Cancer Types
CANCER TYPES
Brain Cancer
Clinician Interaction Scored High, Some Discussion Topics Did Not in Patient Assessment of Quality of Care
Breast Cancer
Mammography May Not Benefit Elderly Women With Chronic Illness
Risk for death from other causes much higher than risk for breast cancer death with increasing comorbidity, age.
USPSTF Advises Meds to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer
Offer risk-reducing meds to women at higher risk for breast cancer, low risk for adverse medication effects.
Cervical Cancer
Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality
Risk up with diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around diagnosis.
One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Sufficient in Certain Situations
One dose compared with two or three doses in preventing cervical precancer in high-coverage settings.
Colorectal Cancer
Physical Activity, Overall Survival Not Linked in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Nine or more MET hours per week tied to lower risk for grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events.
Patients, Caregivers Share High Level of Agreement in Assessments of Colorectal Cancer Care
Survey results show level of concordance between patients with CRC and their caregivers when rating care quality. The survey also measured whether clinical or demographic factors influenced the agreement between patient-caregiver pairs.
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Comparing Long-Course Chemoradiation With Short-Course Radiation Therapy in Rectal Cancer
Increased BMI in Early Adulthood Linked to Higher Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Genitourinary Cancer
CheckMate 214: Long-Term Results Confirm Superiority of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab for mRCC
Should Age Be a Barrier to Clinical Trial Participation for Older Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma?
Gynecologic Cancer
The Effects of Cancer on Sexuality for Adolescents and Young Adults With Reproductive Cancers
Germline BRCA2 Mutations Linked to Pediatric Lymphomas
Leukemia
Idelalisib-Rituximab Combo Found Active in R/R CLL Regardless of Complex Karyotype
Multidisciplinary Approach Maintains, Restores Fertility in Female Patients With Cancer
Liver Cancer
Keytruda Plus Lenvima Combo Gets Breakthrough Status for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Study Reveals Lower Predictive Ability for Renal Cancer Models
Lung Cancer
More Youth Being Exposed to Secondhand Aerosol From E-cigarettes
CT Scan Screen for Lung Cancer Can ID Smoking-Related Diseases
Lymphoma
Incidence of GI Adverse Events Associated With CAR-T Therapy for Lymphoma or Leukemia Is Low
Nurse-Led Intervention Attempts to Address Posttreatment Needs of Lymphoma Survivors
Melanoma
2001 to 2016 Saw Large Increase in Mohs Surgery for Melanoma
The Role of Metastasectomy for Melanoma Reexamined in the Modern Era
Multiple Myeloma
Nelfinavir Plus Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone Improves Response in Lenalidomide-Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Risks With Different Types of Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Pain Associated With Quality of Life and Survival for Patients With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric
Pancreatic Cancer
USPSTF Reaffirms Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Early Closure of Phase 2 Trial on Checkpoint Inhibitors in Metastatic PDAC Due to Missed Efficacy End Point
Prostate Cancer
Tertiary Gleason Pattern 5 Ups BCR Risk After Radical Prostatectomy
Docetaxel Following Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Not Beneficial
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