished in some East Asians with CML and NSCLC

Delicia Honen Yard April 18, 2012

Researchers found that a gene mutation prevents tyrosine kinase inhibitors from working in some East Asian cancer patients, and can correct this.

Including palliative care at diagnosis is beneficial for patients with advanced cancer

Bette Weinstein Kaplan April 17, 2012

ASCO uses the findings of several studies to support its recommendation to offer palliative care at diagnosis to patients with advanced or metastatic disease.

Virtual colonoscopy is an accurate screen in seniors

April 17, 2012

CT colonography accurately detects cancer and precancerous polyps in persons aged 65 years and older.

Diagnosis delayed for certain cancers and certain patients

April 17, 2012

A large UK study found a wide variation between cancer types in patients who had visited their general practitioner 3 or more times before cancer diagnosis.

PET/CT changes brain tumor treatment plans

April 17, 2012

Physicians have changed their management recommendations for almost half of patients with known or suspected brain tumors after PET/CT findings.

Women confused by DCIS breast diagnosis

Delicia Honen Yard April 16, 2012

Ductal carcinoma in situ has a positive prognosis but requires treatment similar to that for invasive breast cancer, sending a conflicting message.

No need for annual Pap test, says USPSTF

Delicia Honen Yard April 13, 2012

Women aged 21 to 65 years should have a Pap smear every 3 years, but those aged 30 to 65 years can wait 5 years if they also have an HPV test.

Distress: Assessing the effects of coping with cancer

Rosemarie A. Tucci, RN, MSN April 11, 2012

A cancer diagnosis can cause high levels of distress. Nurses should assess patients frequently and know how to intervene promptly.

Many women with cancer missing fertility risk info, services

Delicia Honen Yard April 11, 2012

Few women of childbearing age who are diagnosed with cancer are taking steps to preserve their fertility during treatment.

Parents stay offline when child has cancer

Delicia Honen Yard April 06, 2012

Parents prefer to receive information from a trusted healthcare provider rather than the Internet when their son or daughter is diagnosed with cancer.

More evidence shows aspirin might stave off cancer

Delicia Honen Yard April 05, 2012

Results from three new studies are consistent with earlier findings that aspirin can reduce cancer risk and, in some cases, metastasis.

Cancer diagnosis linked to higher immediate suicide risk

Delicia Honen Yard April 05, 2012

Also linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular death during the first week and month after diagnosis.

Estrogen use after hysterectomy protects against breast cancer

Delicia Honen Yard March 23, 2012

Women who used estrogen after hysterectomy appear to be nearly 25% less likely to develop breast cancer and nearly 63% less likely to die from it.

Abscopal effect strengthens combination therapy in a melanoma patient

Delicia Honen Yard March 21, 2012

Combination therapy may be a promising treatment approach for patients with advanced melanoma who experience the abscopal effect.

Endometriosis raises risk for some ovarian cancers

Delicia Honen Yard March 07, 2012

Women with endometriosis incur a twofold to threefold higher risk of developing one of three particular subtypes of ovarian cancers.

Stereotactic radiotherapy safe for people with lung cancer and COPD

Delicia Honen Yard March 06, 2012

Stereotactic body radiotherapy is a good option for people with stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Blood cancers often require termination of early pregnancy

Delicia Honen Yard February 29, 2012

The urgent need for treatment may require a woman with a hematologic cancer to end an early-stage pregnancy, but not necessarily a later-stage one.

Surgery, chemotherapy for breast cancer usually okay in pregnancy

Delicia Honen Yard February 28, 2012

The majority of pregnant women with breast cancer can undergo surgery, chemotherapy, or both, but radiation therapy is generally not advised.

PET clarifies difficult breast cancer cases

Delicia Honen Yard February 24, 2012

Positron emission tomography (PET) can help pinpoint a breast cancer diagnosis and predict prognosis in an aggressive form of the disease.

Siblings of cancer patients can be coached to cope

February 18, 2012

A two-session intervention might improve how well a youth adjusts to the cancer diagnosis of a brother or sister.

Diabetes drug reduces cancer mortality

Delicia Honen Yard February 17, 2012

Cancer patients with diabetes who took metformin were found to have a significantly lower overall mortality than cancer patients without diabetes.

HPV self-testing again shows potential screening value

Delicia Honen Yard February 10, 2012

Another study has shown that human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected cervicovaginal specimens may be an effective way to screen more women for cervical cancer.